Rep. Mike Lawler of New York praised the Senate’s compromise on state and local tax (SALT) deductions within Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ for increasing the cap to $40,000 and extending it for five years. Lawler, a blue-state Republican, called it a ‘good deal’ after weeks of negotiations, though some Republicans, like Rep. Nick LaLota, have rejected the deal. The SALT deduction, now capped at $10,000 since 2017, aims to provide tax relief for high-cost areas.