House Republicans Battle Over SALT Deduction

“Everything seems aligned for blue-state Republicans to finally win their long-fought battle to raise the cap on the state and local tax deduction, with President Donald Trump and House GOP leadership in their corner — up to a point,” Politico reports.

“There’s just one problem: The so-called SALT Republicans are fighting among themselves and with other GOP lawmakers about key details.”

“The conflict is hampering efforts by GOP leaders to set up a vote next week by the House Ways and Means Committee on Republicans’ sweeping tax package. One of the biggest sticking points is whether there should be some sort of income cap on qualifying for the deduction, which is particularly valuable to homeowners in areas with high property taxes.”