Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024

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Mr. FERGUSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this piece of legislation. I do not worry one single bit about making sure that American business is more competitive on the global stage. Making sure that our businesses are competitive through research and development and then having the capital to turn those ideas into a product and then turn those products into jobs here in America is something that we should be doing.

Staying competitive against our adversaries on the global stage is something that we should be doing.

This is not about giving businesses a tax break. This is about investing in America and American jobs.

Moreover, the complete mischaracterization about the child tax credit is the most intellectually dishonest conversation that I have heard on this floor in a very long time.

This is about making sure that people who work and their families have the ability to get ahead.

Let me tell you something, Mr. Speaker, we all believe on this side of the aisle that you should work in order to receive Federal benefits. That is something that this bill does, and I think it is important.

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Mr. FERGUSON. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Florida just characterized the child tax credit piece of this bill, which is something that President Trump signed into law, as giving people who are here illegally a check. I hate to see that mischaracterization from my colleague from Florida about President Trump's signature bill.

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