[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 213 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H7561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            CHILD TAX CREDIT

  (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss an important 
lifeline to so many North Carolina families, the child tax credit.
  In North Carolina alone, millions of families have benefited from the 
child tax credit. The first monthly payment lifted 3 million children 
out of poverty and significantly reduced childhood hunger. No family 
should have to worry about whether they can afford their next meal.
  The child tax credit also helps pay for childcare, helps pay for 
school supplies, helps when the car breaks down, and helps families 
living paycheck to paycheck.
  Recently, I heard from a mother in North Carolina who told me that 
the child tax credit takes away a layer of stress that is inherent in 
trying to return to the workforce and financially plan for a new 
setting.
  In just a few weeks, these monthly payments are set to expire unless 
Build Back Better is passed. We cannot fail the next generation. We 
must pass this transformative legislation in the Senate and have the 
President sign it.

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