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Biden administration to launch biggest anti-poverty program since Lyndon Johnson s War on Poverty.
By Jeff SteinThe Washington Post
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WASHINGTON The Biden administration on Thursday began the biggest anti-poverty program undertaken by the federal government in more than half a century, delivering monthly payments to the overwhelming majority of American parents for the first time.
The Treasury Department said it has sent checks to households representing about 60 million children under a provision in a stimulus package Democrats passed in March. The payments can be withdrawn Thursday but appeared in many bank accounts as early as Wednesday. The benefit, expected to cost about $120 billion per year, provides $300 per child younger than 6, as well as $250 per child age 6 and older. The administration previously said that about 88 percent of all children nationwide would receive the aid.
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Mitt Romney unveils plan to provide $3,000 per child, giving bipartisan support to Joe Biden s stimulus effort
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Mitt Romney unveils plan to provide $3,000 per child, giving bipartisan support to President Biden s effort
Jeff Stein, The Washington Post
Feb. 4, 2021
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Sen. Mitt Romney leaves a whip meeting Oct. 29, 2019, before the Senate weekly policy luncheons on Capitol Hill.Washington Post photo by Melina Mara
WASHINGTON - Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Thursday will propose providing at least $3,000 per child to millions of American families, lending bipartisan support to President Joe Biden s push to expand child benefits.
Romney s proposal would provide $4,200 per year for every child up to the age of 6, as well as $3,000 per year for every child age 6 to 17. Senior Democrats are drafting legislation as part of their $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal that would provide $3,600 per year for every child up to the age of 6, as well as $3,000 for every child aged 6 to 17.