Stand with us to tell Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans that they don’t deserve an $8,000 pay raise after blocking a $3,600 pay raise for parents!

Last year, every single Republican voted to end sending parents up to $300 every month to make it more affordable to start a family. While the expanded Child Tax Credit was in place, it was a 1000% return on investment, with $10 spent in the economy for every $1 spent on working families, and if it were in place for another year, it would lead to the creation of 500,000 full-time private sector jobs. But, now, House Republicans are moving to line their own pockets with taxpayer dollars instead of boosting the country’s economy.

The expanded Child Tax Credit payments aligned naturally with the way many working families budget — month by month — and their reliability reduced household stress and enabled parents to work, plan, and provide for their children and communities. Parents were twice as likely to stop short-term payday loans, using pawnshops, or even selling their plasma to make ends meet. They reported starting new professional trainings while receiving the credit, helping them run their own small businesses or start one.

With their $3,600 pay raise, the overwhelming majority of parents reported spending payments on the basics for their kids — food, rent, utilities, clothing, and education — helping lift 4 million children from poverty. In total, 61 million children across the country benefitted from the expanded Child Tax Credit, leading to an immediate 25% drop in food insufficiency rates, meaning fewer kids went hungry and more were eating healthier meals. Republicans, however, took that away.

Add your name to join us. It’s time for Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans to raise parents’ pay before their own!

Source: MoveOn.org