EXCLUSIVE — Kari Lake, who is running for Senate in Arizona, wants to expand the child tax credit, arguing the expansion could help the falling birth rate.
spoke to Lake, a staunch opponent of illegal immigration, on Wednesday while she was in transit to the southern border. The 54-year-old former TV news anchor and 2022 gubernatorial candidate said she wants bigger federal benefits for those who choose to have children.
Lake said that she doesn’t have a specific degree of increase in mind for child tax credit, but said it needs to be closely examined and expanded to a level where it is effective at incentivizing family growth and raising the birth rate.The child tax credit, which has been revised bymultiple times in recent years, currently stands at $2,000 for minors. That is the level it was set at by the 2017 Republican tax overhaul.
More generally, Republicans are divided on family benefits. Some favor lowering tax rates rather than increasing credits. Others, such as Sen. Mike Lee ofLake is the expected Republican nominee for Senate in the state. She is set to face Rep. Ruben Gallego in what is billed as tossup election, one which could decide control of the Senate. Gallego also supports a bigger child tax credit.
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