Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee Jay Robert InsleeBarr asked prosecutors to explore charging Seattle mayor over protest zone: report Bottom line Oregon senator says Trump's blame on 'forest management' for wildfires is 'just a big and devastating lie' MORE on Friday called for repealing the GOP taw law's cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction as part of his plan to modernize the U.S. education system.

The Washington governor's proposal includes repealing the SALT deduction cap as a way to invest in educators and cites an estimate from the National Education Association that says the deduction limits put at risk as much as $150 billion in revenue that supports K-12 public education.

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"These impacts are yet one more example of how the Trump tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy have continued the persistent efforts of right-wing and corporate special interests to undermine access to a quality public education, and Governor Inslee will bring this to an end," the plan states.

GOP lawmakers capped the SALT deduction at $10,000 in their 2017 law because doing so would raise revenue to help offset the cost of tax cuts elsewhere in the legislation. Republicans argue that limiting the deduction helps prevent the federal tax code from subsidizing higher state taxes.

But Democrats, as well as some Republicans who live in high-tax states, have been critical of the SALT deduction cap, arguing it hurts their residents and the ability of their communities to provide services.

The Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee held hearings last month on the SALT deduction cap, but Democrats face challenges to undoing the cap since a repeal would primarily benefit high-income taxpayers.

Inslee has joined a coalition of governors who are pushing to restore the full SALT deduction.

Several other Democratic presidential candidates, such as Sens. Cory Booker Cory Anthony Booker3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death DHS opens probe into allegations at Georgia ICE facility MORE (D-N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten GillibrandSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Suburban moms are going to decide the 2020 election Jon Stewart urges Congress to help veterans exposed to burn pits MORE (D-N.Y.) and Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisHundreds of lawyers from nation's oldest African American sorority join effort to fight voter suppression Biden picks up endorsement from progressive climate group 350 Action 3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing MORE (D-Calif.), have cosponsored legislation that would restore the full SALT deduction and raise the top individual tax rate from 37 percent to 39.6 percent. However, repealing the SALT deduction hasn't been a prominent topic in their campaigns.