In the wake of the COVID pandemic, the Child Tax Credit (CTC) was expanded to ease financial pressure for families. The legislative action led to a historic drop in child poverty. In this session of Congress, a bipartisan coalition sought to reinstate the expanded credit permanently, as child poverty rose again in 2023 after the credit expired. However, Senate Republicans, led by Mike Crapo of Idaho, killed the bill. We discuss what Republicans would have preferred, and why this didn't work for them.