SALT caucus likely to keep gains despite leaving sour taste in Freedom Caucus mouths

A group of blue-state Republicans is likely to obtain a significant increase in the SALT cap as they were able to negotiate with leadership during reconciliation, despite continued grumbling by the House Freedom Caucus.

One of the dominant points of contention as the House worked to pass its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in May was how high to raise the cap on state and local tax deductions. After even more negotiations with the Senate GOP, the current $40,000 cap that was brokered appears likely to stay, as any changes would undoubtedly cost votes from the SALT Republicans.

That’s despite the Freedom Caucus putting out a fresh memo on Wednesday, tearing into several provisions in the Senate-passed legislation. While roughly the same, the Senate changed

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