Melanie Stansbury: “We just voted here in the House to bring back the child tax credit, one of the most important and effective efforts to…”

“We just voted here in the House to bring back the child tax credit, one of the most important and effective efforts to help working families and to lift children out of poverty in generations. These payments will provide a crucial lifeline to families struggling to make ends meet. The previous child tax credit helped almost 75,000 families across my district alone. Here are some of the stories that we heard. One said: It was the only thing keeping my family afloat while my partner was able to pursue his dream of starting a business. Another said: As working parents, we struggled between childcare costs and paying a mortgage. The child tax credit was the only thing keeping us afloat. Another said: It was the thing that helped pay down my student loans. These are just a few of the many stories of how the child tax credit gave New Mexico families a lifeline. Here we are this week fighting to get it passed. I will not stop until we make the permanent child tax credit a reality and get it across the finish line. ____________________”