Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), a key voice in the debate over the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap, is slamming what he says is a lack of negotiations on the contentious issue.

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) — a vocal member of the SALT Caucus who said he will not vote for a $30,000 deduction cap as proposed in a GOP bill — said he was not aware of any planned negotiations on Tuesday, even as the House Ways and Means Committee prepared to debate and advance its portion of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”

“What negotiations?” Lawler told reporters when asked about the status of conversations. “Someone should go ask the Speaker how he would classify this as a negotiation when his own chair says, ‘well I don’t have to negotiate with anybody, I just have to negotiate with my committee.’”

Lawler appeared to be........

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