germany s public transport network will be at a near stand still today as two of the country s largest unions strike in an ongoing dispute over pay. workers walked out shortly after midnight for 2h hours. two of the country s largest unions which are demanding significant pay rises for their workers want to increase the pressure on employers ahead of another round of negotiations. there ll be all but no trains, planes or ferries in operation after workers walked out, and motorists have been warned that staff who maintain motorways and repair road damage after accidents are also on strike. damage after accidents let s are also on strike. talk about the impact of all let s talk about the impact of all of this. joining me now is christian schulz, deputy chief european economist at citi. they seem huge. what sort of impact will the strikes today across germany? impact will the strikes today across germany? well, good morning- across germany? well, good morning. everything
Lowincome families will never see a dime of benefit from the Child Tax Credit because they simply do not earn enough. Instead of improving the credit and placing it within reach for working families, republicans would do the opposite under their proposal. While the credit would be expanded to 1,600, the restrictive eligibility requirements that prevent lowincome families from claiming the credit would still remain in place and the new quote unquote, Family Flexibility credit created under this bill would expire after only five years. Many families have enlisted military members with more than two children would continue to be ineligible for the full credit and rural families as well are left behind because many do not earn enough to qualify for the full credit. Adding insult to injury more than 4 million low income immigrant workers would no longer be able to claim the credit for their u. S. Citizen children. My amendment would ensure that all families are able to benefit from the Chil
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I know this additional flexibility provided under our proposed amendment would help get Quality Charter School office the ground. The amendment also allows for revenue to be more portable across School Districts to provide states with the ability o move toward more models. Or competency based education if they so desire. It ensures that Charter Schools are doing outreach to low income and other schools. Many Charter Schools are already leading in this regard d helping our most atrisk families to achieve success. We want to ensure they continue to lead the way and provide access to choice for more families. Im also pleased that my amendment i offered with brooks regarding Computer Science is made in order. My amendment with representative brooks would clarify that federal funds can be used for Computer Science education. Its particularly important because it relates to funding for teacher preparation based on the bipartisan Computer Science education act which representative brooks and
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