From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org):
The COVID-19 pandemic has created devastating health and economic problems for millions of families in the United States.
The good news is, President Biden’s proposed Child Tax Credit would nearly cut child poverty in half – a much-needed lifeline to children and families struggling during the pandemic.
Go to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-struggling-families-need-an-immediate-increase-to-the-child-tax-credit to tell Congress: Support Pres. Biden’s plan to increase the Child Tax Credit without delay.
If passed, this expansion of the Child Tax Credit would be available to 27 million children whose families don’t currently get the full credit because their parents don’t earn enough. And it would raise the maximum Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to $3,000 for children between ages 6 and 17, and to $3,600 for children under 6.
As part of the new legislation, the Child Tax Credit would no longer be tied to a minimum amount of family earnings, so families whose income is low would receive the full amount. We will no longer say to families: sorry, you’re too poor to get help.
Together, we must demand Congress act swiftly to help U.S. families that are struggling in this terrible pandemic.
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