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Why getting Congress to fund help for US children in poverty is so hard to do

  • Written by: Leslie Lenkowsky, Senior Counsellor and Professor Emeritus of Practice in Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI
Why getting Congress to fund help for US children in poverty is so hard to doHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi strongly supported the 2021 expansion of the child tax credit.Mario Tama/Getty Images

The Build Back Better bill, the centerpiece of the Biden administration’s domestic policy, cleared the House of Representatives by a slender margin largely along party lines in November 2021.

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Gift Cards as the gateway to agentic payments

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Australian businesses lean into global strategic partnerships (GCCs) for next wave of outsourcing

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