Senate Democrats have a plan that would cut child poverty nearly in half Vox reports on the American Family Act of 2017, which would dramatically expand the child tax credit.
A new proposal by Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet (CO) and
Sherrod Brown (OH) would provide a child allowance. The American
Family Act of 2017 would dramatically expand the child tax
credit, which currently offers up to $1,000 a year for families
with significant earnings but little or nothing for many
poor people.
