Expanded tax cuts and universal pre-K access to support working families.
I will expand tax cuts and universal pre-K access to support working families.
Occurrences
Evidence
At a June 1 affordability event, Wasserman Schultz said Congress can lower utility bills through legislation, discussed her co-sponsorship of the Lowering Utility Bills Act, and framed the effort as a way to reduce costs for South Florida families.
The latest recorded House votes on the page are June 11 and June 10 entries on H.Res. 1335, H.R. 9238, H.R. 8464, H.R. 8312, H.R. 7892, H.R. 5408, and June 4 entries including H.R. 8646.
On June 15, she joined local officials to launch a regional child-safety initiative distributing 400,000 free child ID kits to families across several Florida counties.
Assessments
As a federal representative, Wasserman Schultz can claim credit for materially advancing legislation she voted for and helped support, but not for unilateral delivery. The tax-cut portion was partially delivered in her term: she voted for the American Rescue Plan Act on February 27, 2021, and that law expanded the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to $3,000/$3,600 per child. The universal pre-K portion was advanced but not enacted: she voted for the House-passed Build Back Better Act on November 19, 2021, and the White House framework for that bill included universal and free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds plus an extension of the expanded Child Tax Credit, but the bill did not become law. Because one major part of the promise was enacted while the universal pre-K part failed, the overall promise is best scored as partial rather than delivered or never.