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Tom Barrett: “We permanently increased the child tax credit for every…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Barrett Highlights WFTC on Tax Day

Published | Video Starts at 00:32

That's because we prevented the largest tax hike on working class Americans in history. We preserved the doubled standard deduction for every tax filer. We permanently increased the child tax credit for every child in America. while also boosting the adoption tax credit. We eliminated taxes on tips and overtime. So now almost 90% of seniors pay no taxes on their Social Security. (00:32–00:38)

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