JD Vance, the US Republican vice-presidential nominee and vocal advocate for pro-family policies, is facing criticism for missing a crucial Senate vote on a bipartisan tax plan aimed at benefiting families with children, as per Bloomberg.
On Thursday, senate Republicans thwarted a $78 billion tax-cut package that would have expanded the child tax credit, potentially aiding 16 million children.The proposal, which also included breaks for US businesses, was blocked in a partisan vote.
Vance, who has previously stirred controversy with comments deeming Democrats as “childless cat ladies,” was notably absent from the vote. Instead, he was in Arizona for a campaign event criticising President Joe Biden’s handling of border enforcement.
The absence has drawn sharp criticism from Kamala Harris’s campaign and senate Democrats. “While JD Vance is off not doing his job as senator and taking a break from insulting women across America, he’s missing the vote to support a tax cut for families,” the Harris campaign stated in an email following the vote, according to Bloomberg.
Vance’s spokesperson, Parker Magid, defended the absence, arguing that the tax cuts “didn’t even come close to passing” and that Vance’s vote would not have altered the outcome. Magid did not specify how Vance would have voted on the measure.
The proposed tax package, which had passed the House with strong bipartisan support in January, failed to overcome a Republican filibuster in the Senate. The bill aimed to increase the child tax credit from $2,000 per child and provide greater benefits to low-income families with multiple children. It also sought to adjust the maximum credit to inflation for two years starting in 2024.
The package was seen as a significant benefit for both families and US businesses with substantial capital and research expenditures. However, some senior Republicans opposed the expansion, arguing it could discourage work among low-income families, while others viewed the bill’s potential to benefit families before the November election as politically disadvantageous.
On Thursday, senate Republicans thwarted a $78 billion tax-cut package that would have expanded the child tax credit, potentially aiding 16 million children.The proposal, which also included breaks for US businesses, was blocked in a partisan vote.
Vance, who has previously stirred controversy with comments deeming Democrats as “childless cat ladies,” was notably absent from the vote. Instead, he was in Arizona for a campaign event criticising President Joe Biden’s handling of border enforcement.
The absence has drawn sharp criticism from Kamala Harris’s campaign and senate Democrats. “While JD Vance is off not doing his job as senator and taking a break from insulting women across America, he’s missing the vote to support a tax cut for families,” the Harris campaign stated in an email following the vote, according to Bloomberg.
Vance’s spokesperson, Parker Magid, defended the absence, arguing that the tax cuts “didn’t even come close to passing” and that Vance’s vote would not have altered the outcome. Magid did not specify how Vance would have voted on the measure.
The proposed tax package, which had passed the House with strong bipartisan support in January, failed to overcome a Republican filibuster in the Senate. The bill aimed to increase the child tax credit from $2,000 per child and provide greater benefits to low-income families with multiple children. It also sought to adjust the maximum credit to inflation for two years starting in 2024.
The package was seen as a significant benefit for both families and US businesses with substantial capital and research expenditures. However, some senior Republicans opposed the expansion, arguing it could discourage work among low-income families, while others viewed the bill’s potential to benefit families before the November election as politically disadvantageous.
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