02/23/2010
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"Failing to extend the child tax credit expansion for lower-income families means 12 million Americans will be plunged deeper in poverty."
"Child poverty in the United States costs us -- these are not my numbers. It’s Columbia University and the IRS has told us it cost over a trillion dollars."
"This is beyond, beyond words. To listen to Vanessa, my God, I wish I could wrap my arms around you, Vanessa. You’ve told the story that we have been trying to tell for so, so many years and how transf..."
"As our Nation seeks to recover from the pandemic, permanent comprehensive paid leave is essential to support workers and the families who depend on them."