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Gabriella Cruz-Martínez

Child Tax Credit: JD Vance Floats Enhanced Version in Surprise Pledge

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After a series of controversial remarks painting leading Democrats as “anti-family,” Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance is trying to dig himself out of what some see as a negative political limelight — this time, focusing on the federal child tax credit (CTC). 

Less than two weeks after skipping a Senate vote that would have enhanced the child tax credit and failed due to GOP opposition, Vance floated the idea to raise the credit by 150% from its current $2,000 amount. 

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