Rich Neal: “I object on behalf of those 200,000 military families who are ineligible for this enhanced child tax credit, even though…”

“I object on behalf of those 200,000 military families who are ineligible for this enhanced child tax credit, even though they served honorably in Iraq and Afghanistan and other combat zones. They apparently are not all-American enough to qualify for this bill. That provision is missing from the House All-American Tax Relief Act. You might have noticed that the refundable tax credit has no revenue impact this year under the House bill but does so under the Senate bill. How could it be that the stars-and-stripes House bill provides no relief this year? That is because the all-American bill rejects the notion that low-income families deserve immediate relief as every other American family will get in the next 6 weeks. Low-income families must wait for their checks until next year, and, of course, those serving in a combat zone, they can wait forever. Reject this bill. It is unpatriotic.”