N.Y. GOP Rep., Senate Leadership Staff to Meet About SALT

Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., is meeting with Senate Republican leadership staff on Wednesday to privately talk about the state and local tax deduction (SALT), Politico has reported.

The House-passed version of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” boosted the SALT deduction from $10,000 to $40,000, with a new phase-out for higher earners.

LaLota was one of five Republicans from blue states who pushed to bolster the tax break, which is otherwise unpopular in the GOP conference.

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