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Child Tax Credit
![Children and teachers from the KU Kids Deanwood Childcare Center complete a mural in celebration of the launch of the Child Tax Credit on July 14, 2021, at the KU Kids Deanwood Childcare Center in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0104-child-tax-credit-400x300.jpg)
As Tax Credit Expires, “Huge Increase” in Child Poverty Feared Amid Omicron Wave
The program's expiration cuts off a key lifeline at what anti-poverty activists see as the worst possible moment.
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Facing Scrutiny, Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Until May
Debt advocates celebrated the extension but urged Biden to follow up on a campaign promise to cancel student loans.
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AOC Warned About Manchin’s Betrayal. Democratic Leaders Chose to Ridicule Her.
Ocasio-Cortez has become the new Cassandra of Troy, foreseeing Manchin's betrayal as Democrats did nothing to stop it.
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Manchin Says He Opposes Sick Leave Because People Will Use It for Hunting Trips
COVID is currently killing an average of nearly 1,300 Americans a day.
![Parents And Caregivers Rally For Passage Of Biden's Build Back Better Plan](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/GettyImages-1358862098-400x300.jpg)
Child Tax Credit Set to End, Potentially Pushing Millions of Kids Into Poverty
The payments have helped millions of families afford essentials like rising grocery bills, child care and rent.
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Biden Announces New Reconciliation Deal That Slashes Bill Nearly in Half
The proposal will cut the child tax credit extension to only one year and cut paid family leave from 12 weeks to four.
![Rep. Ilhan Omar leaves the U.S. Capitol on September 30, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/2021_1019-ilhan-omar-c-400x300.jpg)
Ilhan Omar Calls Manchin’s Demand to Limit Child Tax Credit a “Terrible Idea”
“I can’t believe I have to say this, but it is a terrible idea to cut the Child Tax Credit,” wrote Rep. Ilhan Omar.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens to testimony in Rayburn Building at the U.S. Capitol on July 20, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_1008-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-400x300.jpg)
Ocasio-Cortez Slams Manchin for Demanding Cuts to Child-Related Programs
Manchin is demanding that progressives choose between the child tax credit, paid family leave or child care funding.
![Parents and children celebrate new monthly Child Tax Credit payments and urge congress to make them permanent outside Sen. Chuck Schumer's home on July 12, 2021, in Brooklyn, New York.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0715-child-tax-credit-400x300.jpg)
As Child Tax Credit Payments Get Sent Today, Dems Look to Make Them Permanent
Parents can expect payments of $250 to $300 per month for each child in their household through December.
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Biden White House Says Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Will Begin July 15
The payments, opposed by every Republican in Congress, are expected to help drastically reduce child poverty in the U.S.