July 17, 1997

Clinton Plan Cuts Children

President Clinton's child credit proposal would spend less and cover less children than the bipartisan plan passed by the Senate. That means that American families would receive less on a per-child basis -- in fact, $208 less per child over five years.

Clinton Cuts Tax Relief to Children by $11 Billion

• According to the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), the bipartisan Senate plan's child credit would give $83.4 billion in tax relief to America's children over five years. JCT says Clinton's plan provides $72.2 billion.
• The Clinton plan would cut assistance to children by some $11 billion over five years.

Clinton Cuts More than A Million Children Out of Tax Relief

• According to the JCT estimate, the bipartisan Senate plan's child credit would help 43.1 million children in 1998. According to JCT's estimate, the Clinton proposal would aid only 41.8 million children in 1998.
• The Clinton plan would cut 1,300,000 children out of tax relief.

For the Ones Not Cut Out, Clinton Cuts the Amount by $208 Per Child

• The bipartisan Senate plan would provide $83.4 billion in relief to 43.1 million children -- that's $1,935 per child over five years. The Clinton plan would provide only $72.2 billion in relief to just 41.8 million children -- that's $1,727 per child over five years.
• The Clinton plan would cut per-child assistance by $208 over five years.

Any way Clinton cuts it, America's children lose under his proposal!