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AILSA CHANG, HOST: The COVID relief bill working its way through Congress is full of big ideas to help people. But one idea is so big it was politically unthinkable not that long ago. Lawmakers want to fight child poverty by giving families a few hundred dollars every month for every child in their household - no strings attached. Not only does this have President Biden s support, Republican Senator Mitt Romney of Utah has his own version. NPR s Cory Turner explains how the two plans compare and how the U.S. got here.
CORY TURNER, BYLINE: As wealthy nations go, and their commitment to reducing child poverty, the U.S. stinks. More than 10 million children in the U.S. live below the official poverty line. And that s bad news for all of us, says Elaine Maag, who studies tax policy at the Urban Institute.
AILSA CHANG, HOST: The COVID relief bill working its way through Congress is full of big ideas to help people. But one idea is so big it was politically unthinkable not that long ago. Lawmakers want to fight child poverty by giving families a few hundred dollars every month for every child in their household - no strings attached. Not only does this have President Biden s support, Republican Senator Mitt Romney of Utah has his own version. NPR s Cory Turner explains how the two plans compare and how the U.S. got here.
CORY TURNER, BYLINE: As wealthy nations go, and their commitment to reducing child poverty, the U.S. stinks. More than 10 million children in the U.S. live below the official poverty line. And that s bad news for all of us, says Elaine Maag, who studies tax policy at the Urban Institute.
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