The House Freedom Caucus handed Democrats ammunition on Monday after dropping an op-ed that calls for reforms to Medicaid and boosted the Democrats’ narrative that the GOP wants to gut the beneficiary program for millions of Americans.

The head of the conservative House Freedom Caucus predicted Monday that Congress will raise the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax deduction, a sign that deficit hawks will not stand in the way of SALT changes later this year.