Republicans will rely on future Congresses to carry out a significant portion of their tax plan.

To limit the size of the tax cut to $1.5 trillion over a decade, House tax writers included a five-year expiration of a new $300 parent tax credit that is meant to help ensure that middle-class families don’t see tax increases under the legislation.

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