John,
Yesterday another round of Child Tax Credit payments hit the bank accounts of millions of American families.
Ahead of the holiday season, we know these payments are helping families put food on the table. In California’s 45th district alone, an estimated 114,000 kids have been helped by the Child Tax Credit—a tax cut of over $28 million for Orange County families.
Nationwide, childhood poverty was reduced by 25% after just one payment, with estimates that childhood poverty could be reduced by 40% if the payments continued a full year.
This tax cut was created as part of the American Rescue Plan which Congress passed in March, but payments are set to end in December. That’s why Katie is advocating that we permanently continue the Child Tax Credit payments. The cost of raising kids simply doesn’t stop when these payments do.
And as one of the only single parents in Congress, Katie has also introduced legislation to amend the Child Tax Credit so that it can be equally beneficial for single-parent families. Right now, the cutoff for single-parents to receive support is lower than the cutoff for married parents, unfairly punishing kids whose parents aren’t married. Single-parent families deserve the same support that families with two parents get, because as Katie always says, there’s no single-parent discount at the grocery store, for school supplies, or for paying rent.
If you want to show your support for expanding the Child Tax Credit and making it fair to single-parent families, sign Katie’s petition. Investing in our kids is the best investment we can make in our country’s future.
—Team Porter
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Congresswoman Katie Porter is fighting for affordable child care, lower cost prescription drugs, climate action, and a strong, stable, globally competitive economy that works for everyone. She’s standing up to corporate special interests and doesn’t take any money from corporate PACs or lobbyists, so we rely on grassroots supporters like you pitching in when they can. Make a contribution today. |
