On this week’s Radically Pragmatic Podcast, Veronica Goodman, Director of Social Policy at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), sits down with Representative Veronica Escobar (TX-16), to discuss the Child Tax Credit.
“We learned very early on when we passed the Child Tax Credit, just what a resounding, powerful impact it would make in our effort to combat child poverty,” said Rep. Escobar on the podcast. “Something that should be the utmost priority for every lawmaker is to ensure that children don’t go hungry, that children are not homeless, that children have every opportunity possible to live prosperous, wonderful lives.”
Congresswoman Escobar is a member of the New Democrat Coalition. She is a Vice Chair for the Democratic Women’s Caucus and serves on the prestigious House Judiciary Committee, House Armed Services Committee, House Ethics Committee, and the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. In addition, she serves as Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
The American Rescue Plan Act, crafted by the Biden Administration and passed by Congressional Democrats, included a historic expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Qualifying families will see an increased tax credit of $3,000 for each child between the ages of six and 17 years old and $3,600 for each child under the age of six. The increased credit funds — $250 for children between six and 17, and $300 for each child under six — will be provided monthly, giving over 36 million eligible families relief as we recover from the pandemic. The expansion of the Child Tax Credit could lift one-half of all children in America out of poverty.
Families who are eligible for the CTC but have not received their monthly payment should visit IRS.gov or whitehouse.gov/child-tax-
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