Sad, because a universal child allowance may be the most effective tool to reduce child poverty. And work requirements have been ineffective while creating obstacles to helping kids who need it. E.g. Arkansas requiring people to report work online, even though they’re not online. https://t.co/8qykRewtlC

— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) October 18, 2021

Manchin and the Republicans don’t care about child poverty, they care about keeping taxes low for their donors.