Will you sign the petition to tell Speaker Kevin McCarthy: No pay raises for Congress after Republicans blocked pay raises for parents!

After betraying American families and ending the expanded Child Tax Credit, House Republicans turned around to give themselves an $8,000 annual pay raise.

Tell House Republicans: No raise for Congress until parents get a raise!

Dear MoveOn member, 

As inflation raised the cost of everyday living, and when American families needed it the most, hard-working parents were dealt a cruel blow when Republicans voted to end the monthly Child Tax Credit. The tax credit made it more affordable for parents to start a family or keep their families afloat, and an additional year of the Child Tax Credit was projected to create 500,000 new full-time private-sector jobs.¹ It's proof that investing directly in working- and middle-class families fuels our economy—what's good for hard-working parents is good for all of us. 

But after betraying American families and ending the expanded Child Tax Credit—a $3,600 annual pay raise for parents—House Republicans turned around to give themselves an $8,000 annual pay raise.²

Fortunately, House Democrats have introduced the American Family Act of 2023, which would permanently restore the expanded Child Tax Credit. We can't let this critical relief for families be blocked by greedy politicians who prioritize their own self-interest over the well-being of hard-working families.

Will you sign the petition to demand that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans give families a raise before they greedily vote to line their own pockets?

It's time to hold Congress accountable. Members of Congress already make $174,000 a year—more than double the average household income in the United States.³ Yet House Republicans shamefully chose to end commonsense tax relief for working- and middle-class families, while moving to give themselves a huge pay raise.

Sign the petition to say no to pay raises for Congress until parents get the pay raise they deserve! 

The impact of the Child Tax Credit was undeniable. It provided much-needed relief to working- and middle-class families, and it allowed us to pay for basic needs like food, rent, utilities, and education. Before the Child Tax Credit was ripped away by House Republicans, it lifted 3 million children out of poverty and led to a drastic drop in food insufficiency for families. It was one of the most significant accomplishments of the first year of the Biden administration.⁴

A few greedy Republicans should not be allowed to block needed relief for our families while giving themselves a pay raise. Sign the petition and demand Congress give parents a $3,600 pay raise by reinstating the expanded Child Tax Credit through the American Families Act of 2023 before they vote to give themselves an $8,000 raise.

Together, we can send a strong message to Congress and tell House Republicans that we expect and demand that they put our families first!

Thanks for all you do. 

–Adam Ruben from Economic Security Project Action

Sources: 

1. "10 Ways the Biden Child Tax Credit is Helping American Families," Third Way, December 21, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/179413?t=6&akid=358159%2E53570607%2EcwGeLh

2. "House Republicans want to give themselves $8,000+ pay rises, while furiously opposing other government spending," Yahoo News, July 16, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/179414?t=8&akid=358159%2E53570607%2EcwGeLh

3. "Republicans Look to Give Themselves a Pay Raise After Securing Benefit Cuts for the Poor," Common Dreams, July 13, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/179415?t=10&akid=358159%2E53570607%2EcwGeLh

4. "The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here's what else it did," NPR, January 27, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/179416?t=12&akid=358159%2E53570607%2EcwGeLh

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