WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: “Senate Republicans Blocked Legislation Thursday to Cut Taxes for Working Families”

Senate Republicans are facing a wave of coverage for blocking legislation that would cut taxes for American families after supporting tax handouts to big corporations that get rich by keeping prices high. 

Here’s what they’re saying:

Washington Post: Senate Republicans block a child tax credit expansion
By Jacob Bogage
August 1, 2024

• Senate Republicans blocked legislation Thursday to cut taxes for working families and extend some corporate tax breaks, dooming a bipartisan compromise.

The Hill: Senate GOP blocks bipartisan bill to expand child tax credit
By Tobias Burns
August 1, 2024

• Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bipartisan bill that would boost a tax credit for parents.

• The Wyden-Smith bill stalled out in the Senate because Republicans feared it could provide a big win for Democrats ahead of the election. 

Bloomberg: Senate Republicans Block $78 Billion Business, Child Tax Break Package
By Erik Wasson and Samantha Handler
August 1, 2024

• Senate Republicans stopped a $78 billion package of tax cuts benefiting businesses and low-income families, two constituencies the party needs to win big in November.

• Republicans have signaled they don’t want to hand Democrats a victory so close to the election. 

New York Times: Senate Rejects Bipartisan Tax Deal
By Andrew Duehren 
August 1, 2024

• The Senate rejected a bill on Thursday that would have restored lapsed tax breaks for businesses and expanded the child tax credit, as many Republicans in the chamber lined up against the bipartisan deal.

• Republican opposition doomed the bill’s fate.

CNN: Senate GOP blocks tax bill as Democrats spotlight child credit
By Clare Foran, Tami Luhby and Morgan Rimmer
August 1, 2024

• Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bipartisan tax package that would have temporarily expanded the child tax credit and restored some business tax benefits.

NBC News: Senate Republicans block bill to expand child tax credit
By Sahil Kapur, Julie Tsirkin, Kate Santaliz and Frank Thorp V
August 1, 2024

• Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan bill Thursday to expand the child tax credit and provide some tax breaks for businesses.

Newsweek: Senate Republicans Block Bill to Expand Child Tax Credit
By Rachel Dobkin
August 1, 2024

• Senate Republicans blocked a $79 billion bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some tax breaks for businesses on Thursday.

E&E News: Senate Republicans block bipartisan tax package
By Benjamin Guggenheim
August 2, 2024

• The bill went down in a vote of 48-44, with the vast majority of Republicans…voting against a procedural motion to limit debate on the measure. 

MSNBC: Senate GOP derails compromise bill that included child tax credit
By Steve Benen
August 1, 2024

• Senate Republicans rejected a bipartisan compromise to expand the child tax credit and provide tax breaks for businesses. 

Washington Examiner: Senate Republicans tank bipartisan child tax credit and business break bill
By Zachary Halaschak
August 1, 2024

• Republicans voted against a bill to give families a bigger child tax credit and lower taxes for businesses.

CBS News: Senate fails to advance major tax bill that would expand Child Tax Credit
By Kaia Hubbard
August 1, 2024

• A major tax package that would bolster the popular Child Tax Credit and cut taxes for businesses failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday in the face of widespread Republican opposition.

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