GOP fight over state and local tax deduction slows Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
The fate of President Donald Trump’s tax legislation may rest on whether the GOP can find common ground on tax breaks for high earners in predominantly Democratic states - and the issue also could cost House Republicans their majority next year.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and a band of moderate Republican rebels are at loggerheads over how to handle changes to the state and local tax deduction, often called SALT. That provision allows individuals or married couples to subtract the amount they paid in state taxes from their federal tax bill, but it’s been capped at $10,000 - well below what many taxpayers owe, especially in high-cost-of-living areas - since 2017.
Johnson on Thursday floated tripling the deduction to $30,000, among other proposals still under discussion.
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But four New York Republicans - Reps. Nick LaLota, Andrew R. Garbarino, Elise Stefanik and Michael Lawler - objected and accused Johnson and the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee of “unilaterally” imposing a cap “they already knew would fall short of earning our support.”
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