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As Senate Republicans release key details of President Donald Trump’s spending package, some provisions, including the federal deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT, remain in limbo
Blue state House Republicans warn Senate GOP against removing SALT deduction increase from tax bill, with Rep. Mike Lawler declaring any such move 'dead on arrival' as negotiations continue.
The Senate needs 51 votes to pass the bill, which has already sparked opposition from moderate and conservative Republicans.
The SALT cap has been perhaps the most vexing policy consideration for the Senate’s GOP tax writers. The current $10,000 SALT cap was imposed as part of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts. Now, Republican House members in high-tax states have enough leverage to raise that threshold.
US businesses and wealthy universities scored major wins in the Senate Republicans’ version of President Donald Trump’s tax bill, while low-income Americans and clean energy providers are poised to be hit the hardest.
Big, Beautiful Bill timeline in jeopardy as Senate vote delays to June 22, leaving a tight window for House approval before the Treasury's early July debt ceiling deadline
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has released some of the final pieces of Republicans' multitrillion-dollar budget reconciliation bill implementing President Donald Trump’s policy priorities. Yet the major tax policy changes have already caused an uproar among Republican lawmakers in both chambers,