'Insulting': House Republicans flatly reject Mike Johnson's offer in blistering statement

A group of New York Republicans slammed a proposed deal on state and local tax deductions on Thursday, throwing a wrench into House GOP efforts to advance a sweeping tax bill tied to President Donald Trump’s agenda, according to NBC News.

“We reject this offer,” according to a joint statement issued by Reps. Elise Stefanik, Andrew Garbarino, Nick LaLota and Mike Lawler.

The group on Thursday informed House leadership that they were rejecting what they called an “insulting” offer from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO). The deal would raise the SALT deduction cap to $30,000 – triple the current $10,000 limit set by Trump’s 2017 tax law – but the New York lawmakers say there’s still no deal, NBC News reported.

“We’ve negotiated in good faith on SALT from the start—fighting for the taxpayers we represent in New York. Yet with no notice or agreement, the Speaker and the House Ways and Means Committee unilaterally proposed a flat $30,000 SALT cap—an amount they already knew would fall short of earning our support,” the group of Republicans said in the statement obtained by NBC News.

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“It’s not just insulting,” they added, warning that the proposal “risks derailing President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.”

“New Yorkers already send far more to Washington than we get back—unlike many so-called ‘low-tax’ states that depend heavily on federal largesse,” the statement said. “A higher SALT cap isn’t a luxury. It’s a matter of fairness.”

The SALT cap is among “one of several difficult issues” GOP leaders are scrambling to resolve before the committee takes up the bill next week, according to NBC News.