The agreement marks a big win for SALT cap crusaders like Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and others who have demanded the SALT cap be lifted as part of reconciliation.

Moody's downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating has elicited mixed responses among Republicans in Congress, with some questioning the motive behind the change and others depicting it as a warning that lawmakers should heed as they wrestle with a sweeping tax and budget bill.

For every group demanding one policy, another equally powerful bloc insists on the opposite. The coalitions encompass the divergent ideological, political and regional interests in the G.O.P.

Issues over tax relief for blue state Republicans are coming to a head as the GOP crafts President Trump's "big, beautiful bill."