Senator Bill Cassidy introduces bipartisan legislation that will allow parents to receive a larger child tax credit in their year after they have a kid, or adopt. The child tax credit is currently 2,000 dollars a year, and Cassidy says this bill would allow them to borrow against the next six years of tax credits and receive 5,000 dollars in the child’s first year.
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Cassidy says the legislation will not raise taxes or hurt social security.

New Orleans Democratic Congressman Cedric Richmond says evidence has been presented during the impeachment hearings that shows President Trump leveraged taxpayer dollars to get Ukraine to dig up dirt on a political rival…
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Louisiana Republican Congressman Mike Johnson calls the whole production a sham.

New work requirement changes for food stamp recipients could impact nearly 50,000 Louisiana residents in April. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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