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The Graphic Truth: Does the child tax credit alleviate child poverty in the US?
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The Graphic Truth: Does the child tax credit alleviate child poverty in the US?

The House Republicans’ “Big, Beautiful Bill” includes a clause that increases the child tax credit by $500. Supporters of the credit said its 2021 expansion helped slash child poverty rates that year, but some worry that the increase isn’t sufficient.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer smiles from behind a mock U.S. Treasury check as he holds a press conference on the expanded Child Tax Credit payments at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 15, 2021.
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Can the child tax credit extension survive the Senate?

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a $78 billion extension of the popular child tax credit by a large bipartisan majority – but now it faces a rocky road through the Senate, where it may be lumped in with another priority.

What's next for infrastructure and Biden's Build Back Better plan?
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What's next for infrastructure and Biden's Build Back Better plan?

Now that President Biden has signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill, what's next for infrastructure? Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, shares insights on US politics.