House Republicans who secured a bigger cap on state and local tax deductions are pushing back on Senate Republicans, who are keeping the SALT cap at $10,000 in their forthcoming legislation as a placeholder for negotiations over the contentious issue.

Moderate House Republicans from high-tax blue states are seething at the Senate’s proposal to keep the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap at $10,000, setting the stage for a showdown over

Democratic critics predict Lawler and his allies will eventually cave and agree to whatever deal Trump and other Republican allies agree to.