Schakowsky expressed little surprise, however, when only four Republicans voted with Democrats to instruct House negotiators to accept a Senate provision to give those families making between $10,500 and $26,625 the expanded child tax credit. 

 “Working families across America are still struggling in the Bush economy, but Republicans think they make too little money to get a tax cut.  It is shameful that House Republicans are continuing to delay tax relief to families making less that $26,500 while voting for $90,000 in additional tax breaks to millionaires,” Schakowsky said.

Background:

Republicans removed a provision that would have provided an increase in the child credit to working and military families making between $10,500 and $26,625 during final closed-door negotiations on the $350 billion tax bill signed by President Bush.

After it was reported in the press, and following Democratic pressure, on June 5, the Senate passed H.R. 1308 by a vote of 94 to 2 to immediately increase the child tax credit to working families, including, including the families of 262,000 military children.  However, House Republicans insisted on passing $80 billion in new tax cuts to solve the $3.5 billion problem of providing tax relief for these children of working and military families.  This was a political ploy designed to sabotage the bipartisan Senate effort to help the children of working and military families this year.