It is well-established that the temporary Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion that President Biden signed into law helped drive child poverty to a record low of 5.2 percent in 2021, and that the failure to extend the expanded CTC caused child poverty to spike in 2022. However, analyses differ on how much the expanded CTC…
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A Proclamation on National Family Week, 2022
During National Family Week, we celebrate the power of family, whose love and dreams for the future have made this Nation strong for generations. For me and the First Lady, family is everything. That is why, from day one, my Administration’s top priority has been to build an economy that works for…
Federal Income Support Helps Boost Food Security Rates
By Chair Cecilia Rouse and Brandon Restrepo Hunger is an ongoing challenge in the United States, particularly in times of economic distress. U.S. food assistance programs are countercyclical and help stabilize the U.S. economy when it experiences a contraction. In this blog, we provide analysis showing that the activation of pandemic relief programs was followed…
American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan is delivering direct relief to the American people, rescuing the American economy, and starting to beat the virus. For a full overview of what’s in the plan, click here. Help is here withthe American Rescue Plan Learn more about how to access your benefits here: * How to file your taxes with…
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The American Rescue Plan will provide direct relief to Americans struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From completing the $2,000 stimulus payments, to getting kids back in school and parents back to work, to making sure vaccines are free for everyone who wants one – the ARP is a targeted plan to put us on…
REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS AT CHILD TAX CREDIT EVENT
Brookline Recreation CenterPittsburgh, Pennsylvania 12:32 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello, everyone. (Applause.) It is good to be back in Pennsylvania. Thank you all. Thank you. Thank you. Please have a seat. Please. Thank you. I was just downstairs, meeting with the young leaders who range in age from — well, they were proud to…
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Year One of President Biden’s Economic Agenda
By Chair Cecilia Rouse A year ago today, President Biden entered office with a full agenda: a pledge not only to fight the pandemic and support economic recovery, but also to rebuild our economy to produce long-term and more widely-shared growth. The President was inaugurated amidst a still-raging pandemic and a weak economic recovery. A…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Report: “Advancing Equity Through the American Rescue Plan”
Highlights the Most Equitable Economic Recovery Ever Details Efforts to Ensure Equity in 32 Major American Rescue Plan Policies Today, the American Rescue Plan Implementation Team and the Domestic Policy Council released their interim American Rescue Plan Equity Report. It covers 32 different American Rescue Plan programs that represent nearly $900 billion or 60 percent of…
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Take Action to Advance Racial Equity and Support Underserved Communities
Administration to Purchase Additional 200 Million Doses to Be Delivered This Summer This afternoon, President Biden will outline his vision and new elements of his agenda for advancing racial equity for Americans who have been underserved and left behind. Equal opportunity is the fundamental promise of America. But systemic racism and discrimination in our economy,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 3, 2021
12:38 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Okay. I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. Yesterday, I discussed the President’s announcement about the historic partnership between Merck and Johnson & Johnson to produce more COVID-19 vaccines. And, of course, he laid out more details yesterday afternoon. He also directed states to…
