by Lindsey McPherson in Roll Call
November 28, 2017
House GOP leaders are working on a tweak to the state and local income tax deduction to appease California members, Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry said Tuesday.
The bill the House passed before Thanksgiving would fully repeal the state and local income tax deduction and retain the property tax deduction with a $10,000 cap. Twelve members from the high-tax states of New York, New Jersey and California voted against the tax bill because of concerns over the so-called SALT deduction.
President Donald Trump offered Tuesday his support for including the House’s SALT provision in the Senate bill, according to Sen. Susan Collins.