[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to stop the GOP's self-serving agenda: No raise for
Congress until parents get a raise!
Dear MoveOn member,
Did you see our email earlier? While countless families struggle to make
ends meet, some politicians are focusing on their own bank accounts.
Republicans are just one floor vote away from giving themselves a pay
raise as they shamefully continue to deny American families and children
the financial relief they need and deserve.
Everyday families are facing impossible decisions between putting food on
the table, paying medical bills, and keeping a roof over their heads—all
while the politicians we elected are focused on giving themselves an
$8,000 raise. Meanwhile, the GOP continues to block the American Family
Act of 2023, which would give parents a $3,600 raise by bringing back the
popular and effective Child Tax Credit. [ [link removed] ]Our tax dollars should be
invested back into our families, not used to line the pockets of greedy
politicians.
We must act now. The legislative session is ending just next month. We
can’t allow politicians to give themselves a huge pay raise without first
passing commonsense tax relief for working- and middle-class
families. [ [link removed] ]Join more than 28K MoveOn members who have signed the
petition demanding no pay raise for Congress unless parents get a pay
raise! And pass it along to your friends, family members, and colleagues
who would also benefit from the Child Tax Credit.
Thanks for all you do.
–Adam Ruben from Economic Security Project Action
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[ [link removed] ]Tell House Republicans: No raise for Congress until parents get a
raise!
Dear MoveOn member,
As inflation raised the cost of everyday living, and when American
families needed it the most, hard-working parents were dealt a cruel blow
when Republicans voted to end the monthly Child Tax Credit. The tax credit
made it more affordable for parents to start a family or keep their
families afloat, and an additional year of the Child Tax Credit was
projected to create 500,000 new full-time private-sector jobs.^1 It’s
proof that investing directly in working- and middle-class families fuels
our economy—what’s good for hard-working parents is good for all of us.
But after betraying American families and ending the expanded Child Tax
Credit—a $3,600 annual pay raise for parents—House Republicans turned
around to give themselves an $8,000 annual pay raise.^2
Fortunately, House Democrats have introduced the American Family Act of
2023, which would permanently restore the expanded Child Tax Credit. We
can't let this critical relief for families be blocked by greedy
politicians who prioritize their own self-interest over the well-being of
hard-working families.
[ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition to demand that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
and House Republicans give families a raise before they greedily vote to
line their own pockets?
It’s time to hold Congress accountable. Members of Congress already make
$174,000 a year—more than double the average household income in the
United States.^3 Yet House Republicans shamefully chose to end commonsense
tax relief for working- and middle-class families, while moving to give
themselves a huge pay raise.
Sign the petition to say no to pay raises for Congress until parents get
the pay raise they deserve!
[6]Sign the petition
The impact of the Child Tax Credit was undeniable. It provided much-needed
relief to working- and middle-class families, and it allowed us to pay for
basic needs like food, rent, utilities, and education. Before the Child
Tax Credit was ripped away by House Republicans, it lifted 3 million
children out of poverty and led to a drastic drop in food insufficiency
for families. It was one of the most significant accomplishments of the
first year of the Biden administration.^4
A few greedy Republicans should not be allowed to block needed relief for
our families while giving themselves a pay raise. [ [link removed] ]Sign the petition and
demand Congress give parents a $3,600 pay raise by reinstating the
expanded Child Tax Credit through the American Families Act of 2023 before
they vote to give themselves an $8,000 raise.
Together, we can send a strong message to Congress and tell House
Republicans that we expect and demand that they put our families first!
Thanks for all you do.
–Adam Ruben from Economic Security Project Action
Sources:
1. "10 Ways the Biden Child Tax Credit is Helping American Families,"
Third Way, December 21, 2021
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2. "House Republicans want to give themselves $8,000+ pay rises, while
furiously opposing other government spending," Yahoo News, July 16, 2023
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3. "Republicans Look to Give Themselves a Pay Raise After Securing Benefit
Cuts for the Poor," Common Dreams, July 13, 2023
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4. "The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here's
what else it did," NPR, January 27, 2022
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