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JD Vance to Miss Crucial Child Tax Credit Vote for Campaign Event
Harris and Democrats Push for Child Tax Credit Expansion Amid Republican Opposition
Despite his “pro-family” attitude Senator JD Vance of Ohio is anticipated to miss a crucial vote this week on raising the child tax credit, according to DAILY KOS. The bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act is slated for a vote by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer although Vance might not be able to make it due to his campaign tour in Arizona near the southern border. The plan sponsored by House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith and Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden would expand the low-income housing tax credit and raise the maximum refundable amount per child in order to modify the child tax credit for the years 2023–2025.
Vice President Kamala Harris who has been a vocal supporter of the child tax credit expansion has co-sponsored legislation in the past to increase the credit. In 2023 she collaborated with fellow Democrats to draft a budget that would continue the temporary expansion of the American Rescue Plan’s child tax credit. Harris has emphasized the impact of the expanded Child Tax Credit tweeting in March 2023 that it cut the child poverty rate nearly in half during the first year of the Biden Administration. The 2021 expanded child tax credit driven by Democrats lifted nearly 3 million children above the poverty line, according to the Census Bureau. The current Wyden-Smith bill which passed the House with significant bipartisan support aims to help more of the roughly 19 million children who currently receive only a partial tax credit or none at all due to their families having multiple kids.
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$250 Million Boost for American Families: Senate Set to Vote on Bipartisan Child Tax Credit Expansion (PHOTO: DAILY KOS)
Schumer Urges GOP Support for Family Tax Relief as Crucial Vote Approaches
Furthermore, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called on Republicans to back the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act highlighting its advantages for children, affordable housing, small businesses, and families. Schumer described the bill as beneficial for kids, housing, small businesses, and American families. Senator Ron Wyden suggested that the upcoming vote would show who truly supports large families especially in light of JD Vance‘s controversial comments about “childless cat ladies” and his likely absence from the vote.
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