{"id":2400572,"date":"2025-02-08T06:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T11:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boosted-child-tax-credit-not-on-white-house-list-of-tax-priorities\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T06:42:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T11:42:34","slug":"boosted-child-tax-credit-not-on-white-house-list-of-tax-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boosted-child-tax-credit-not-on-white-house-list-of-tax-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Boosted child tax credit not on White House list of tax priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboosted-child-tax-credit-not-on-white-house-list-of-tax-priorities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400572&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The recent tax priorities outlined \u2062by the White House have notably \u200dexcluded \u2063an \u2063expansion of the child tax credit,\u200c which has \u2062garnered support among many Republicans. As Congress works \u2064on a critically important\u2064 fiscal overhaul via budget reconciliation\u2014allowing legislation to \u2064bypass the filibuster\u2014Republicans aim to extend the 2017 Tax cuts and Jobs Act \u2064(TCJA).While the White House has prioritized measures \u200bsuch \u200bas eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay, the \u200cchild tax credit remains at its current level\u200b of $2,000\u200b instead \u200bof reverting to the previous\u200c $1,000. Despite the omission,\u200c Republican lawmakers are advocating for an increased \u2064child tax\u2063 credit, with \u2062some \u2062pushing to double it within \u2063upcoming \u2064legislation.Proponents of this increase argue\u2063 its importance for \u200ddemographic reasons,given the declining birth rate \u200bin the U.S., which has dropped to the lowest in a century.\u2063 Observers\u2064 believe there could\u2062 still be support for a child tax \u2063credit enhancement \u200cduring the reconciliation process, as the GOP increasingly embraces populist policies aimed at fostering family growth.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Boosted child tax credit excluded from White House list of tax priorities<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1966795\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a>&lsquo;s list of tax priorities this week featured a notable omission: an expansion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/child-tax-credit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">child tax credit<\/a>, a policy favored by a growing number of Republicans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Congress is working on a major fiscal overhaul that Republicans plan to pass through budget <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budget-reconciliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reconciliation<\/a>, a legislative process that allows for bills to bypass the filibuster and pass with only a simple majority in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>This will give the GOP the opportunity to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, known as the Trump tax cuts, and expand or add other provisions to the tax code. The White House has now released a list of its priorities, but increasing the child tax credit, something that Vice President JD Vance has pushed for, did not make the cut.<\/p>\n<p>When contacted by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> about enhancements to the child tax credit not being included, a White House spokesman sent a link to a social media post listing the Trump tax priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Among them are eliminating taxes on tips, ending taxes on Social Security, eliminating taxes on overtime pay, adjusting the state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dem-threatens-reconciliation-over-hbcu-funding\/\" title=\"... Dem Threatens ... Over HBCU Funding\">local tax deduction cap<\/a>, removing special tax breaks for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-lists-tax-cut-demands-amid-funding-deal-talks-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...s tax cut demands amid funding deal talks - Washington Examiner\">billionaire sports team owners<\/a>, closing the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">carried interest tax deduction &#038;ldquo<\/a>;loophole,&rdquo; and introducing tax cuts for made-in-America products.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest piece of the pie, though, is the overall extension of the TCJA. While the White House is not pushing for expanding the child tax credit from its current $2,000 level, if the tax cuts are extended, it would stop the credit from reverting back to the $1,000 level, where it was prior to the TCJA being signed into law.<\/p>\n<p>As the GOP embraces populism more tightly, an increasing number of lawmakers have called for a larger child tax credit and more economic incentives for family creation.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republican lawmakers are already pushing for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-decline-of-the-american-work-ethic-will-exacerbate-the-oncoming-recession\/\" title=\"The Decline Of The American Work Ethic Will Exacerbate The Oncoming Recession\">boosted child tax credit<\/a> in reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) is pushing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3288641\/utah-congressman-pushes-to-add-major-boost-to-child-tax-credit-in-reconciliation-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">for his plan<\/a> to more than double the child tax credit to be included in the legislative vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a bigger child tax credit not being listed among the White House&rsquo;s priorities, Moore said he hopes there will be a boost to the prized credit in reconciliation. He said he appreciated the Trump administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;whole-of-government approach&rdquo; to family creation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump-Vance administration has been vocal about their intention to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-group-aims-to-put-lobbying-power-behind-pro-family-policy\/\" title=\"New Group Aims to Put Lobbying Power Behind Pro-Family Policy\">promote pro-family policies<\/a>, and I remain hopeful that child tax credit modernization will be included in reconciliation,&rdquo; he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;We have a great opportunity before us in the reconciliation process to deliver real results for Americans, and I will continue to push for this bill&rsquo;s inclusion and share Utah&rsquo;s great model of supporting families and building strong communities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Josh McCabe, the director of social policy at the Niskanen Center, said he was not very surprised that language on the child tax credit was left out of the White House&rsquo;s list of tax priorities but that he thinks there is enough support for an increase to be included at some point in the reconciliation process.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I saw that report and said, &lsquo;OK, you know, this is just sort of short-term politics,&rsquo;&rdquo; McCabe told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;In the long game I think there&rsquo;s going to be something on the CTC in terms of expanding it in some capacity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McCabe pointed out that the child tax credit proponents might not be the loudest group on Capitol Hill. For instance, proponents of increasing the SALT cap from $10,000 have been extraordinarily vocal about including changes to the cap.<\/p>\n<p>Those who support a bigger child tax credit will also have some strong leverage in the House, given Republicans&rsquo; wire-thin majority.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, when the TCJA was first crafted, Republicans could spare to lose votes in the House, but the Senate was tighter. Now, only a few House members can withhold their votes to exact concessions because Republicans need every member&rsquo;s vote to pass legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, in 2017, then-Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) successfully used the thin margins in the Senate to exact concessions and force lawmakers to include a bigger child tax credit. He threatened to withhold his vote on the tax plan unless the credit was boosted.<\/p>\n<p>Some child tax credit proponents say it is necessary for demographic reasons, as Vance has talked about. For instance, in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3007128\/kari-lake-calls-for-bigger-child-tax-credit-warning-of-unsustainable-us-birth-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&nbsp;interviews<\/a>&nbsp;with the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, both Kari Lake, who ran for Senate in Arizona, and Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/2969928\/ohio-senate-candidate-moreno-cites-birthrate-in-favor-of-pro-family-economics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;brought up<\/a>&nbsp;the issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2979100\/us-fertility-rate-plummets-to-lowest-in-a-century\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">total fertility&nbsp;rate<\/a>, or the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime, plummeted to 1.62 in 2023, the lowest level in a century, according to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cdc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The rate has trended down since 2007, when the total fertility&nbsp;rate&nbsp;reached the&nbsp;replacement&nbsp;rate&nbsp;of 2.1 births per woman. Demographers define the&nbsp;replacement&nbsp;rate&nbsp;as the number of births that will keep a population stable, with no growth or decline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1966795\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1966795\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Child tax credit expansion missing from White House tax priorities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3360,"featured_media":2400573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/child-tax-credit-white-house.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50062,50063,32127],"class_list":["post-2400572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-boosted-child-tax-credit","tag-tax-priorities","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/child-tax-credit-white-house.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3360"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400572"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400576,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400572\/revisions\/2400576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}