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Opinion: Bring Back the Child Tax Credit

REVIVE THE CHILD TAX CREDIT. OUR CHILDREN DESERVE NOTHING LESS.

Those monthly payments made the American Dream possible for millions of families, including mine.

By Maureen Bowling | October 5, 2022

I like to think I’m an American success story.

I was born into homelessness, grew up in the foster care system, and suffered unthinkable domestic abuse as an adult. Now I’m on track to graduate with a Master’s degree in social work next spring.

But don’t mistake my story for the “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” trope that conservative lawmakers like to call the American Dream. That idea is mythical, and my own success story proves it.

I’m one hero of my story, certainly. My children, friends, and community members are, too.

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