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The claim

"We cut childhood poverty by over 40% through an expanded child tax credit."

Rating

Mostly True

Reviewed by PolitiFact ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

PeakMetrics research summary

Based on related reporting.

Related reporting describes the expanded child tax credit as a benefit that paid parents monthly in 2021 and says it “slashed child poverty.” It also quotes Michael Bennet saying the credit “cut childhood poverty in America in half,” which is consistent with the claim that the reduction exceeded 40%.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [original] PolitiFact original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

  2. [S1] The Democratic Insurgency Is Sweeping Through Colorado

    Additional research · Retrieved October 16, 2026