Medicaid, Senate and SALT
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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.
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.
It will not be easy to pass the “big, beautiful bill" any time soon after the Senate overhauled many of the House's last-minute deals.
The new legislative proposal, which includes more aggressive cuts to Medicaid and a lower SALT cap, threatens a goal of passing President Trump's tax-cut legislation by July 4.
A fresh Republican rift over taxes burst into public view Monday, as New York House Republicans slammed Senate GOP leaders for reportedly backing a plan to preserve the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions.
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.
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