Presidential hopeful Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) supports expanding the child tax credit, a position that is growing in popularity among Republicans who have elevated the importance of family support.
The 67-year-old governor spoke with the Washington Examiner for an interview on economic policy this week. When asked specifically whether he would support a bigger federal child tax credit with work requirements, he said yes. He echoes GOP supporters of boosting the credit such as Sens. Marco Rubio , Mitt Romney , and others.Republicans have long debated the tax credit, with supply-siders squaring off against more populist, family-focused lawmakers.
“We know when there is economic opportunity that’s great for families and it’s great for whether one parent wants to work, or two parents want to work,” Burgum said. “We’ve got to make sure that everybody that wants to work has an opportunity to do that and that we’ve got affordability, quality, and accessibility in child care, even in the rural areas of our country.”
Republicans largely opposed the temporary pandemic-era expansion because of the lack of work requirements. They equated it to work without welfare. But some of the Republicans hoping for a bigger child tax credit have pitched their own versions of a tax credit expansion, ones that keep the work guardrails in place.
The increased support within the GOP for expanding the child tax credit is part of a broader shift toward more populist policies. Some in Congress have hoped to retool the GOP into the party of the working class and blue-collar America.
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