Michael Bennet: “I hope the Committee will recognize these worthy goals, see fit to promptly and favorably move this bill forward in the…”

We need to renew the federal child tax credit to continue lifting families out of poverty.

This rule isn’t about securing our borders or more efficient spending, its purpose is to punish immigrants who only seek to make a better life for themselves and their families.

The idea that we're living in a nation right now where our school teachers cannot afford to feed their families without going to the food bank to supplement their income says something really terrible about our priorities.

Today, an illness, a car accident, or a family emergency can lead to a family being evicted from their home and falling into a cycle of poverty.