Rep. Beyer: Joint Economic Committee Report - Expanded Child Tax Credit Drove Largest-Ever Drop in Child Poverty
December 01, 2022
December 01, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news:
The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC)--led by Chairman Don Beyer (D-VA)--released a new report that highlights how the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) drove the largest-ever decline in child poverty in a single year in 2021. Child poverty fell to 5.2%, the lowest rate on record according to Census Bureau measures, and data show the CTC expansion . . .
The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC)--led by Chairman Don Beyer (D-VA)--released a new report that highlights how the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) drove the largest-ever decline in child poverty in a single year in 2021. Child poverty fell to 5.2%, the lowest rate on record according to Census Bureau measures, and data show the CTC expansion . . .