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  • Child Poverty

    Giving Tax Credits a Boost

    There’s plenty to appreciate about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC). We know these credits help working families raise their children, meet their daily needs and support their communities.

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  • Child Poverty

    Working Families Tax Relief Act

    This week, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Ron Wyden(D-OR), introduced the Working Families Tax Relief Act, a plan to boost two crucial tax programs that would cut child poverty in the United States by 28 percent according to a study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

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  • Child Poverty

    Comments on USDA's Proposed Time Limits for SNAP

    CDF submitted commented on the USDA's proposed rule on requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in order to express our serious concerns about any policies that would restrict access to SNAP for those who are hungry, given the critical role SNAP plays for children and families in communities across the country.

  • Child Health

    New threats to SNAP

    Today the Children’s Defense Fund submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on their Proposed Rule on Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

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  • Child Health

    The fight continues over the Affordable Care Act

    It was a busy week for healthcare! House Democrats introduced the “Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019” which would protect health coverage for more than 50 million people with pre-existing conditions, extend coverage to millions more, and make plans sold through the health insurance marketplaces more affordable.

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  • Child Poverty

    Americans want an end to the affordable housing crisis

    Faced with rising rents and a lack of affordable housing across the country, four out of five Americans believe it’s time for Congress to “take major action” to make housing more affordable for low-income families, according to a new poll released today by Opportunity Starts at Home.

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  • Child Health

    Victory for families: Judge blocks Medicaid work requirements

    Yesterday U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled against the Trump Administration's approval of section 1115 Medicaid waivers in both Kentucky and Arkansas that included work requirements and other changes that will result in cuts to Medicaid coverage.

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