[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H333]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   OPPOSING THE WYDEN-SMITH TAX BILL

  (Mr. CLYDE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLYDE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong opposition to 
the Wyden-Smith tax bill that is set to come to the floor tonight.
  From welfare expansion to inflationary deficits, this tax bill is a 
Trojan horse for bad policies disguised as tax relief.
  The most egregious problem is that this tax bill fails to close a 
loophole that allows illegal aliens with U.S. born children--that would 
be anchor babies--to claim the Child Tax Credit.
  After 3 years of Joe Biden's intentional illegal invasion, which is 
now being used by the uniparty as an excuse to pass a horrendous border 
bill that encourages more illegal immigration, lawmakers on both sides 
of the aisle are set to expand the Child Tax Credit while subsequently 
allowing illegal aliens to cash in on those benefits.
  There is no denying that these cash welfare payments reward and 
incentivize more illegal immigration. This tax bill advances policies 
that only worsen the chaos and fuel the border crisis.
  It is a magnet for more illegal immigration, and I encourage all 
Members to vote against it. Americans simply deserve better.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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