Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday said she was disappointed the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging the legality of the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions, and she urged Congress to take action on repeal the provision. 

The cap on deductions for state and local taxes, commonly referred to as the SALT cap, has largely impacted high tax states like New York, as well as New Jersey and California. 

The measure was included in a 2017 tax law approved by President Donald Trump. 

In her statement, Hochul pointed to the $220 billion state budget agreement that included a faster phase in of a middle-income tax cut for New Yorkers as well as a property tax rebate for homeowners. 

"Four years ago, former President Trump and a Republican controlled Congress launched an economic attack on New Yorkers," Hochul said. "Their tax plan handed major giveaways to big corporations, while raising taxes on middle-class families here in New York. Though I am disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, I can't give up on fighting for New York families and the tax relief they deserve. That's why I accelerated our middle-class tax cut, put forward a significant property tax rebate and advanced a suspension of the gas tax in the recently enacted state budget."

Hochul's rival for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, has also called for a repeal of the cap and last year had pledged to withhold his support for a major domestic spending bill without the repeal included.  

Hochul on Monday said Congress had to act on the measure. 

"Leaders in the White House and Congress have the power to undo the damage caused by the Republican tax plan and restore the full SALT deduction to help middle-class New Yorkers," she said. "With costs rising and New Yorkers hurting, I urge our leaders in Washington to address this critical economic issue as quickly as possible."