Michael Bennet: “Last year, we demonstrated to the American people that we don't have to accept this outrageous, shameful level of…”

“Last year, we demonstrated to the American people that we don't have to accept this outrageous, shameful level of childhood poverty in our Nation. We have 38 out of 41 industrialized countries in the world in terms of childhood poverty. The poorest people in our country are our children. And because we passed this bill last year, we demonstrated that doesn't have to be a permanent feature of our economy or our democracy. We have to fight to make this enhanced child tax credit permanent, and that is what I will do with people on both sides of the aisle. But this does not advance that cause because we could lose the underlying bill. Therefore, we should vote against the amendment.”