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Warnock advocates for child tax credit expansion as school year begins
As the new school year begins in metro Atlanta, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is calling for the passage of the American Family Act, which he says will help families with the cost of school supplies and other child-related expenses.
A new report unveiled last week by Warnock in collaboration with the Groundwork Collaborative, a nonprofit economic think tank, shows data collected from fourth grade school supply lists across five schools in both urban and rural Georgia communities.
“We found that the cost of required school supplies can cost Georgia families more than $130 per child... you have more than one child, that could be hundreds of dollars,” Warnock said in a video call with reporters.