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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks alongside U.S. President Joe Biden at Prince George’s Community College on Aug. 15, 2024, in Largo, Maryland.

Harris pushes child tax credit expansion at rally days after Vance makes similar proposal

Aug 16, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Kristen Day of Democrats for Life welcomed the proposal but warned the Harris campaign has been “very pro-abortion.” Read more

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, arrives for a news conference following weekly party policy luncheons at the Capitol on July 30, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Bill to expand child tax credit to $2,000 fails in Senate

Aug 2, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The measure would increase the IRS child tax credit from the current amount of $1,600 to $2,000 per child in... Read more

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak addresses the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2023.

Bishops praise bipartisan deal on enhanced child tax credit proposal

Jan 24, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Archbishop Borys Gudziak said in a Wednesday statement that the recently proposed modification to the tax credit “makes meaningful progress.” Read more

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‘Providing for Life Act’ would extend child tax credit to cover unborn children

Jul 25, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The language of the bill specifically states that a “qualifying child” under the rule “includes an unborn child of an... Read more

Biden introduces family aid plan - but would it help the families who need it the most?

Apr 29, 2021

President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled the American Families Plan, a $1.8 trillion package that includes paid leave, education spending,... Read more

The US capitol.

Conservative intellectuals call for tax credit expansion for families amid coronavirus

Jul 16, 2020

A group of conservative figures called on Congress Thursday to expand tax credits for families to ease the consequences of... Read more

Bishops: Congress can still address "fundamental flaws" in tax law

Dec 4, 2017

A Senate tax reform bill passed Dec. 2, like its counterpart passed earlier by the House of Representatives, has “fundamental... Read more