!! GOP Sens. Rubio & Lee come out swinging against Romney child benefits plan:
"We do not support turning the Child Tax Credit into ... a ‘child allowance,’ paid out as a universal basic income"
"That is not tax relief for working parents; it is welfare assistance"
"We do not support turning the Child Tax Credit into ... a ‘child allowance,’ paid out as a universal basic income"
"That is not tax relief for working parents; it is welfare assistance"
By all accounts, Rubio and Lee were the 2 Republican Senators most likely to back Romney's plan.
Pretty safe to assume vast majority of GOP will oppose as well if Rubio and Lee are bashing Romney's plan as "welfare." https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/02/04/romney-child-benefit-stimulus/
Pretty safe to assume vast majority of GOP will oppose as well if Rubio and Lee are bashing Romney's plan as "welfare." https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/02/04/romney-child-benefit-stimulus/
Rubio & Lee on Romney plan: “An essential part of being pro-family is being pro-work. Congress should expand the Child Tax Credit without undercutting the responsibility of parents to work to provide for their families.” https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2021/2/rubio-lee-statement-on-child-tax-credit