House Republicans appear likely to win a very slim majority in the House, which could prove helpful to the handful of GOP lawmakers pushing to expand federal deductions for state and local taxes paid.

Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included a $10,000 cap on SALT deductions, and lawmakers in high-tax jurisdictions such as New York and California have been adamant about raising or eliminating that cap.

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