Tell Congress to Expand the Child Tax Credit

From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org):

In 2019, those earning between $10,000 and $20,000 received an average total of $850 from the Child Tax Credit, while those earning between $75,000 and $100,000 typically received more than three times that amount.

That’s right – families are currently being denied assistance because they are too poor.

This week, the Senate is considering a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill. It will extend the Child Tax Credit to 27 million children whose families don’t earn enough right now to qualify.

Stand up for hard working U.S. families today. Go to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-struggling-families-need-an-immediate-increase-to-the-child-tax-credit to tell Congress: Expand and increase the Child Tax Credit.

Instead of requiring a minimum amount of income to qualify for the Child Tax Credit, this new legislation would provide equal assistance regardless of how much a family earns.

By boosting the Child Tax Credit, we can boost 9.9 million children above or closer to the poverty line.

This includes 2.3 million Black children, 4.1 million Latino children, and 441,000 Asian American children, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Join us in passing the long overdue expansion of the Child Tax Credit. Together, we can cut child poverty in half.