Money We reduced child poverty by historic rates. Congress can do it again, but it must act now. December 5, 2022 Brendan Bow and Ruhani Sansoya Comments 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