Money We reduced child poverty by historic rates. Congress can do it again, but it must act now. December 5, 2022Brendan Bow and Ruhani SansoyaComments Off on We reduced child poverty by historic rates. Congress can do it again, but it must act now. The expanded child tax credit helped lift 5.3 million Americans out of poverty in 2021, including 2.9 million children. But the CTC expired a year ago