Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Families need child tax credit

I’m a mother of two. As an airline employee, my income was severely affected by COVID-19. Though fortunate enough to go back to work, my rent was raised by $250 a month.

As such, I am grateful for the child tax credit, and appreciate the Nevada’s members of Congress who fought to get it into the American Rescue Plan. Not only has it helped me with paying the rent, but also with the costs of sending a 12- and 14-year-old back to school.

I hope to see this benefit extended permanently in the Build Back Better Plan. Every member of Congress must hold the line on making the expanded tax credit permanent for families like mine. If it’s not extended, I don’t know if I’ll be able to stay in my home, and it’s becoming even harder to get into a new place nowadays in Nevada.

I know my situation is not unique and there are many mothers and children across the country who are thankful for this tax credit and are depending on it to continue.