[ [link removed] ]Katie Porter for Congress

John—did you see
Katie’s petition to strike the single parent penalty from the tax code? We
didn’t see your name on it.

For working families headed by single parents, the new “single parent
penalty” means that children of single parents are less likely to get the
tax credit, and in some cases, they’ll even get a smaller amount than
children who are living in families with two parents—something she’s
calling the “single parent penalty.”

[ [link removed] ]From universal daycare to paid family leave, Katie has always fought
for working families. That’s why her fight to abolish the single parent
penalty is so important. Add your name right now to join the fight for
working families and children.

—Katie Porter for Congress

 

-----Forwarded message-----
From: Katie Porter
Subject: No working family left behind
Date: Wed, June 9, 2021
To: [email protected] 

John,

As one of the only single moms in Congress, let me tell you: there's no
discount for raising kids as a single parent. Yet it's harder for kids
from single parent homes to get help through the child tax credit, which
leaves families headed by single parents to bear more of a financial
burden. I call this the “single parent penalty”.

I’m proud to be in Congress to fight for working families—including
working families headed by single parents—which is why I’m excited to
share with you that, just last month, I introduced a bill to strike the
single parent penalty from the tax code.

[ [link removed] ]No child should get less of a benefit just because the marital status
of their parents is different. Will you add your name today to show your
support for my bill to strike the single parent penalty from the tax code?

[ [link removed] ]Add your name ›››

If you’re a child in a single parent household, your parent is less likely
to get the tax credit—and in some cases, they may even get a smaller
amount than children who are living in families with two parents.

That’s why I call this the single parent penalty,
John. Because if you really look at it, it’s
the children of single parent households who are really being punished
here. Despite our research telling us time and time again that children of
single parent households often need the most support, our laws don’t yet
reflect that.

[ [link removed] ]Children of single parent households deserve just as much support from
their government as children in dual parent households. Add your name
today to show support for working families.

[ [link removed] ]Sign now ›››

Thanks for your support,

Katie

 

 

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