Investing in America’s Workers and Families Affordable and high-quality Child Care for American workers and their families. Doubled the Child Tax Credit from $1,000 to $2,000 per child and expanded the eligibility for receiving the credit. Nearly 40 million families benefitted from the child tax credit (CTC), receiving an average benefit of $2,200 – totaling credits of approximately $88 billion. Signed the largest-ever increase in Child Care and Development Block Grants – expanding access to quality, affordable child care for more than 800,000 low-income families. Secured an additional $3.5 billion in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act…
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