Susan Collins Open to Push for Child Tax Credit

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Susan Collins Open to Push for Child Tax Credit

December 21, 2021 at 8:59 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 8 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/12/21/susan-collins-open-to-push-for-child-tax-credit/

"SNIP......

“After a key setback to President Joe Biden’s spending agenda, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins signaled openness on Tuesday to an effort that would overhaul a child tax credit set to expire in January if Congress does not act,” the Bangor Daily News reports.

“While Republicans including Collins have been in lockstep against Democratic stimulus plans in 2021, the Maine senator said a revived tax-credit push led by Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, is among ‘a number of proposals worthy of consideration’ on that issue. While she stopped short of backing it outright, it could signal a bipartisan willingness to make a narrower deal, though the plan still faces obstacles.”

......SNIP"

[Scrivener7]

1. Sure. I totally believe her.

[msfiddlestix]

27. ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️

[dchill]

2. Who woke her up?

[msfiddlestix]

28. no worries, shes's playing the same game

she's either tag teaming with the traitor or in competition for the attention

[madaboutharry]

3. She'll say something different tomorrow.

She isn’t trustworthy.

[Iggo]

4. Yeah, sure. (n/t)

[SMC22307]

5. Don't trust her. (n/t)

[MustLoveBeagles]

6. She's even less trustworthy than Manchin

If you look up concern troll in the dictionary you'd see her picture.

[drray23]

7. easy for her to say so.

it makes her look good burnishing her moderate republican status in Maine She knows perfectly well that there won't be 9 other Republicans to avoid a filibuster on it.

[Walleye]

8. No really I'm gonna let you kick the football this time I'm not gonna pull away really

[bucolic_frolic]

9. The game is dashing liberal hopes - despair, dismay, fear, doubt, lethargy

Don't believe a word out of her mouth. This has been her behavior for a long, long time.

[Bristlecone]

10. The emptiest suit in the senate says what?

She is a complete zero.

[lapfog_1]

11. doesn't matter

unless one of the following:

a) She is willing to vote for all of BBB

or

b) we agree to ONLY passing the Child Tax Credit under reconciliation (the end for all the rest of BBB)

or

c) She finds 10 other republican senators to vote with her on the cloture vote for this one standalone regular order bill - 10 because Manchin will vote to filibuster the bill.

[viva la]

14. I was surprised that Romney isn't for at least that child credit

He proposed something similar years ago.

But they'll be against something else in the bill. That's how they roll. Compromise no longer is an option.

[leftstreet]

22. He's currently floating his own plan

Link to tweet

?s=20

[msfiddlestix]

29. This was Manchin's intention all along, to team up with the Rs

he telegraphed that every single day on the Senate floor, didn't he?

[Bettie]

15. Given her previous behavior

she's not trustworthy.

But, if she votes for it, that would be lovely.

[wellst0nev0ter]

16. I'm CONCERNED that she will back out anyways like the craven goop that she is

This is my concerned face:

[lindysalsagal]

17. I'll hold my breath.

Starting now.

[Wounded Bear]

18. I'll believe it when I see it. I have no trust in any Repub...

If she votes for it, brava! But if it is still part of the main BBB, I don't see it.

[crickets]

19. "a revived tax-credit push led by Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah"

That's what woke up Collins: a fellow Republican talking about a Republican tax plan.

https://bangordailynews.com/2021/12/21/politics/susan-collins-is-open-to-a-revived-push-to-overhaul-an-expiring-child-tax-credit/

Romney released his plan early this year before Democrats passed their package. It would provide a larger benefit of $4,200 annually to young children and pay for itself by phasing out other tax programs and cash assistance for low-income families under the state-run Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Even with those changes, it would go slightly further than the Biden plan in eliminating deep poverty, according to a Niskanen Center analysis.

The plan attracted little support across the political spectrum as Democrats went after their wider spending bill and two top Republicans derided it and other child allowance proposals as “welfare assistance.” While Romney is trying to revive it now as the cliff looms, that calls into question whether it could get the 60 votes needed in the Senate to pass by itself.

Unless it's for the rich folks, there are no handouts. Gotta rob Peter to pay Paul.


What the heck is the Niskanen Center? Has anyone heard of them or know anything about them? A quick web search is giving off mixed messages.

[Celerity]

26. So called moderate right wing think tank

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niskanen_Center

[greenjar_01]

20. She will hem and haw and do nothing, like she always does

[BlueIdaho]

21. Yawn...

Susan Collins is not exactly a profile in courage, as for Mittens Romney, is he still admiring the size of trees in Florida?

[gratuitous]

23. Oh good, another MacBeth takes the stage

Manchin has strutted and fretted his hour on the stage, exited stage right, and now Collins is here to vend her sound and fury. It's kayfabe. If Collins gave a rat's ass about the people who would be helped by Build Back Better, she would have come out as a yes weeks ago. Same goes for Romney and any other "moderate" Republican who wants to pretend that she or he will use the power and the position they have for the good of the country and its citizens.

[krawhitham]

24. So what, as a stand alone bill we need 60 votes

They will not waste the last reconciliation bill on a single issue bill

[Recursion]

25. A picture of the announcement

[hatrack]

30. Blah blahblah BLAHBLAH blah blahblahblah BLAH blahblahblahblah BLAHBLAHBLAH

[msfiddlestix]

31. please let's not give credence to this GOP pr bs.

this was their game plan all along, let's not promote it here.

[JustAnotherGen]

32. She's a liar

She just is upset Manchin is getting all of the attention she normally gets.