Harris and Trump Compete Over Costly Care Proposals

“JD Vance has floated the idea of more than doubling the child tax credit. Kamala Harris has repeatedly called for both that benefit and paid leave on the campaign trail — and she selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate partly because he enacted those policies in his home state,” Politico reports.

“It’s a striking pivot from previous election cycles: Both sides in a U.S. presidential race are playing up economic programs that would allow workers to better balance their personal and professional lives. That is evidence of growing bipartisan support for so-called care proposals as advocates spend tens of millions of dollars to drive their case home to candidates and the issues poll historically well with voters of both parties.”

“The new push for care comes after a robust pandemic response that briefly granted millions of Americans access to paid family and medical leave, an expanded child tax credit and subsidized child care. With those programs now lapsed, there’s growing momentum for permanent federal support.“