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Why getting Congress to fund help for US children in poverty is so hard to do

  • Written by Leslie Lenkowsky, Senior Counsellor and Professor Emeritus of Practice in Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI
Why getting Congress to fund help for US children in poverty is so hard to doHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi strongly supported the 2021 expansion of the child tax credit.Mario Tama/Getty Images

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