Child Tax Credit Provides Critical Support to Families

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Mr. HORSFORD. Madam Speaker, 7 months ago, Democrats passed a historic tax cut for middle-class families and lifted millions of children out of poverty.

Since then, some of my conservative colleagues have had the audacity to complain that we helped too many children.

In my district, here is what it means when 97 percent of families are eligible for the child tax credit:

For Yvette, it means healthy food on the table.

For Sara, it means being able to afford her child's preschool tuition.

This money goes straight into our local economy, helping parents get back to work and build the future that their children deserve.

But without a clean extension of the child tax credit, American families will lose this critical support just as the economy begins to recover.

This tax credit isn't a handout. It is about putting hard-earned tax dollars back in the pockets of working families with children.

For any of my colleagues who won't vote to help their constituents, let me be clear: I will vote for the families in your districts and mine because our children deserve nothing less.

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