The Senate failed to pass the bipartisan tax bill that expands child tax credits on Thursday, despite it overwhelmingly passing the House earlier this year. Independent Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Joe Manchin of West Virginia joined 42 Republicans to block the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act by a 48-44 vote. The $79 billion package, which needed 60 votes to advance in the Senate, passed the House in late January in a 357-70 vote. Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, who is also former President Donald Trump’s running mate, is notably a no-show at the vote despite histor…