Both Illinois Senators voted no on the tax bill on Friday, but Rep. Peter Roskam, IL-06, is one of the chief architects and involved in merging the two bills ahead of a final vote. Residents across Illinois are upset at Roskam's role crafting a tax plan designed to punish Illinoisans by eliminating most state and local deductions (SALT). Whatever final bill emerges from conference, it would result in large cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and increase health insurance premiums by 10%, all of which would cripple hardworking middle-class families across the state. Those with student loans and graduate students would be hit especially hard, while heirs of large fortunes would pay no tax. Top economists polled by the University of Chicago point out neither GOP bill would grow the economy but both would balloon the national debt. It would also devastate finances for Illinois and its residents at the worst possible time.