Johnson Urges Senate to Minimize Changes to $40,000 SALT Deal

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he’s pressuring Senate Republicans to refrain from changing a deal to increase the state and local tax deduction cap to $40,000, pushing back on President Donald Trump’s willingness to scale back the write-off.

“I’ve asked them to modify it as little as possible because I’ve got a very delicate balance there,” Johnson told reporters at the White House on Monday.