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Child tax credit expansion sets up showdown with GOP

by Alexandra JaffeJosh Boak
| March 8, 2021 8:09 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The massive coronavirus relief plan making its way to President Joe Biden’s desk includes a plan to temporarily raise the child tax credit that could end up permanently changing the way the country deals with child poverty.

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