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Sunday, December 18th, 2022

Congress Just Passed $858 Billion Military Budget, But GOP Is Blocking $12 Billion to Fight Child Poverty

Author:     Jake Johnson
Source:     Common Dreams
Publication Date:     December 17, 2022
 Link: Congress Just Passed $858 Billion Military Budget, But GOP Is Blocking $12 Billion to Fight Child Poverty
Stephan:   A large percentage of Americans just don't seem to be capable of comprehending that the Republicans in Congress simply do not care about the wellbeing of anyone but themselves and the corporate masters that rent them as needed. This report illustrates what I mean, and explains why the United States rates so very poorly compared with other developed nations on virtually any social outcome you can mention, be it healthcare, childcare, eldercare, education, support for families, or even child hunger. I simply do not understand how anyone who cares about the wellbeing of Americans and American society can vote for a Republican
Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) hold a news conference on August 3, 2022. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call / Getty 

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.

“Republicans have refused to engage at all on the Child Tax Credit,” said Ashley Schapitl. “In fact they made clear they would not negotiate on any deal that includes the child tax credit.”

Leading Republicans readily confirmed their refusal to consider the CTC boost as part of an end-of-year tax […]

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1 Comment

  1. Rev. Dean on Monday, December 19, 2022 at 3:58 am

    This is all related to the BIG problem of the “Military Industrial / Banking Complex’s” program called “Rebuilding America’s Defenses” which came out in in September of 2000 and was also called “A Report of The Project for the New American Century” .Many members of the Military, Politicians, Bankers and the like put this together. They even had the GALL to say what they needed was a New Pearl Harbour which can be seen on page 51 within that report. Paul Wolfowitz took part in putting this report together. Then guess what happened? 9/11/20 happened just after this report came out and President Bush knew all about it!