3 Democratic lawmakers want to give parents $393 a month per kid for 18 years
On Thursday, Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Chuy Garcia reintroduced the End Child Poverty Act, which would create a universal benefit giving families $393 a month per child until the child turns 18. According to the press release, the program would be universal and would not have any income thresholds, and children would be automatically enrolled at birth to receive payments from the Social Security Administration.
"In the midst of a devastating pandemic, President Biden and Democrats in Congress took dramatic action to help families in my district stay afloat—expanding lifechanging benefits like Medicaid and SNAP, and expanding the child tax credit to finally benefit the most vulnerable among us. This action alone cut child poverty nearly in half," Omar said in a statement."It is a tragedy that we let the child tax credit expansion expire.
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