Sri Lankan Police Are Restarting Farms Affected by Salt Contamination. Here’s How
Samy Ladir Shan, a commando with Sri Lanka’s elite police force, is on a unique mission to restore a farm that has been damaged by salt contamination. Salt levels have been gradually increasing, impacting traditional rice paddies along the coast and threatening the livelihoods of generations of farmers. About a two-hour drive south from Colombo […]
Major, impressive legislation moves forward after an 18-hour review session while SALT discussions take a downturn.
House GOP Tax Bill Advances Despite Challenges The House’s ambitious tax bill moved forward in the Road and Means Committee on a party-line vote Wednesday morning after an overnight session that stretched for 18 hours. While this marks a win for House Republicans, they are facing new hurdles following tough negotiations with the Salt Caucus. […]
Lawmakers discuss Medicaid changes and limits on SALT deductions during lengthy and heated markup sessions for Trump’s major legislation.
Late Tuesday night, the markup hearing for Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” continued into Wednesday, focusing on government spending cuts within massive legislation. Specifically, three House committees—Energy, Commerce, and Agriculture—discussed significant elements of the bill. They tackled topics like major Medicaid changes, reforms to the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the handling of state and […]
Johnson anticipates SALT agreement on Wednesday as both parties indicate advancement
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) mentioned that he anticipates progress on the state and local tax (SALT) credit limits, indicating developments after a recent meeting on Tuesday afternoon. He explained that the group is awaiting feedback from the Joint Tax Committee (JCT), which serves as the council’s scorekeeper. “It’s likely to be tomorrow since we need […]
SALT Income Cap Fails to Tackle Regions with Extremely High Property Taxes
During a segment on News Nation’s “Hill” on Monday, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) expressed concerns that the proposed tax plan’s salt revenue cap fails to take into account the extremely high property taxes in states like New York. He remarked, “I won’t say that I’ll totally oppose the bill if there’s no salt amendment, but […]
I won’t support the current tax plan because of SALT; ‘We don’t need to find a single penny’ for SALT.
On a recent episode of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Representative Microler (R-NY) criticized the current salt provisions in the Republican tax proposal, calling them “terribly inadequate.” He expressed opposition to the bill, emphasizing that if it failed to pass, the salt deduction would revert to its unrestricted form since it funded tax cuts and other […]
GOP moves forward amid significant disagreements on Medicaid and SALT
House Republicans are advancing significant cuts to Medicaid and extending the 2017 tax cuts, key components of President Trump’s domestic plans. This highlights the deep divisions within the GOP. Both these issues could potentially slow progress against conservative factions in the party and delay a crucial budget adjustment package that they aim to get to […]
House tax proposal raises SALT deduction limit to $30K, but New York Republicans argue it’s insufficient.
House Republicans are aiming to increase the state and local tax (SALT) credit cap to $30,000 in their effort to pass President Trump’s significant agenda bill, a move that has drawn criticism from New York’s Republican lawmakers. The proposal, shared by the House Ways and Means Committee and reported on Monday, seeks to raise the […]
House tax writers consider SALT deduction limit dismissed by important lawmakers last week
The House Ways and Means Committee is exploring a plan to raise the state and local tax (SALT) deduction limits for single and joint filers earning less than $400,000 annually. This comes despite significant opposition from key lawmakers just last week. Four sources revealed that this concept was brought up during a meeting on Monday […]
Cannot Support States Like Mine with High SALT Deduction
During a broadcast of “The Record” on Newsmax TV this past Friday, Representative Darin Lahood (R-IL) expressed his reservations about assisting high-tax states such as New York, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, Illinois, and even his own hometown. Lahood mentioned, “We need to exert pressure on President Trump regarding this matter. Many fiscal conservatives in the […]