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Monday, May 23rd, 2022

Analysis confirms millions more kids going hungry since Manchin and the GOP killed expanded Child Tax Credit

Author:     Kenny Stancil
Source:     Alter Net
Publication Date:     May 22, 2022
 Link: Analysis confirms millions more kids going hungry since Manchin and the GOP killed expanded Child Tax Credit
Stephan:   Here is further proof that America, as a country, and particularly Republicans, do not like or support children, and that Joe Manchin is a vile human being. There is a deep sickness in the United States because voters put into power men and women who care nothing for them, only for their own personal power, and voters can't seem to wake up to that reality as the Trumpers demonstrate in every election.
One of the most corrupt and selfish members of Congress Senator Joe Manchin, who West Virginia voters put into office again and again despite his track record of working against their wellbeing almost daily. Credit: CBS News

A new analysis out Friday confirms that the number of U.S. households with kids that report not having enough food to eat has surged in the months since corporate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia joined Senate Republicans in refusing to extend the expanded Child Tax Credit benefit beyond mid-December.

Data from the Household Pulse Survey (HPS), a nationally representative internet survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, shows that from April 27 to May 9, 15% of households with children reported food insufficiency—defined as sometimes or often not having enough food to eat in the past week. In early August, the percentage of families with kids that reported struggling with hunger was roughly 9.5%.

Food has become more expensive in recent months as a handful of corporate grocery giants and meat, egg, and […]

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1 Comment

  1. Rev. Dean on Monday, May 23, 2022 at 2:13 pm

    I will have to ask my best friend from college what has happened in his state. He will probably know what is making the people vote against their own wellbeing.