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Danny Davis: “The earned income tax credit is an amazing pro-work success story, and it currently excludes millions of low-income…”

On the recordMay 11, 2016
The earned income tax credit is an amazing pro-work success story, and it currently excludes millions of low-income young men who face low and falling labor force participation.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Davis advocates for expanding the earned income tax credit to support low-income workers.

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