[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 186 (Friday, October 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5823]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CHILD TAX CREDIT PROVIDES CRITICAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES

  (Mr. HORSFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  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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