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BDC Virtual Membership Meeting Vote2023 Officers & Board | Guest Speaker Hilary Hoynes, The Child Tax Credit vs. Child Poverty

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Last year, the federal government quietly cut child poverty in half by expanding the Child Tax Credit as part of the American Rescue Plan. Instead of celebrating this landmark achievement, a deadlocked Congress let this benefit expire. What were the effects of this policy, and what does the political landscape look like for future expansions? 

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