{"id":174656,"date":"2017-11-10T16:03:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T21:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=174656"},"modified":"2017-11-10T16:47:03","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T21:47:03","slug":"rep-diane-black-fights-for-the-adoption-tax-credit-and-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/rep-diane-black-fights-for-the-adoption-tax-credit-and-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Diane Black fights for the adoption tax credit… and wins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pro-life is pro-adoption.<\/p>\n

That’s why, when news broke that the new GOP tax plan would eliminate the adoption tax credit for families, pro-lifers across the country, including those in Congress, expressed disapproval for the move.<\/p>\n

Because of this, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act yesterday, leaving the adoption tax credit intact. According to The Hill<\/a>, “an amendment released\u00a0Thursday from Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady<\/span> (R-Texas) retained” the tax credit. “The Senate legislation also preserves the credit,” reports The Hill, which “provides up to $13,570 in tax savings per adopted child.”<\/p>\n

Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.), who has defended pro-life<\/a> and pro-adoption<\/a> laws before, issued a statement in support of the tax credit:<\/p>\n

We promised a fairer, flatter and simpler tax code, giving middle income families much needed relief from our current code, and we did just that….<\/p>\n

I am also profoundly grateful to see that the Adoption Tax Credit is included in the final bill. Adoption has changed my own life and made my family whole, and I am very proud to fight alongside families willing to open their hearts to children in need of a forever home. We can\u2019t change the high cost of adoption overnight, but we can ensure our tax laws provide help to offset that expense….<\/p><\/blockquote>\n