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Hi, John:

Earlier this fall, President Biden unveiled his Build Back Better agenda—a
multi-trillion-dollar spending package aimed at expanding the social
safety net and setting our families on an equitable path toward economic
recovery. But last month, Congress spent weeks debating which social goods
would be slashed from the agenda and which campaign promises would
ultimately be broken. 

With the fate of the Child Tax Credit seemingly bleak, Color Of Change
sent a detailed letter to the White House and Congressional leaders to
demand that universal child allowance remain. And on November 5, when the
House passed a key procedural vote to line up passage of the Build Back
Better Act, an expanded and extended child tax credit was included!^1 

[ [link removed] ]Thanks to the 18,000 Color Of Change members who signed our petition,
60 million children—including those with undocumented status—will receive
direct cash assistance for at least one additional year! 

This is a step in the right direction, but we believe that the CTC should
be made permanent! To date, the Child Tax Credit has lifted 3.5 million
children out of poverty and slashed the food insufficiency rate by more
than 20 percent for households with children.^2 As Black and low-income
families look for some semblance of financial security, it’s crucial that
pandemic relief continue. 

[ [link removed] ]John, Help Us Send a Message to Congress: Direct Cash Relief
Should Never Expire!

More than half of workers are currently living paycheck to paycheck.^3
Meaning, an unexpected expense—whether it be a trip to the emergency room
or an unusually high utility bill—can be utterly devastating. No one
should live in economic limbo, or be forced to rely on high-interest
installment loans to send their children to daycare and stock their
refrigerators.  As we’ve seen with the CTC, direct cash assistance
empowers our communities with the additional income necessary to make ends
meet. If our elected officials truly wish to support Black and low-income
families, then they must introduce and advance legislation that provides
much-needed relief to our communities. 

And with your donation, John, Color Of Change would be able to
amp up our advocacy around this issue—from running powerful digital
advertisements targeting legislative aides to briefing White House
personnel and lawmakers on the importance of direct cash relief to Black
and low-income folks. We truly cannot do this work without you. [ [link removed] ]So,
John, will you power the fight to keep our families
economically afloat?

[ [link removed] ]donate $5 [ [link removed] ]DONATE $25

[ [link removed] ]DONATE $10 [ [link removed] ]DONATE $50

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Until justice is real, 

—The Color Of Change Team

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References:

 1. Christina Wilkie, “Biden social and climate bill clears procedural
vote in House, where it still awaits final approval,” CNBC, November
6, 2021,
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 2. Carmen Reinicke, “The earliest child tax credit payments meant 3.3
million households had enough to eat,” CNBC, September 1, 2021,
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 3. Hillary Hoffower, “70% of millennials are living paycheck to paycheck,
more than any other generation,” Business Insider, September 21, 2021,
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