How 1 Senator Got a Bigger Tax Break for Families

Lawmakers finally appear to have agreed to a tax reform package that they believe will get through both the House and the Senate in the coming week. Yet even up until the final hours before Republicans released their agreement, there was considerable uncertainty about whether proponents of the measure would be able to gather enough key votes to give it a solid chance of passage.

One senator who held out until the last minute was Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who made it clear that he wouldn't support the tax reform compromise unless it made further concessions on one key tax break for families. By threatening to pull support for tax reform, Rubio successfully won a bigger child tax credit that includes more money for low-income families.

Image source: Marco Rubio website.

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