Top Democrat: Tax credit expansions must be in next coronavirus relief package

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) on Friday said that expansions of the earned income tax credit (EITC) and child tax credit (CTC) – two tax credits aimed at helping low- and middle-income households – must be included in the next coronavirus relief package.Neal’s comments come amid discussions between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on legislation. The White House did…