JD Vance tries out a $5,000 expanded child tax credit proposal to secure support from the pro-family crowd

• Sen. JD Vance on Sunday proposed a $5,000 child tax credit.
• The vice-presidential candidate wants to position the GOP as the party with pro-family policies.
• But Vance missed an early August Senate vote on a child tax credit expansion.

Sen. JD Vance could use an image boost.

Since becoming former President Donald Trump's pick for vice president, the Ohio Republican has been hounded by some controversial past comments.