Thread by @SenatorBennet

.@urbaninstitute is out with a new report that looks at current and future projected federal spending on kids and the results are clear:

We are failing our children.

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@urbaninstitute Federal spending on kids is at the lowest level in a decade.

We’re letting a much larger share of children live in poverty than adults or seniors.

And by 2020, we will spend more to pay down the national interest, than on kids.

These trends will continue unless we do something

@urbaninstitute How did we get to a point where children—the future of our country—are taking a back seat?

…where cuts to education, nutrition, and housing support are the norm?

@urbaninstitute …where we’re the only advanced economy without paid family and medical leave?

…where 27 million kids are left out of the full Child Tax Credit?

@urbaninstitute We know that investing in kids is not only the right thing to do but a smart thing to do. Public spending lifts up families, supports development, and leads to brighter futures.

@urbaninstitute Child poverty costs our society more than $800 billion each year.

In the face of that, we shouldn’t be throwing up our hands – we should be doing something about it.

@urbaninstitute All it takes is making kids our priority.

We can start by passing my #AmericanFamilyAct, which would provide a Child Tax Credit of up to $300 per month per child. That bill alone would cut child poverty by nearly 40%.

It’s an investment worth making.

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