Biden Touts Expanded Child Tax Credit
We ran the numbers: There are 1316 news articles covering this topic. 22% (289) are left leaning, 37% (487) are center, and 41% (540) are right leaning.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden called on Congress to extend the Child Tax Credit expansion past its December expiration date. While left-leaning articles highlight that the Biden administration just began the biggest anti-poverty program undertaken by the federal government in more than half a century, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden apologized to children forced to listen to his “boring, boring, boring” remarks.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the Biden administration just began the biggest anti-poverty program undertaken by the federal government in more than half a century. The Treasury Department sent checks to households representing about 60 million children as part of a stimulus package Democrats passed in March.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that senior administration officials told reporters that the goal is to make the credit permanent. Biden’s remarks came on the day that the Internal Revenue Service began distributing the payments.
A right-leaning article by New York Post highlights that Biden apologized to children forced to listen to his “boring, boring, boring” remarks. Biden suggested that the kids be treated to ice cream.
From the left
IRS begins sending monthly checks to millions of American parents in crucial test for Biden
The Washington Post
From the center
Biden administration wants to permanently extend Child Tax Credit expansion past the end of 2021
USA Today
From the right
New York Post