Democrats call for Congress to pass an expanded child tax credit

Expanding the child tax credit has some Republican support. Now what?

The push to expand the child tax credit is more bipartisan than ever — but a clear solution to stop it from being slashed in half is still far off. Republicans and Democrats have been juggling proposals for the credit — currently a $2,000-per-child tax incentive — as Congress renegotiates the country’s tax structure. Lawmakers told The 19th they are anxious to pass something this year before the existing bill sunsets this fall and reverts the cr…

Republican senator introduces bill expanding federal child tax credits

CV NEWS FEED // Freshman Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced a bill that would amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to enhance child tax credits (CTC).… The post Republican senator introduces bill expanding federal child tax credits  appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Democrats pitch expansion of child tax credit

ATLANTA – The annual federal child tax credit will shrink in half at the end of the year, falling to $1,000 if Congress does not intervene.

Expanding a Washington tax credit could be a prescription to help lower-income patients

(Photo by The Good Brigade/Getty Images)People expect their doctors to give them vaccines, medications, or surgeries, but what do you prescribe when someone’s health problem is poverty?  In my 34 years as a pediatrician, many parents have told me: “You can’t help me with some of the problems that I have.” Many are single parents working two or three jobs to raise multiple children. How can I tell someone to buy more nutritious food when they alr…

Should The Child Tax Credit Shrink Or Be Expanded?

The annual federal child tax credit will shrink in half at the end of the year, falling to $1,000 if Congress does not intervene. Most of the Democrats in the U.S. Senate, including Georgia’s Raphael Warnock, are calling not only to prevent that from happening but also to permanently expand the credit. Legislation introduced Wednesday by Sen. Mchael Bennet, D-Colo., would increase the annual credit to $4,320 for parents with a child aged 5 and u…

Baldwin proposing expansions to tax credits for low income families

Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin is introducing two new bills to expand the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit.