Article snippet: The details of the House Republican tax bill have continued to be intensely debated even over the last 24 hours and those involved in crafting the legislation are still scrambling to negotiate their tax overhaul ahead of tomorrow’s planned release. The Ways and Means Committee is set to meet shortly to press through the final sticking points. Republicans tell ABC News the biggest point of contention right now is the state and local tax deductions (SALT), with opposition coming from members of high-tax states like New York, New Jersey, California and Illinois. The latest draft would eliminate the deduction for state and local income taxes. But it would retain the deduction for local property taxes. Of all the sticking points “SALT is the only one with the potential to blow the bill up," N.J.Rep Tom MacArthur said, adding “there’s definitely progress.” “We went from it being completely eliminated, to it not being completely eliminated,” MacArthur said. “It may not be enough yet, but I think the concept with continued improvement may be enough." While the holdup for some is trying to keep the state income tax deductions, MacArthur’s concern is “what is a reasonable cap so that most Americans are able to deduct... their property tax.” But that’s not going to be enough for New York Rep. Lee Zeldin. He says the elimination of all but the local property tax deduction might not be enough to convince him to back the bill. "It's a geographic redistribut... Link to the full article to read more