Romney Revamps His Family Security Act
June 16, 2022
Last year, Sen. Mitt Romney jolted the D.C. policy conversation with his proposed Family Security Act. For the first time, an elected Republican was proposing collapsing the tangle of low-income tax credits and child-related provisions in the tax code into a single, monthly child benefit.
At the time, it was a bridge too far for other elected Republicans. But a retooled design and a new co-sponsor suggests that Romney’s Family Security Act 2.0 may thread the needle between different factions on the right and become a much-needed signature policy for the GOP on its quest to become the “parents’ party.”
