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2025-05-27 Home Front: Politix

Top Connecticut Dem Jim Himes admits GOP SALT increase would ''be good'' for his state

[NYPOST] A key House Democrat on Sunday admitted there is ''one little portion'' of the GOP's megabill that he likes — the raising of the state and local tax deduction (SALT) cap from $10,000 to $40,000.

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, voted against the proposed One Big Beautiful Bill Act alongside the rest of his party last week — but is acknowledging that his constituents would get a boost from its SALT change.

''That one little portion is going to be good for my constituents,'' Himes told CBS' ''Face the Nation.''

Republicans had capped the SALT deduction at $10,000 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, disproportionately impacting blue states with high state and local taxes.

The new bill would raise the SALT cap to $40,000 for households making $500,000 or less in annual income, amid fierce lobbying from blue-state Republicans.
Rep. Jim Himes

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