GOP to Block Democrats’ Bid to Suspend SALT Cap in Stimulus Bill

The provision in the House coronavirus relief package to roll back the cap on state and local taxes, or SALT, deductions is a nonstarter in the Senate, a spokesman for Senate Finance Cmte Chair Chuck Grassley says in a tweet.

• The House Democrats’ bill is “a partisan, left wing wish list unrelated to the ongoing public health or economic crisis that is DOA in the Senate,” says Michael Zona, communications director for Grassley, in another tweet
• Related: House Democrats Bill Would Give Transit $16B in Virus Aid

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