Faith leaders joined members of Congress on Capitol Hill on Thursday to voice support for the expansion of the child tax credit, urging lawmakers to reinstate a broader version of the anti-poverty benefit before the end of the year.
put forward by both parties in hopes of passing something as part of an omnibus bill before the end of the year.
Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro , who has often invoked her Catholic faith while advocating for liberal policies, voiced support for an expanded version during Thursday’s event., “a tradition that unfailingly promotes the common good, expresses a consistent model framework for life and highlights the need to provide a collective safety net for our community’s most vulnerable — and that includes our children.
“If we can provide tax cuts for America’s corporations, we can certainly provide a tax cut for America’s kids,” she said.to Matthew 25, a Bible passage that calls on Christians to care for the sick and feed the hungry. Brown said he was once given a Poverty and Justice Bible and noted how its translation of the passage’s final line — “What you did for those who seem less important, you did for me” — resonated with his faith.
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