Joe Manchin’s , Child Tax Credit Changes, Could Deprive 37 Million Kids of Aid.
According to a new analysis from the
Niskanen Center’s Robert Orr and Samuel Hammond.
over 37 million American children could lose enhanced monthly tax credits under a recent proposal from West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin.
Manchin reportedly desires monthly child tax credits to be barred from households
making more than $60,000 yearly.
Manchin reportedly desires monthly child tax credits to be barred from households
making more than $60,000 yearly.
This proposal would cancel benefits for
60% of families currently receiving payments.
Manchin's potential income cap
would result in a 58% cut in recipients
in his home state of West Virginia.
Under the American Rescue Plan, child tax credits increased from $2,000 to $3,000 or $3,600 depending on the age of the child.
Under the American Rescue Plan, child tax credits increased from $2,000 to $3,000 or $3,600 depending on the age of the child.
President Joe Biden
wants to end childhood poverty
in the United States.
Economists say that if
Biden's plan is extended
to 2025, childhood poverty
could drop by 40%. .
Congressional Democrats are in support of
Biden's plan to extend the credit. .
The former governor of West Virginia, Joe Manchin, has been the state's Democratic senator since 2010.
The former governor of West Virginia, Joe Manchin, has been the state's Democratic senator since 2010