Navy veteran Amir Hassan is campaigning for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District with a plan to cut income taxes for first responders, while criticizing Democratic leadership.
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EXCLUSIVE:AmirHassan,aRepublicancandidateforMichigan’s8thCongressionalDistrict,isproposingasweepingtaxbreakthatwouldeliminateincometaxesforfirstresponders,includingnurses,teachers,firefightersandpoliceofficerswhomakelessthan$100,000ayear.
HassantoldFoxNewsDigitalinanexclusiveinterviewthathisproposalseeksto“rewardthejobforcethatprotectsus,”explainingthat,“Wehavetosupportthosewhosupportusintheworsttimesofourlives.”
“I’mgoingtoproposelegislationtofurtherwhatPresidentTrumpalreadydid,”Hassanexplained.“Notaxontips.Thisisjustonestepfurther.Notaxfornurses,teachers,firefightersandfirstrespondersmakingunder$100,000ayear.That’showwerewardAmericansforbeingAmerican,trustinginthecountryandinvestinginthecountry.”
TheRepublican,aformerfederallawenforcementofficerandU.S.Nav