President Biden's Build Back Better Act has stalled, making it all but impossible for Democrats to pass it before the enhanced child tax credit expires at the end of the year
Failure to pass the plan in 2021 will have immediate impacts. The enhanced child tax credit of up to $300 a month per child will expire at the end of the year unless Congress extends it. The last payments to familiesthat his opposition to extending the bigger child tax credit is holding up the bill. He said he has "always been for child tax credits," before growing irritated with reporters asking him about the legislation, according to NBC News.
As the bill hits a wall, the Senate will turn its attention to other priorities. Senate Democrats have discussed possible tools to bypass the filibuster and pass a voting-rights bill in the coming weeks with no Republican support. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin pauses during remarks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. November 1, 2021.Delays in passing the Build Back Better Act would have broader implications beyond the Senate's plans. Democrats see the legislation as a transformative package that would make child and health care more affordable, offer an extra layer of financial support to families and make the biggest investment in curbing climate change in the country's history.
The legislation's fate could affect the midterms. Democrats have looked for progress they can sell to voters as Republicans appear favored to regain control of the House — and potentially the Senate.
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