[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 19 (Thursday, February 1, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H374-H375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  MAKE THE CHILD TAX CREDIT PERMANENT

  (Ms. STANSBURY asked and was given permission to address the House

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for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. STANSBURY. Mr. Speaker, we just voted here in the House to bring 
back the child tax credit, one of the most important and effective 
efforts to help working families and to lift children out of poverty in 
generations.
  These payments will provide a crucial lifeline to families struggling 
to make ends meet. The previous child tax credit helped almost 75,000 
families across my district alone. Here are some of the stories that we 
heard.
  One said: It was the only thing keeping my family afloat while my 
partner was able to pursue his dream of starting a business.
  Another said: As working parents, we struggled between childcare 
costs and paying a mortgage. The child tax credit was the only thing 
keeping us afloat.
  Another said: It was the thing that helped pay down my student loans.
  These are just a few of the many stories of how the child tax credit 
gave New Mexico families a lifeline. Here we are this week fighting to 
get it passed. I will not stop until we make the permanent child tax 
credit a reality and get it across the finish line.

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