Rep. Nick LaLota said his party’s proposed tax bill is “dead” as currently written and questioned the motives of the Republican’s primary tax writer.
“The bill is dead effectively on the floor,” the New York Republican told reporters Monday. The 389-page tax bill released by the House Ways and Means Committee is the critical component of an anticipated bigger bill designed to encapsulate key policies of President Donald Trump’s agenda.
On Monday, LaLota and a group of Republicans from New York, California, and New Jersey promised to block the GOP’s proposed tax bill unless the bill increased the current $10,000 cap of SALT deductions. The SALT (state and local tax) deduction cap limits the itemized deductions an individual can claim from state and local taxes.
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