[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 82 (Wednesday, May 12, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          ENDING CHILD POVERTY

  (Ms. JACOBS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACOBS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
expanded child tax credit and in support of making it permanent.
  I was so proud to fight for the expanded tax credit to be included in 
the American Rescue Plan and to have made so much progress on ending 
childhood poverty in my first 4 months in Congress.
  Across the country we will lift 5 million kids out of poverty this 
year. In my district alone, that is 12,000 kids who will no longer live 
in poverty, and it is more than 44,000 families and more than 148,000 
kids who will be helped.
  But our work isn't done. It is unacceptable that we would let the 
child tax credit expire and allow even a single kid to fall back into 
poverty. We have the opportunity to make investments now that will 
impact a generation of Americans. So let's expand the child tax credit 
permanently. Let's invest in parents and families, and let's build a 
better future for all of our kids.

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