A group of New York Republican representatives are opposing their party's tax bill due to the exclusion of the SALT provision. GOP NY Rep LaLota, along with Representatives D'Esposito, Garbarino, and Lawler, have expressed their disapproval of the bill, which bypasses the Rules Committee, and as a result, lacks a process for advocating for SALT. Their protest has taken the form of voting against a procedural 'rule', effectively blocking floor action on the bill and a set of immigration bills. The move mirrors tactics previously used by the Freedom Caucus to force leadership to negotiate. Despite discussions among House Republicans to prepare a SALT relief bill and going to the Rules Committee, it is unlikely to become law or pass through the Senate, as it was introduced without going through committee, lacks a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score, and there is no sense whether the Ways and Means Committee chair supports it.
This rules vote on salt is a true test of whether @RepRalphNorman, @RepThomasMassie and @chiproytx are true adherents to regular order. This salt bill was introduced last night, hasn’t gone through committee, no cbo score.
McGovern with sharp criticism of House Republicans. Says the salt relief bill didn’t go through committee, doesn’t have CBO score and there’s no sense whether ways and means chair supports it either.
Even if the Rules Committee clears the rule for the SALT bill offered by NY Rs, it won't be considered this week. https://t.co/W7cGsUmzCt
NEWS — House Republicans are discussing going to the Rules Committee tonight to prepare a SALT relief bill for the floor, several sources tell @LauraEWeiss16 @heatherscope and me. SALT relief didn’t make it in the tax bill. So this won’t become law or get through the senate…
1) Vote is still open, but the "rule" to debate a set of immigration bills in the House is now going down to defeat. House Republicans from New York are protesting in favor of adding a SALT provision (State and Local Taxes) to the tax bill.
Four NYers — Garbarino, LaLota, D’Esposito, Lawler — stick to their threat to sink a rule because their demands to add SALT reforms to the tax bill weren’t met. It’s a tactic the Freedom Caucus has adopted to get GOP leadership to the negotiating table
Four House Republicans currently revolting on their party’s rule, enough to kill it. All four are New Yorkers angry about the lack of SALT reform in the tax bill: D’Esposito, Garbarino, Lalota and Lawler
MODS STRIKE BACK — Four New York moderates currently voting against a procedural “rule” to block floor action in an apparent protest of SALT increase not being included in tax bill 👀 This is a tactic that has been favored by hardline conservatives this Congress
GOP NY Rep LaLota on his opposition to tax cut bill. Says it lacks the SALT provision and since the House likely bypassing the Rules Cmte, says "as of right now there's no process to lobby or advocate for SALT."