On the recordJuly 25, 2014
The bill before us actually evens the playing field. If two people are single and have children at the income levels the previous speaker just mentioned, they get the credit. Under current law, if they are married, they don't get the credit. So what this bill does is actually extends the benefit that goes to singles to married people. We do away with what is called the marriage penalty. I don't know why the other side is opposed to people getting married, but what is really important about this credit is that it helps middle class families who have seen the credit erode over the years as the cost of food, clothing, housing, and schooling have gone up.
