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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) touted the pro-family and childcare provisions Republicans delivered in the Working Families Tax Cuts to alleviate the costs Texas parents face, including by doubling the Child Tax Credit, lowering the cost of childcare, and strengthening the Paid Family and Medical Leave Credit. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here.
“While there’s no silver bullet that can magically make the cost of raising a family go away, Republicans have delivered provisions in the Working Families Tax Cuts that will attempt to lessen that burden.”
“In 2017, Republicans doubled the Child Tax Credit from $1,000 to $2,000. In 2025, that was scheduled to go back to $1,000, but Senate Republicans built on their prior success and permanently increased the Child Tax Credit to $2,000 and $2,200 per child.”
“In addition to expanding the Child Tax Credit, Republicans took steps to alleviate what is perhaps one of the most commonly cited concerns that parents face and that is the increasing cost of childcare.”
“The Paid Family and Medical Leave Credit is a general business credit that’s now offered to employers who provide paid family and medical leave to qualifying employees.”
“This provision would reward businesses that offer these valuable benefits to their employees, allowing mothers to recover from childbirth, and allowing both mothers and fathers the time they want to bond with their newborns in the first important months of their lives. We also built on these successes by bolstering the Employer Provided Child Tax Credit. This credit rewards businesses that provide childcare to employees.”
“We increased the Dependent Care Assistance exclusion up to $7,500 from $5,000, and we increased the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, which will help millions of families offset the cost of childcare by nearly $1,000 on average.”
“While none of us are looking forward to filing our income tax returns come April 5, I hope that working parents will see a little bit of well-deserved relief in their pocketbooks as a result of these provisions that Republicans provided in the Working Families Tax Cuts, and which President Trump signed into law.”
