Broken SALT, Child-Credit Pledges Risk Voter Ire for Democrats
- Stalled economic agenda leaves taxpayers short of benefits
- Advocates say policy proposals could still help at polls
Kamala Harris speaks in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 8.
Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg
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Democratic lawmakers are risking the ire of voters inflamed by this year’s tax-filing season, as the stalling of President Joe Biden’s priority economic package leaves them bereft of promised benefits.
Embedded in the Build Back Better package were two provisions that Democrats designed so that the effects would be felt immediately by key constituencies: lower-income families, along with wealthier voters in areas with high local taxes, critical to a number of swing districts.