Her. Cory Booker
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Booker said at a press conference Friday he has been in touch with White House officials and business leaders about the effort. The incentive package, which Biden signed into law on Thursday, temporarily increases the child tax credit to $ 3,600 per child for children under six and $ 3,000 for minors between the ages of 6 and 17, making them available in monthly increments.
“I have been trying to help coordinate a full court press in America to make Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit changes permanent in the United States of America so we can join our industry peers and invest in the children of America, ”he said.
Booker has long been a supporter of increasing tax credits to reduce child poverty.
During his 2020 presidential campaign, Booker released a plan that he said would reduce child poverty from nearly 15 percent to 5 percent. The plan called for a “child allowance” for families with children, expanding the current tax credit for children and approving a monthly payment program to provide families with a monthly allowance of $ 300 for younger children and a monthly allowance of $ 250 for older children. 18 years to give.
However, it is unclear what kind of support there would be in both chambers of Congress for such a plan, as the stimulus package that included the temporary increase in the tax credit narrowly passed both chambers along party lines.