Hawley proposes adding radiation exposure bill to tax package [Video]

Hawley’s idea is to attach RECA to the tax bill to entice his party colleagues to pass it through the upper chamber.

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri thinks he’s found a path for stalled tax legislation that would temporarily expand the child tax credit and restore business tax breaks that are expired or have sunset under the 2017 tax law.

Hawley’s idea is to attach the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to the tax bill to entice his party colleagues to pass it through the upper chamber — including top tax writer and radiation compensation champion Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho. The House already has passed the tax package with overwhelming bipartisan support.

Editor’s note: The above video aired on April 5, 2024.

“I think if they want to move the tax bill, I would say put RECA onto the tax bill and move them together. I think …