House Republicans draw key lines in Trump bill as Senate weighs legislation

Two House Republicans on Friday threatened to vote against President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" if the Senate makes any changes to certain provisions they fought to secure.

The House passed its version of the legislation last month, and it is now in the hands of the upper chamber, which was hoping to pass it by a July 4 deadline. But Senate Republicans have already stated they will be making changes which will send the bill back to the House for final approval.

New York GOP Rep. Nick LaLota drew the first line, stating that he would oppose any changes to the legislation if the Senate tries to lower the cap on state-and-local-tax (SALT) deductions from the $40,000 the House agreed on.

"The 2017 $10k cap on SALT was unfair to my constituents who send way more to Washington than they get back," he posted to X. "The House’s $40k deal is a result of a hard-fought compromise and makes 92% of my constituents whole. If the Senate waters it down by a dollar, I’m a no on the [bill]."

The SALT cap was a major sticking point for several House Republicans who come from more liberal states.

Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy also drew his line in the sand regarding the bill, stating he would oppose the legislation if Senate Republicans attempted to change the phaseout of clean-energy tax credits from the Biden administration. 

“You backslide one inch on those [Inflation Reduction Act] subsidies and I’m voting against this bill,” Roy said, per Politico. “Because those god-forsaken subsidies are killing our energy, killing our grid, making us weaker, destroying our landscape, undermining our freedom. I’m not going to have it.”

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.