WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released a statement celebrating the Trump administration's plan to advance his Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) (https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-school-choice-legislation-heads-to-president-trumps-desk-as-part-of-one-big-beautiful-bill/) that he championed and secured as part of last year's Working Families Tax Cuts. On October 1, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service unveiled plans to implement the Education Freedom Tax Credit ahead of its January 2027 launch.

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