LIVE AT 11:30am: Sen. Kevin Cramer talks child tax credit payments, infrastructure and spending bills, and the evolving way Republicans are talking about climate

Starting this month, some qualifying Americans with children will receive monthly money from the government in an amount representing up to $300 per child.

The payments come from the child tax credit millions of Americans tax every year. Think of them as a sort of advanced payment on a credit these families would have taken anyway.

Is this good policy? The calculus on these payments could get complicated for some Americans who may end up surprised by a tax bill at the end of the year if they don’t adjust their withholdings appropriately.

Sen. Kevin Cramer joins this episode of Plain Talk Live to discuss this issue, as well as the shift in the way Republicans are talking about the climate debate and the push Democrats are putting behind spending and infrastructure bills in Congress.