Posted on 05/20/2025 2:37:14 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
President Donald Trump failed Tuesday to sway key House Republicans from blue states to drop opposition to a major tax bill, which they say does not do enough to boost so-called SALT deductions for their constituents.
Opposition to the bill from five self-identified members of the "SALT Caucus" threatens to derail the legislation, which Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., hope to see passed before Memorial Day weekend.
Trump visited the GOP House caucus on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to push lawmakers to approve the bill quickly and directly called out the caucus, which is focused on the question of the tax deduction allowed for state and local taxes on federal income tax returns.
"A fair SALT deduction is a matter of fundamental fairness for the hardworking families we represent, including the many who proudly support President Trump and voted for him, in part, because he promised to restore SALT," the five Republican SALT holdouts said in a statement later.
Voter unhappiness with a current cap on the deduction in some states could affect Republican chances of retaining control in the House of Representatives after the 2026 midterm elections.
A Republican tax bill in 2017 capped the SALT deduction at $10,000, in what was seen as a political slap at Democratic-leaning states in the Northeast and California, where residents often pay much more in state and local taxes than in Republican-leaning "red" states.
A proposal in the current bill calls for the deduction to be raised to $30,000. But that is not enough for a handful of GOP lawmakers from those blue states.
"I'm not going to sacrifice my constituents and throw them under the bus in a bad faith negotiation, which is what this has been by leadership and [House Ways and Means Committee Chairman] Jason Smith,"
(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...
The bipartisan SALT Caucus, which advocates for the full restoration of the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction, is co-chaired by the following U.S. Representatives:
1. **Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)**
2. **Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-2)**
3. **Young Kim (R-CA-40)**
4. **Tom Suozzi (D-NY-3)**
5. **Anna Eshoo (D-CA-16)**
These members have been instrumental in leading the caucus’s efforts to repeal the $10,000 cap on SALT deductions established by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Their bipartisan collaboration reflects a shared commitment to providing tax relief for middle-class families in high-tax states.
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I’m one of the 90% who needs to know what SALT stands for.
I hate sloppy journalism that does not explain the basics.
Johnson should have played hardball with them before now.
They're talking about raising the deduction to $40,000.
Meanwhile, here’s a paragraph from my lefty Dem rep’s messaging on the bill:
“This week, the House plans to vote on the Republican budget proposal which would slash Medicaid funding – forcing up to 13.7 million Americans off their health care coverage – to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. If enacted, their plan would give the top 0.1% of earners in this country an average tax break of $255,000 in 2027 alone. That’s $700 a day for the wealthiest individuals while everyday Americans are forced to foot the bill.”
PDJT’s promised ending the SALT deduction limit will be a big step forward.
Also they need to end the tax on retirement benefits of all kinds.
(Eliminate the da**ed federal Income tax entoto and watch the American economy BOOM like never in our lifetime!!)
SALT = State And Local Taxes.
Toom much salt in alphabet soup...
SALT stands for State And Local Taxes.
Taxes paid to states and localities are deductible on federal income tax returns, for those who itemize deductions.
The state and locals will have to cut taxes
SALT = deductions of state and local taxes.
This lowers the share of federal taxes paid by taxpayers in states like NY, NJ, Calf etc that impose high state and local income, sales, and property taxes on their residents.
In essence, it reduces the taxes these individuals pay to support the federal government and the programs it funds.
I may be crazy but I have a hard time not seeing the SALT deduction as a transfer from low tax states to high tax states, as well as higher income earners. $40k seems a bit much.
All of those reps are from high state tax states. Koinkadink?
It is indeed grabbing more taxes from the richer folks.
It is capped at $10K now, which goes a lot better in lower-cost and better-run states than those squealing at this point. I’d be okay with a modest (COL-ish) increase, but not what these guys are looking for.
F the “Blue” States.
Drop “Income Tax” on all SS.
Cut Fed Spending, Bigly.
Conservative states should not be on the hook to subsidize progressive states committing suicide. Someone should push an amendment to the “big beautiful bill” that changes SALT to $0.0 just to stick it to the SALT Caucus.
A bunch of gibs me dats punks. Those states need to give their own voters tax relief and not find ways to force tax hell on the rest of us.
Double taxation on ‘Rats is perfect....
SALT = Subsidized liberalism.
I couldn’t care less about high taxed liberal blue states.
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