Casey: Tax bill is “an important step towards ensuring families have the resources they need to thrive”
Washington, D.C. - Today, after the House passed a bipartisan package expanding the child tax credit and supporting businesses across Pennsylvania and the Nation, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement:
“The expanded child tax credit passed in the American Rescue Plan was a life-changing support for families around Pennsylvania and the Nation, and I have been fighting to reinstate it every day since it expired. This bipartisan deal passed by the House is an important step towards ensuring families have the resources they need to thrive, while also supporting businesses across Pennsylvania. Now it’s the Senate’s turn to send this bill to the President’s desk.”
In 2021, Senator Casey led efforts in the Senate to include expansion of the child tax credit in the American Rescue Plan (ARP). As a result of the law’s passage, child poverty was cut in half nationwide, with millions of children being lifted out of poverty. Casey toured Pennsylvania to demonstrate the transformative impact the CTC on the lives of Pennsylvania’s families. In the wake of the provision’s success, Casey introduced legislation to build on the ARP and further reduce child poverty.
