GOP House Swing Votes Balk at $25,000 SALT Cap Tax Pitch (1)

Key House Republicans are pledging to oppose their party’s tax bill if it increases a write-off for residents of high-tax states by just $15,000 per filer, complicating lawmakers’ bid to advance the signature legislation.

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) in a post on X rejected a proposed increase of the $10,000 limitation on the federal deduction for state and local taxes—known as SALT—to $25,000.

"$25,000 is woefully insufficient and does not provide the needed tax relief our constituents deserve,” Lawler wrote. “Any tax bill that does not fix the cap on SALT will not have my vote.”

The SALT cap has ...