Twitter Storm ⚡ On International Women’s Day support women & children!
By: Election Action Caregivers
Tags: Women, Mothers, Poverty, Fight For 15, Child Tax Credit

The refundable Child Tax Credit, part of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, which passed the Senate after it voted on amendments, returns to the House of Representatives for Reconciliation before it can become law. On March 8th, International Women’s Day, help build a powerful twitter storm urging legislators to pass this refundable Child Tax Credit. Biden’s Child Tax Credit would pay families $3600 a year ($300/mo) for each child under six and $3000 a year ($250/mo) for each child ages 6–17. While we want permanent child cash benefit payments as many countries already have — with the notable exception of the US — refundable child tax credits under this plan would provide payments to tens of millions of families, reducing but not eliminating child poverty.

On this International Women’s Day, it’s urgent you contact your Representatives. Let them know passing Biden’s full, refundable Child Tax Credit is crucial and must go to the mother or primary caregiver, which studies show is the only way to ensure the money will be used to benefit children. These changes are even more necessary when we know that 1 in 4 women in the US have suffered domestic violence, and need money to protect themselves and their children. Undocumented families must also be eligible for CTC. And Congress must urgently work to pass the $15/hour minimum wage. 59% of low-waged workers are women, disproportionately single mothers and women of color.

Twitter Storm ⚡ Tweet Your Congresspeople find them here and:

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House

(202) 225–4965

Twitter:@SpeakerPelosi

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Sen. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader

(202) 224–6542

Twitter @SenSchumer

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Sample Tweet:

.@SpeakerPelosi @SenSchumer on #InternationalWomensDay, pass #StimulusBill w refundable #ChildTaxCredit, AND #FightFor15 min wage. Reduce poverty of women & children. #CTC must go to mother/primary caregiver to ensure children benefit. #PayAllCaregivers #CareIncomeNow

URGENT Tweet often, especially MARCH 8th 10a-1p ET, 7–10a PT

More Sample Tweets:

Pass @JoeBiden refundable #ChildTaxCredit, reduce child poverty. @SpeakerPelosi @SenSchumer MUST GO 2 THE MOTHER/primary caregiver, best assurance kids will eat & so we can protect ourselves & kids fr #DomesticViolence (1/4 women) #PayAllCaregivers bit.ly/CTCAlertMar8

.@SpeakerPelosi #ChildTaxCredit must be: paid to the mother/primary caregiver; ongoing beyond pandemic; simple to administer & easy to access; ppl on benefits/no income eligible; available to undocumented caregivers; can’t be used to cut benefits #PayAllCaregivers #IWD2021



.@SpeakerPelosi @SenSchumer support US women on #InternationalWomensDay by passing $15/hour minimum wage! 59% of low-waged workers are women, disproportionately single mothers & women of color, #PayAllCaregivers @Fightfor15 @RaisetheWage bit.ly/CTCAlertMar8

@SpeakerPelosi Undocumented families, ITIN filers, must be eligible for the #ChildTaxCredit. Undocumented immigrants contribute $2 trillion annually to the U.S. GDP (2016) & $329 billion to state, local & federal taxes. #PayAllCaregivers bit.ly/CTCAlertMar8

Women’s unpaid work adds $1.5 TRILLION to US economy per year. @SpeakerPelosi @SenSchumer pass #ChildTaxCredit & direct $ to the mother. Will reduce tho not eliminate child poverty. Make sure #CTC not subject to garnishment or used to cut benefits. #PayAllCaregivers



.@SpeakerPelosi @SenSchumer if you support #Caregivers stand up ✊ & ensure the #ChildTaxCredit is **fully refundable** & includes caregivers w low/no wages. All primary caregivers eligible, incl those receiving benefits, homeless, undocumented #PayAllCaregivers #CareIncomeNow

.@SpeakerPelosi @SenSchumer we need #ChildBenefit like most countries provide. Meanwhile urgently pass refundable #ChildTaxCredit, reduce child poverty. Funds must go to mother/primary caregiver to ensure children benefit #PayAllCaregivers bit.ly/CTCAlertMar8

Support #ChildTaxCredit in @JoeBiden #AmericanRescuePlan. “Direct payments to families are socially just & economically sound” @PeggyOM. Child Benefit common in industrialized countries- Canada pays $4935/child https://medium.com/an-injustice/unpaid-family-caregivers-want-more-a42f759ec452

CREATE YOUR OWN TWEETS TO YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPS

let them know why a refundable child tax credit and raising the minimum wage to $15/hr are important to you. For example,