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Senate Republicans Block $78 Billion Business, Child Tax Break Package
- Schumer assails Republicans for stopping ‘no-brainer’ tax deal
- Republican-controlled House passed $78 billion bill in January
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Senate Republicans stopped a $78 billion package of tax cuts benefiting businesses and low-income families, two constituencies the party needs to win big in November.
Democrats, who will return home to campaign later this week, now plan to paint Republicans as the party that blocked a pro-family tax cut they estimate would benefit 16 million children and benefit struggling small businesses.