NBC News: Build Back Better demise ‘a crushing blow’ to child tax credit payments, advocates say

About 10 million children could sink into poverty or deeper into poverty if the credit is discontinued, according to CBPP. The poorest 20 percent in the U.S. would experience a 35 percent increase to their incomes if the credit was extended through next year, according to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Read more