Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s End Child Poverty Act Is a Political and Policy Home Run. RFK Jr should campaign on signing this bill into law

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I just got to America and am looking for a job. I figure that if I can earn $7 an hour-which, from the want ads, seems doable - I can afford to spend $500 on rent or maybe, with severe economies, $600 and still have $400 or $500 left over for food for my son and gas for my car

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s End Child Poverty Act Is a Political and Policy Home Run

US reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar just introduced the End Child Poverty Act, which would set up a universal child benefit. It’s a major improvement on previous proposals to help poor and working-class families — and would instantly slash child poverty.

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