At the same time, their moderate counterparts desire greater tax relief for those states with higher state and local tax systems and more generous assurances for Medicaid coverage. Meanwhile, Democrats have been left on the sidelines,

Fully repealing the SALT cap would disproportionately help the richest of the rich, with the 1% getting 43% of the benefit.

The chair of the House’s tax-writing panel said the $30,000 limit his committee put on the state and local tax deduction is “fair” and lawmakers from high-tax states should accept it.