As Republican leaders draft President Donald Trump’s big bill of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, dozens of more moderate Republicans from contested congressional districts have positioned themselves at the center of the negotiating table.

A small band of GOP members representing districts in blue states wants to raise the limit on federal tax deductions for state and local taxes.

Trump privately pressed Johnson to increase the tax rate on the highest earners and close the so-called carried interest loophole.