US EditionSALT caucus rejects tax-writing panel’s offer of $30,000 deduction cap
- On May 8, 2025, four Republicans from New York's SALT caucus strongly opposed a House tax proposal that sought to set a $30,000 limit on deductions for state and local taxes.
- The rejection followed unilateral action by House Speaker Mike Johnson and Chair Jason Smith to raise the SALT cap from $10,000 to $30,000 without full agreement, causing internal GOP tension.
- The SALT deduction limit has posed challenges for taxpayers in states with elevated tax rates and living costs, such as California and New York, where lawmakers contend that a $30,000 cap still falls short of relieving their constituents’ financial burdens.
- Rep. Johnson acknowledged hearing various figures and noted that members are continuing to deliberate, expressing confidence that they will identify a solution that addresses the needs of most constituents affected.
- This intra-party dispute threatens GOP leaders' plans to advance President Trump's tax agenda, as the narrowly divided House could face difficulties passing the bill without a SALT cap resolution.
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GOP Rep. LaHood: Can't Bail Out States Like Mine with High SALT Deduction
On Friday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Record,” Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) stated that “we can’t be bailing out high-tax states like New York, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, even Illinois, my home state” by having a high SALT deduction, which The post GOP Rep. LaHood: Can’t Bail Out States Like Mine with High SALT Deduction appeared first on Breitbart.
SALT in Speaker’s Wounds: Budget Bill Threatened by NY Republicans
House Speaker Mike Johnson is being pressured on multiple fronts in his efforts to pass a budget reconciliation bill by Independence Day. Not only is he being pressed by fiscal hawks to make deep spending cuts to cover tax breaks, but he’s also being threatened by blue-state Republicans demanding higher tax deductions to offset their states’ high-tax policies. On Thursday, four Republican House lawmakers from New York stated that they would not…
D.C. Memo: A salty problem for Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill
WASHINGTON – A decimated tax deduction most Americans never used (but many Minnesotans did) has become an obstacle as Congress tries to craft a $5 trillion extension of Donald Trump’s tax cuts. Trump’s tax cuts were implemented during his first term and are set to expire at the end of this year. To help pay for those tax cuts, the deductibility of state and local income taxes (SALT) on federal tax returns was capped at $10,000 for individuals an…
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Just the NewsNew York Republicans reject House's SALT deduction cap
(The Center Square) — Republican members of New York's congressional delegation are fuming over a House federal budget proposal that caps state and local tax deductions at $30,000, calling the
New York House Republicans reject proposed $30K cap on SALT deductions: ‘Insulting’
New York Reps. Mike Lawler, Elise Stefanik, Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota fumed Thursday over what they described as an “insulting” offer from House Speaker Mike Johnson to cap SALT deductions at $30,000.
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