One groundbreaking can look pretty similar to another as it marks the start of a construction project: There are public officials giving speeches, donning hard hats and grabbing shovels to toss some dirt.
It’s the stories of individuals, however, those who have been aided by similar projects, that make the case for attention to the start of such work.
Among the speakers Monday at the… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15), and Senators Michael Bennet (CO), Sherrod Brown (OH), and Cory Booker (NJ) released the following statement on the delivery of the first Child Tax Credit payments.
“Today is a historic day for American families. With the delivery of the first round of expanded Child Tax Credit payments, help… Read more »
Dear friend,
Help is here for millions of families starting today. Thanks to the historic expansion of the Child Tax Credit that I championed in the American Rescue Plan, monthly checks of up to $300 per child will begin reaching parents today and continue through this December.
If you have children, chances are high that you qualify for these monthly payments. The expanded Child Tax… Read more »
Thursday, July 15, 2021, could wind up being one of the most important days in the history of American anti-poverty policy.
On this day, most parents in the United States began receiving monthly checks of up to $300 per child — no strings attached.
What’s technically happening: The child tax credit (CTC), a policy that has existed in some form since 1997, was expanded with the enactment… Read more »
Thursday will be a historic day for American families as we recover from this pandemic. Parents will start receiving monthly payments of up to $300 per child thanks to the expansion of the Child Tax Credit.
I know taxes and tax credits can be confusing, but what the Child Tax Credit really is in this situation is cash. Cash that you can use to help raise your family whether that means… Read more »
With nearly 70,000 new low-income housing units at stake, local leaders are asking Congress for a big boost in the new national infrastructure plan.
One example is the 80 new apartments under construction by the Chief Seattle Club at 2nd and Yesler in Seattle.
The focus will be on Native Americans who need housing to get off the streets. Not so long ago they included Jolene Neiss.
"It… Read more »
Today, the House Appropriations Committee passed the fiscal year 2022 Financial Services and General Government funding bill. In this spending bill, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) secured $13.6 billion for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an increase of $1.7 billion above the FY 2021 enacted level. This increase in funding will… Read more »
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing to boost U.S. affordable housing by 2 million units over the next decade by expanding a key tax credit as part of President Joe Biden’s agenda on jobs and the economy.
The Affordable Housing Improvement Act of 2021, spearheaded by Representatives Suzan DelBene and Jackie Walorski, would permanently increase… Read more »
Starting next month, most families with children in Washington state can expect to begin receiving up to $300 in monthly payments as part of the new expanded child tax credit.
Tucked into the federal government’s COVID-19 aid package known as the American Rescue Plan, the expanded credit is a key part of what some consider a breakthrough anti-poverty initiative.
But in order for it… Read more »
Dear friend,
In less than one month, nearly 90% of families will begin receiving monthly Child Tax Credit payments. The one-year expansion of the Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan provides qualifying families with monthly payments of up to $300 per child under 6 and up to $250 per child 6-17 years old. In Washington state, these payments are estimated to reach 1.4… Read more »
