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.