Swing-district Republican touts Trump blow against 'rain tax'
Freshman Rep. Bob Bresnahan (R-PA) touted President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending a controversial “rain tax” on his constituents as a major win in his key swing district.
TL;DR
- Rep. Bob Bresnahan (R-PA) celebrates President Trump's executive order to end the "rain tax."
- The "rain tax" was an Obama-era requirement pressuring states to fund Chesapeake Bay restoration projects.
- Residents in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties paid quarterly taxes based on impervious surfaces on their properties.
- Bresnahan asserts the tax was unfair as it funded a project far from his district in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
- Trump's order removes federal pressure on states and localities, returning control over such fees.
- Lawmakers from Maryland and Virginia, bordering the Chesapeake Bay, have opposed the order, citing its importance.
- Bresnahan emphasizes the issue is about fairness and preventing unfunded federal mandates.
- The repeal does not immediately end the "rain tax" in Pennsylvania but removes federal pressure.