An open letter to the U.S. House of Representatives
Support & co-sponsor H.R.4756- provide tax incentives that support local media
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I'm contacting you regarding H.R.4756 —To provide tax incentives that support local media. It is sponsored by Representative Claudia Tenney (R) and co-sponsored by Representative Suzan K. DelBene (D).
This bipartisan legislation introduced recently is designed to help local journalism thrive and flourish. The promotion of local journalism is crucial to provide a community awareness of local topics and issues, as well as initiate civic engagement.
A tax credit for 'household news subscriptions' is not included at this time in H.R. 4756. I'd like to have an amendment proposed to include this as I would be very eager to use the tax credit to subscribe to more local journalism outlets. I would think that it could be implemented much like the educator expense tax deduction (an "above-the-line" deduction that's applied before you decide whether to take the standard deduction or itemize your deductions).
I think this is a great step in the right direction to preserve and promote local journalism. I urge you to support and co-sponsor this bill. I'd also like you to propose an amendment for a tax credit for household news subscriptions (as mentioned above). Thank you