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Nov. 15, 2021
Rep. Danny K. Davis Urge Qualified Families to Sign-up for the Child Tax Credit
Rep. Danny Davis
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Oct. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet L. Yellen, Treasury Secretary - On the IRS Bank Surveillance Plan
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Oct. 15, 2021
As Fourth Child Tax Credit Payments Hit, Schneider Hosts Conversation With Tenth District Mother
Rep. Brad Schneider
Sept. 30, 2021
Schneider Introduces Legislation to Establish Manufacturing Tax Credits for Onshore Wind Energy
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Sept. 26, 2021
Tweet - "This is where Senator McConnell wants to take us. All to avoid paying for the debt he helped create with the Trump tax cuts. He alone owns this disaster."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2021
Underwood: American Rescue Plan's Child Tax Credit Lowered Taxes for Illinois 14th District Families by $35.6 Million in August; September Tax Credits to Hit Bank Accounts this Week
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman, Ways and Means, Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of internal Revenue Service - Congressman Blake Moore Joins Congressman Tom Emmer and Colleagues in Sending Letter to Protect the Privacy Rights of Utah Families and Credit Unions from Burdensome Regulations
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Sept. 10, 2021
Durbin, Duckworth, Lightfoot Announce $55 Million In New Markets Tax Credits For Chicago Development Fund
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 7, 2021
Letter to Richard Neal, Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee - Approval of the Build Back Better international tax proposals
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Tweet - "Pres. Biden's expanded #ChildTaxCredit is already making a real difference in the lives of millions of American children. Let's build on this success by passing his Build Back Better agenda, which will continue to lift millions of children out of poverty."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; Hon. John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget; Hon. Bernie Sanders, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget; Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means; and Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance - Urging House and Senate Leadership to Make Historic Health Care Affordability Expansion Permanent in Budget Reconciliation Package
Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Aug. 24, 2021
Rep. Kelly Votes to Pass Budget Resolution, Advance Build Back Better Plan
Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 12, 2021
Letter to Chairman Ron Wyden, Committee on Finance - Duckworth Urges Finance Committee To Cut Taxes For Hard-Working Families In Forthcoming Reconciliation Legislation
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - ICYMI: Feenstra Urges Biden to Back Off Plan to Cap Like-Kind Exchanges
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Duckworth On Reconciliation Process: Democrats Pushing To Deliver For Working Illinoisans
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 3, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Womack Urges Biden to Abandon Effort to Raise Taxes on Landowners
Rep. Mary Miller, ...
July 30, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service - Matsui, Thompson and Colleagues Urge IRS to Resolve Tax Refund Delays
Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
July 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Reps. Panetta And Pascrell Lead Letter To Treasury Department And IRS On Ensuring The CTC Goes To New Parents And Caregivers
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
July 26, 2021
Chairman Quigley Statement to Rules Committee on Seven-Bill Appropriations Minibus
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 23, 2021
Tweet - ".@POTUS Biden's expanded child tax credit is one of the most impactful things that Congress has done in a long time. It's making a real difference, right now, for millions of American families. And remember--not a single Republican voted for it."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
200 Days of Work for the People
Rep. Robin Kelly
July 20, 2021
Tweet - "Thanks to the Biden Administration, the United States is in a much better place than it was just six months ago. But we can't stop here. We need to keep our foot on the gas and continue to invest in the American people. That's how we build back better."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021
Tweet - "Last week was an important one for millions of Americans as President Biden's expanded Child Tax Credit went into effect. It has been estimated that it could cut child poverty in the United States by half. That's something we should all celebrate."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Tweet - "Yesterday was a historic day in our country as millions of working families began receiving payments from the expanded #ChildTaxCredit. Today I'm proud to join @COFIOnline & @EconsecureIL in Chicago to discuss how this expansion will benefit 2.5 million children in Illinois"
Sen. Dick Durbin
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Politician
Nov. 15, 2021
Rep. Danny K. Davis Urge Qualified Families to Sign-up for the Child Tax Credit
Rep.Danny Davis
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Oct. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet L. Yellen, Treasury Secretary - On the IRS Bank Surveillance Plan
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Oct. 15, 2021
As Fourth Child Tax Credit Payments Hit, Schneider Hosts Conversation With Tenth District Mother
Rep.Brad Schneider
Sept. 30, 2021
Schneider Introduces Legislation to Establish Manufacturing Tax Credits for Onshore Wind Energy
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Sept. 26, 2021
Tweet - "This is where Senator McConnell wants to take us. All to avoid paying for the debt he helped create with the Trump tax cuts. He alone owns this disaster."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2021
Underwood: American Rescue Plan's Child Tax Credit Lowered Taxes for Illinois 14th District Families by $35.6 Million in August; September Tax Credits to Hit Bank Accounts this Week
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman, Ways and Means, Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of internal Revenue Service - Congressman Blake Moore Joins Congressman Tom Emmer and Colleagues in Sending Letter to Protect the Privacy Rights of Utah Families and Credit Unions from Burdensome Regulations
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Sept. 10, 2021
Durbin, Duckworth, Lightfoot Announce $55 Million In New Markets Tax Credits For Chicago Development Fund
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 7, 2021
Letter to Richard Neal, Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee - Approval of the Build Back Better international tax proposals
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Tweet - "Pres. Biden's expanded #ChildTaxCredit is already making a real difference in the lives of millions of American children. Let's build on this success by passing his Build Back Better agenda, which will continue to lift millions of children out of poverty."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; Hon. John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget; Hon. Bernie Sanders, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget; Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means; and Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance - Urging House and Senate Leadership to Make Historic Health Care Affordability Expansion Permanent in Budget Reconciliation Package
Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Aug. 24, 2021
Rep. Kelly Votes to Pass Budget Resolution, Advance Build Back Better Plan
Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 12, 2021
Letter to Chairman Ron Wyden, Committee on Finance - Duckworth Urges Finance Committee To Cut Taxes For Hard-Working Families In Forthcoming Reconciliation Legislation
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - ICYMI: Feenstra Urges Biden to Back Off Plan to Cap Like-Kind Exchanges
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Duckworth On Reconciliation Process: Democrats Pushing To Deliver For Working Illinoisans
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 3, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Womack Urges Biden to Abandon Effort to Raise Taxes on Landowners
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
July 30, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service - Matsui, Thompson and Colleagues Urge IRS to Resolve Tax Refund Delays
Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
July 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Reps. Panetta And Pascrell Lead Letter To Treasury Department And IRS On Ensuring The CTC Goes To New Parents And Caregivers
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 26, 2021
Chairman Quigley Statement to Rules Committee on Seven-Bill Appropriations Minibus
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 23, 2021
Tweet - ".@POTUS Biden's expanded child tax credit is one of the most impactful things that Congress has done in a long time. It's making a real difference, right now, for millions of American families. And remember--not a single Republican voted for it."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
200 Days of Work for the People
Rep.Robin Kelly
July 20, 2021
Tweet - "Thanks to the Biden Administration, the United States is in a much better place than it was just six months ago. But we can't stop here. We need to keep our foot on the gas and continue to invest in the American people. That's how we build back better."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021
Tweet - "Last week was an important one for millions of Americans as President Biden's expanded Child Tax Credit went into effect. It has been estimated that it could cut child poverty in the United States by half. That's something we should all celebrate."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Tweet - "Yesterday was a historic day in our country as millions of working families began receiving payments from the expanded #ChildTaxCredit. Today I'm proud to join @COFIOnline & @EconsecureIL in Chicago to discuss how this expansion will benefit 2.5 million children in Illinois"
Sen.Dick Durbin
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