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




                        CHILD TAX CREDIT RELIEF

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, after a long fight, and as a senior 
member of the Budget Committee, we have gotten to a point where we can 
say to the American people: We care about you, and we care about your 
families and most of all your children.
  The first step yesterday of taking a leap to be able to establish for 
this Nation permanent child tax credit relief is unbelievable in terms 
of the lives of America's children. Please be reminded that this is for 
our children.
  I cannot forget the emotions that I felt when I opened up the 
registration for the child tax relief during the pandemic, when the 
Biden administration gave that opportunity, and to see the mothers 
coming in with two and three children, one in a stroller, seeking to be 
able to get the relief that was needed.
  This permanent tax relief must be passed and, again, I will continue 
this fight into the Senate to ensure that in the middle of filing 
season this legislation could deepen relief for 16 million children and 
lift as many as 400,000 children above the poverty line in the first 
year alone. Increase the maximum refundability of the credit, giving 
eligible families the option to use their earned income from the prior 
year. That is crucial to be able to ensure that the child tax credit 
lifts our children up and helps our families. Let's get permanent child 
tax relief done.

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