US EditionIn the Spotlight: Nick LaLota
- New York Rep. Nick LaLota led a pressure campaign to raise the SALT deduction cap in the GOP's budget reconciliation package in May 2025.
- The campaign arose as the 1,116-page Republican budget reconciliation bill faced opposition from fiscal hawks and holdouts concerned about costs and Medicaid changes.
- LaLota and other blue-state Republicans sought a higher SALT deduction than the $30,000 approved by Ways and Means, while party leaders conceded to some holdouts' demands.
- The bill would permanently extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts, cost $3.3 to $4.1 trillion over ten years, and moved next to the House Rules Committee before a House floor vote Thursday.
- Despite adjustments, Johnson's challenges persist, with some Republicans continuing to oppose the bill, signaling uncertain prospects for its passage before Memorial Day.
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In the Spotlight: Nick LaLota
New York Rep. Nick LaLota has taken a front-seat role in a pressure campaign to include higher limits on deductions for state and local taxes in the GOP’s budget reconciliation package. The Long Islander has teamed with fellow blue-state Republicans in calling for a higher cap than the $30,000 level approved in the measure by the Ways and Means Committee, raising questions over its future in the House. “We want to deliver for our middle-class co…
Challenges remain on GOP budget package after initial holdouts allow it to advance | The Highland County Press
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., wants the 1,116-page policy bill to pass the House before Memorial Day next Monday, but fiscal hawks on the House Budget Committee stalled his plans Friday by opposing the mammoth legislation that committees spent weeks drafting.
Stecklein: GOP leaders are cheering their budget deal, but who does it really help?
Judging by all the backpatting we witnessed, Oklahoma’s Republican legislative leaders want us to believe their latest budget deal will make our state a beacon of prosperity. The post Stecklein: GOP leaders are cheering their budget deal, but who does it really help? first appeared on The Journal Record.
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