John,

Senators blocking the expanded Child Tax Credit are completely out of touch with the needs of low-income and working families who are struggling to afford basic needs.

They’re playing politics with low-income children and families, denying the expanded Child Tax Credit this year despite overwhelming bipartisan support in the House. They would push this tax package to next year, perhaps hoping they can add more corporate breaks and/or weaken the CTC in the next Congress.

We’ve already sent tens of thousands of messages to the Senate, demanding action on the CTC. Let’s keep the pressure on!

Rush a donation today to demand the Senate pass the expanded Child Tax Credit before tax season ends, so that 16 million children can benefit from the expanded CTC this year.

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In 2021, in the one year that the fully expanded Child Tax Credit was in effect, most low-income families spent their CTC on basic necessities like food, utilities, and rent or mortgage payments, as well as education expenses―and families need that help now.

This bipartisan tax package is an important step to increase the CTC for 80% of the families with low incomes who do not now receive the full credit. More than one in five children under the age of 17 will benefit in the first year of this legislation, including one in three Black and Latino children and three in ten American Indian/Alaska Native children, because their parents are more likely to be in low-paid jobs. Families need politicians to do the right thing and stop their stalling tactics.¹

Together, we’re demanding Congress stop playing politics with the lives of millions of low-income and working families.

Thank you for your support,

Meredith Dodson
Senior Director of Public Policy, Coalition on Human Needs

¹ About 16 Million Children in Low-Income Families Would Gain in First Year of Bipartisan Child Tax Credit Expansion

-- DEBORAH'S EMAIL --

John,

The expanded Child Tax Credit passed the U.S. House of Representatives two months ago in a bipartisan vote of 357-70. But now, cynical Senators are playing politics with the Child Tax Credit―and with the lives of millions of families with children.

Some Senators, for their own political gain, are blocking the tax package, which would benefit 16 million children in lower-income families and lift 400,000 children out of poverty this year.

Some may think they can get a bill with more corporate tax breaks and a weaker CTC in the next Congress while others simply don’t want to hand President Biden a legislative victory on an issue he has consistently championed.

We’re demanding Senators stop playing politics with an expanded Child Tax Credit that would benefit the families of 16 million children and pass the bill now, before the end of tax season!

We’re sending tens of thousands of messages to members of Congress. Donate now to power our campaign demanding the Senate pass the expanded Child Tax Credit!

While the expanded Child Tax Credit included in the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act is temporary and not as robust as the one passed in 2021, it would still lift 400,000 children out of poverty in tax year 2023, rising to 500,000 above the poverty line in 2025.¹ It would also add much needed income to about 16 million children in families struggling to meet basic needs―and will ensure the full tax credit reaches more families.²

We’re telling the Senate that low-income families are not political pawns. It’s time for the Senate to act now!

Rush a donation to help keep the pressure on Congress, demanding they pass the expanded Child Tax Credit before the end of tax season.

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Thank you for all you do,

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs

¹ Reported Proposal to Expand Child Tax Credit Would Lift as Many as 400,000 Children Above the Poverty Line
² About 16 Million Children in Low-Income Families Would Gain in First Year of Bipartisan Child Tax Credit Expansion