child tax credit

Opinion: 140 Million Poor People Are Not A Disease. They Are The Result Of Policy Murder.

The American Rescue Plan lifted 4 million children out of poverty. This legislation didn’t simply make life a little easier for some Americans. It saved lives.
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Mitt Romney Got More Republicans To Back Monthly Child Allowance

Romney has given Democrats their best hope of resurrecting the enhanced child tax credit.
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Child Tax Credit Payments Helped Parents Avoid Selling Plasma, Taking Payday Loans

New research adds to a growing pile of evidence the policy made life easier for parents.
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Loss Of Child Tax Credit Payments May Have Hurt Joe Biden’s Approval Rating

New research suggests good policy — reducing child poverty — might also be good politics.
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Opinion: A Year After Biden’s American Rescue Plan, Kids Are Falling Back Into Poverty. Congress Is To Blame.

In December, the child tax credit lifted nearly 4 million children out of poverty. If it had been extended through 2022, it would have cut child poverty nearly in half.
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Child Poverty Spiked After Tax Credit Expired, Early Research Suggests

A new study shows child poverty increased 40% in January after the monthly payments lapsed because of congressional inaction.
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With Their Agenda Stalled, Democrats Urge Parents To File Taxes

The monthly child tax credit payments have stopped, but parents can still receive as much as $1,800 per child as a tax refund.
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Armed With Teddy Bears, West Virginia Moms Fight To Save The Child Tax Credit

They urged Sen. Joe Manchin to back the credit, which he has refused to do.
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Jim Clyburn, Joe Manchin Join Hands On Means-Testing The Child Tax Credit

Democrats are taking tiny steps toward a compromise on a key part of the stalled Build Back Better Act.
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Senate Democrats Press Biden On Expired Child Tax Credit

More than 36 million families have been left hanging after receiving a monthly child allowance in the second half of 2021.
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