Permanently Expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit

The American Rescue Plan makes important temporary changes to the child tax credit (CTC) and earned income tax credit (EITC). But in order for those changes to have a long-term impact and better support families with children and low-wage workers, they must be made permanent. In 2019, 34 million adults and 10.5 million children were living below the federal poverty line. The expansion of the EITC and CTC particularly targets demographics that have been most severely affected by the pandemic, including children, low-wage workers, young adults, and more. American Rescue Plan’s CTC and EITC expansions are only in effect through 2021. Please work to permanently expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. thank you.