Mike Lee in Fear, by Bob Woodward

On Families & Children: Insisted that Trump tax cut increase Child Tax Credit

Ivanka Trump worked with Senators Marc Rubio and Mike Lee to increase the Child Tax Credit from $1,000 per child to $2,000. Rubio and Lee would not vote for the final tax package unless this was included. "We had to buy their votes," [one Trump advisor] said. "We'd been extorted by Lee and Rubio." He believed the federal government had distorted taxes and welfare, and of course was using tax legislation to help the poor. Source: Fear: Trump in the White House, by Bob Woodward, p.294 Sep 10, 2019

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