New York House Republicans reject proposed $30K cap on SALT deductions: Insulting

Four House Republicans from New York fumed Thursday over what they described as an “insulting” offer from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and the lower chamber’s tax policy panel to cap state and local tax (SALT) deductions at $30,000. Reps.Mike Lawler, Elise Stefanik, Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota contend that the proposal presented by Johnson and the House Ways and Means Committee — for inclusion in President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” — sets the cap too low and could derail the massive reconciliation package, which is critical to implementing the president’s second term agenda. “We’ve negotiated in good faith on SALT from the start — fighting for the taxpayers we represent in New York,” the lawmakers said in a joint statement. “Yet with no notice or agreement, the Speaker and the House Ways and Means Committee unilaterally proposed a flat $30,000 SALT cap — an amount they already knew would fall short of earning our support,” they added.“It’s not just insulting — it risks derailing President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill,” the foursome charged. “New Yorkers already send far more to Washington than we get back — unlike many so-called ‘low-tax’ states that depend heavily on federal largesse,” the New York Republicans continued.

“A higher SALT cap isn’t a luxury.It’s a matter of fairness.“We reject this offer.”A spokesperson for the House speaker said the statement from Lawler, Stefanik, Garbarino and LaLota was “missing context,” claiming that the $30,000 figure floated Thursday hasn’t been settled on yet. “What the Speaker actually said is this is one number among others in ongoing discussions amongst members,” Johnson press secretary Athina Lawson wrote on X. “I’m not going to handicap it because I’m not exactly sure what [number] that is, but there’s a lot of analysis that’s gone into it,” Johnson said Thursday “And I think we can find the right number that�...