by Nicole Maxwell, NM Political Report
Aug. 7, 2024
A tax package that would have expanded the Child Tax Credit and provided tax support for small businesses was blocked by Senate Republicans last week.
New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich, a Democrat and longtime proponent of the Child Tax Credit, released a statement Monday expressing his ire that the tax package was blocked.
“Expanding the Child Tax Credit is one of the most powerful tools we have to put money back into the pockets of New Mexicans,” Heinrich said in a press release. “It’s inexcusable and downright shameful that Senate Republicans just blocked legislation that would have expanded the Child Tax Credit and benefited 140,000 children in New Mexico, who have been left behind by the current program. Our children deserve better.”
Heinrich voted for the Child Tax Credit’s expansion in 2021 and has worked for its renewal and/or expansion.
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