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House COVID Relief Bill Includes Critical Expansions of Child Tax Credit and EITC

March 2, 2021 | Chuck Marr, Kris Cox, Stephanie Hingtgen, Katie Windham and Arloc Sherman

These provisions would result in historic reductions of child poverty and provide timely income support for millions of people, including millions of essential workers.

Poverty and Inequality

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A Frayed and Fragmented System of Supports for Low-Income Adults Without Minor Children

January 28, 2021 | Joseph Llobrera, Lauren Hall, Matt Broaddus, Catlin Nchako, Alicia Mazzara, Erik Gartland, Will Fischer, Kris Cox, Samantha Waxman, Harjot Sodhi, Stephanie Hingtgen and Liz Schott

The nation’s basic supports for low-income, non-elderly adults without children are weak, fragmented, and often highly restrictive, leaving many of these individuals without help they need to afford the basics.

Federal Tax

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Aggressive State Outreach Can Help Reach the 12 Million Non-Filers Eligible for Stimulus Payments

October 14, 2020 | Chuck Marr, Kris Cox, Kathleen Bryant, Stacy Dean, Roxy Caines and Arloc Sherman

Governors and other state officials can play a central role in reaching these individuals.

Federal Tax

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Expanding Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit Would Benefit More Than 10 Million Rural Residents, Strongly Help Rural Areas

August 6, 2020 | Chuck Marr, Stephanie Hingtgen, Kris Cox, Arloc Sherman and Katie Windham

Like the low-income portion of the Child Tax Credit, the Earned Income Tax Credit is disproportionately important to people in rural areas.

Federal Tax

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“Look-Back” Tax Change Would Help Working Families, Economy

July 27, 2020 | Kris Cox

Bipartisan House and Senate bills would protect low- and moderate-income families from a financial hit at tax time next year by letting them base their Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax...

Federal Tax

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Temporarily Expanding Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit Would Deliver Effective Stimulus, Help Avert Poverty Spike

July 21, 2020 | Chuck Marr, Stephanie Hingtgen, Arloc Sherman, Katie Windham and Kris Cox

The next fiscal stimulus package should make the Child Tax Credit fully available to the 27 million children in low-income families who currently receive a partial tax credit or no credit at all because their families’ earnings are too low.

Federal Tax

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Making Child Tax Credit Fully Available Would Benefit 6 Million Women of Color

July 16, 2020 | Kris Cox

The next COVID-19 relief legislation should make the Child Tax Credit fully available for tax year 2020 to families that now receive only a partial credit or none at all because their earnings are...

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President's Budget Requests $266 Billion to Support Economic Recovery

February 5, 2010 | Kris Cox

In light of the still tenuous nature of the economic recovery, President Obama’s budget request of $266 billion for temporary provisions to support and speed economic recovery is necessary,...

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The Right Target: Stabilize the Federal Debt

January 12, 2010 | Kathy Ruffing, James R. Horney and Kris Cox

SummaryDeficits and debt will rise to unprecedented levels in coming decades without major changes in federal budget policies, so policymakers should set a goal of stabilizing the debt as a share of...

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Senate Health Reform Bill Is Fiscally Responsible

November 19, 2009 | Chuck Marr, Paul N. Van de Water, Edwin Park and Kris Cox

The health reform bill that Senate leaders unveiled yesterday meets two rigorous fiscal tests: it reduces deficits over the next decade and beyond, and it puts long-term downward pressure on...