Ayotte’s bill would save $20 billion over 10 years, she said, more than enough to offset the $6 billion needed to reverse the reduction in the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for working-age military retirees that was part of last month’s budget deal. “They said their big beef last time was what about the children who are American children, and you’re hurting them, and I said, ‘OK, I’ll listen to you,’ and I’ve revamped my proposal,” Ayotte said Tuesday. “Any American child, even if they are born of someone who is here illegally, they can still get this tax credit, so I have taken their concerns head-on with this.” But Democrats did not seem to be going along with Ayotte’s proposed change, saying that other offsets were better suited to fix the military COLA cuts. “I think there are better pay-fors than that,” said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. “I don’t think you need to pay for this fix by harming programs that affect children.”
Why don't we just issue "free" ATM cards worth $1,000,000 cash to every illegal invader and be done with it.