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John Thune: “The working families tax cuts raised [the child tax credit]…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune on Tax Day: Republicans' Bill Puts More Money in Your Pockets

Published | Video Starts at 01:22

The Working Families tax cuts raised it even further and made that permanent too. And then there's the child tax credit which Republicans doubled in 2017. The working families tax cuts raised [the child tax credit] again to $2,200. And Republicans didn't just raise the child tax credit, we linked it to inflation so that it doesn't lose its value over time. (01:22–01:39)

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Asserts that the child tax credit was raised to $2,200 by the working families tax cuts.

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