While our state Legislature works to make “Alaska friendly to Alaska families” by addressing Alaska’s child care crisis, our U.S. senators can provide critical support: They can follow the U.S. House’s lead to expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC).
The U.S. House has passed this bipartisan tax bill that expands the CTC for low-income families. Families making less than $60,000 could see their CTC increase an average of $900 per year. This will make it easier for millions of parents to make ends meet.
Child care and early education costs comprise as much as one-third of an Alaska family’s budget. The CTC is critical for offsetting this burden.
Every day the Senate delays is another day families can’t make ends meet. Our senators must put Alaska families first. I urge Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan to pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act now.
— Sara Buckingham
Eagle River
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