Sanders floats SALT cap compromise

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Sens. Bernie Sanders and Bob Menendez are hoping to mend intraparty disagreement about a key tax provision in the Democratic infrastructure and social spending plan.

The duo pitched a compromise to changing the structure of federal tax deductions for paid state and local taxes on Wednesday, a day after reports suggested that Democratic leadership was planning to remove the $10,000 SALT cap as part of the party’s major climate and social welfare reconciliation bill.

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