Frank Pallone: “I really think it is the wrong argument to suggest that their bill includes ours and goes further. The bottom line, and…”

“I really think it is the wrong argument to suggest that their bill includes ours and goes further. The bottom line, and we have made this point over and over again, the Democrats are being realistic about what can be passed. This initiative began because there was a realization, after the Republican tax package passed, that these 12 million children at a lower income level were left out. The other body made a valiant effort to say, okay, let us pass a bill that addresses this, that makes sure they get the credit, that their parents get the credit, that spends the $3.5 billion that is necessary but does not add anything to the deficit by having it fully paid. Now, for the Republicans to come back and say, oh, well, that is all fine, but we will go further and come up with an $80 billion package that will do a lot more is just a ruse, because they know the other body will never pass this. It is just another budget buster that is not paid for that will never go anywhere.”