[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 84 (Friday, May 14, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2347]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECEIVING CHILD TAX CREDIT PAYMENTS

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, this week was designated as the Child Tax 
Credit Week of Action. The outpouring of stories and news articles 
coming from across the country describing just how transformational 
this assistance will be for families is heartwarming.
  I am so proud that in the American Rescue Plan we fought for and won 
the expansion and improvement of the child tax credit. Its inclusion 
was historic but just a first step. We must make this expansion 
permanent.
  The child tax credit is a lifeline to the middle class, cuts child 
poverty by 55 percent this year, and provides children and their 
families with additional payments throughout the year that help them 
with the costs of food, childcare, diapers, healthcare, clothing, and 
taxes. Poor, working, and middle-class families--90 percent of our 
children--will receive the same monthly benefits.
  We must spread the word about the benefits of the child tax credit, 
how families can start to receive that monthly check starting in July. 
If people have filed a tax return, they are all set. If they have not 
filed their tax return, and their family is eligible for the tax 
credit, they must file by May 17. Even if they typically do not file, 
this ensures that they will receive a monthly benefit.
  Let's get the word out. Let's get people signed up.

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