Opposing the Wyden-Smith Tax Bill

Floor Speech

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Mr. CLYDE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong opposition to the Wyden-Smith tax bill that is set to come to the floor tonight.

From welfare expansion to inflationary deficits, this tax bill is a Trojan horse for bad policies disguised as tax relief.

The most egregious problem is that this tax bill fails to close a loophole that allows illegal aliens with U.S. born children--that would be anchor babies--to claim the Child Tax Credit.

After 3 years of Joe Biden's intentional illegal invasion, which is now being used by the uniparty as an excuse to pass a horrendous border bill that encourages more illegal immigration, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are set to expand the Child Tax Credit while subsequently allowing illegal aliens to cash in on those benefits.

There is no denying that these cash welfare payments reward and incentivize more illegal immigration. This tax bill advances policies that only worsen the chaos and fuel the border crisis.

It is a magnet for more illegal immigration, and I encourage all Members to vote against it. Americans simply deserve better.

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