Tag: Senator Romney
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Social Security does need fixing, but Congress should debate and vote in full view. Last month, I got an invitation to a forum on “Trust Fund Solutions,” which means Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) is still pushing his TRUST Act. One of the bill’s co-sponsors – Senator Angus King (I-ME) – also appeared on the program.&nbs…
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To lift families out of poverty during the pandemic, Congress is on the verge of passing a substantial increase this year in the standard child tax credit as part of President Biden’s broader relief package. But despite the sharp divide over the $1.9 trillion package, some senators – both Democrats and Republicans – want to…