He spent part of the previous day meeting with GOP lawmakers who were concerned about features of the bill, namely the expanded child tax credit.
Democrats focused on boosting the child tax credit.
The tax credit is $2,000 per child, but not all of that is refundable.
Households benefitting as a result of the changes in the child tax credit would see an average tax cut of $680 in the first year, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
Democrats pushed to restore the more generous tax credit they passed in 2021 in President Joe Biden's first year in office with payments occurring on a monthly basis.
Persons:
Mike Johnson, Johnson, Athina Lawson, Jason Smith, “, ” Smith, Joe Biden's, ”, Suzan DelBene
Organizations:
WASHINGTON, Senate, New, Republicans, China, Center
Locations:
United States, “, Palestine , Ohio