Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district is the sponsor of the House of Representatives version of the American Family Act of 2019. The Senate sponsor is 2020 candidate Michael Bennet, a Colorado democrat. For our Ideas Festival: 2020 Edition, Rep. DeLauro discusses how the bill takes aim at child poverty. Rep. DeLauro is the author of The Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable (The New Press, 2017).

@rosadelauro: American Family Act expands tax credits to families with children, and particularly those younger than 6. Indexes tax credit to inflation. No income threshold.- The Brian Lehrer Show (@brianlehrer)A $3000 income threshold under current system makes 1/3 of kids who need the tax credits ineligible, says @rosadelauro.- The Brian Lehrer Show (@brianlehrer)If you're too poor to pay income tax, you don't get a benefit from the current tax credit. The American Family Act, which is this hour's Ideas Festival: 2020 Edition topic, would be more like a cash allowance, @rosadelauro says.- The Brian Lehrer Show (@brianlehrer)