Speaker Mike Johnson is set to hold another meeting with Republican members pushing for a higher cap on the state-and-local-tax deduction on Monday night.
The 9 p.m. meeting, confirmed by three Republicans granted anonymity to describe private plans, comes amid a final push from GOP leaders toward a vote on the party-line domestic policy bill, with the crucial blue-state tax deduction remaining in flux. The SALT group has not gotten a revised offer from leadership since last week, though Johnson and other leaders discussed a possible $40,000 cap with a separate group of holdouts.
Johnson is hoping to put the megabill on the House floor as soon as Wednesday, the three Republicans said.
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