[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 EMPHASIZING IMPORTANCE OF TAX CREDITS

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to emphasize the 
importance of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit for 
my constituents in my district. Because of the severe winter storms 
earlier this year, Texans can still file their tax returns until June 
15--I repeat, until June 15.
  Single filers who make $75,000 or less annually and heads of 
household who earn $112,500 annually could benefit from the full earned 
income tax credit and child tax credits if they file their taxes on 
time.
  In my district alone, President Biden's new 1-year expansion of the 
child tax credit will lift 213,500 children out of poverty. That means 
that 95 percent of the children in my district would benefit.
  Because of this, I am urging all of my constituents to file their 
taxes even if they don't normally do so. Working families and children 
need these dollars now more than ever.
  I am glad that the improved and expanded child tax credit will be 
arriving soon to help families in my district and in Texas.

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