Pence Group Urges Conservatives to Oppose Vance's $9,000 Child Subsidy Plan
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 11
Pence Group Urges Conservatives to Oppose Vance's $9,000 Child Subsidy Plan
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 11
Summary
Advancing American Freedom, founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, called on conservatives to reject JD Vance’s draft plan to pay stay-at-home parents up to $9,000 per child annually.
The group said the proposal would trigger government audits, create fraud risks and punish work by cutting benefits when families take raises, promotions or part-time jobs.
Vance’s plan would expand the Child Care and Development Fund, which now sends about $9,000 per child mainly to childcare providers for roughly 870,000 families; married couples would qualify only if one spouse stays home and the other works 35 hours a week.
AAF also warned the fund is already strained, with nearly one-third of states maintaining waitlists, so adding stay-at-home parents could intensify competition for limited aid.
Supporters such as Heritage Foundation’s Roger Severino argue the change would put at-home parents on equal footing with families that already receive subsidized childcare.