The SALT Caucus Appears to Have Stopped Fighting on SALT

The blue-state House Republicans are praising the bill — including the Senate’s compromise on the state and local tax deduction several caucus members rejected just days ago.

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“My team and I are reviewing all 887 pages of the Senate bill,” Rep. Nick LaLota posted. Tom Williams/AP

The coalition of blue-state House Republicans who spent the last four months demanding a larger state and local tax deduction appear to be done fighting for their cause.

Just days ago, these blue-state Republican lawmakers were threatening to tank the bill over their displeasure with the Senate’s compromise for the tax deduction: a $40,000 SALT deduction for five years, followed by a $10,000 maximum deduction for the following five years.

“We’re going to fight our way out,” Rep. Nick LaLota, a New York Republican, told reporters last week.