“This isn’t using our taxpayer dollars wisely,” said one analyst. “It’s robbing programs that we need.”
By Jake Johnson Published 12-17-2022 by Common Dreams
Sen. Mike Crapo, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee. Photo: USDA/flickr/CC
Congressional Republicans happily teamed up with Democrats this month to authorize $858 billion in military spending for the next fiscal year, but the GOP is refusing to even consider proposals to revive the Child Tax Credit expansion that lifted millions of kids out of poverty last year—even though bringing the program back would cost a fraction of the Pentagon outlay.
A spokesperson for Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) told HuffPost earlier this week that Republicans have thus far been unwilling to negotiate over the Child Tax Credit (CTC) boost, which they unanimously opposed when it was enacted as part of the American Rescue Plan last year. Continue reading
