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The Children’s Defense Fund – New York stands alongside its Beat the Odds ® Scholars & Youth Advocates, New York families, and its partner child advocacy organizations in urging the Senate to immediately pass the Build Back Better Act so that families will continue to receive the transformational expanded monthly Child Tax Credit payments.

Today, the Children’s Defense Fund – New York (CDF-NY) celebrates Governor Hochul’s recent signing of the Child Poverty Reduction Act (S.2755C/A.1160C) into law. This critical legislation, sponsored by Senator Jessica Ramos and Assemblymember Harry Bronson, lays a strong foundation towards ending child poverty in New York.

As faith-based and child advocacy organizations from across New York, we write to you today to thank you for your strong leadership in bringing about the American Rescue Plan’s transformational expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) – and to implore you to continue to center the needs of New York’s marginalized children and families by making the expanded CTC permanent, fully inclusive of all immigrant children and fully refundable in the final Build Back Better Act. Additionally, we ask that you support a final version of the Build Back Better Act that includes paid family and medical leave.