Media Coverage on the Expansion of the Federal EITC
Democratic tax credit bill aids poor, cuts corporate breaks, Reuters, March 2014
Leading Senator Adds to Momentum for Helping Childless Workers, Chuck Marr, The Huffington Post, March 2014
Sen. Murray Calls for Expanding EITC, Closing Corporate Tax Breaks, Kristina Peterson, The Wall Street Journal, March 2014
Press Release: Senator Patty Murray Introduces The 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act, Senator Patty Murray, March 2014
Sen. Murray to launch tax cut bill, Senator Patty Murray, The Hill, March 2014
How one piece of Obama’s budget could help the poor in every state, The Washington Post, March 2014
How to Raise Both Take-Home Pay and Tax Fairness, Jared Bernstein, The New York Times, March 2014
Tax credit could help recent graduates, Jim Bach, The Diamondback, March 2014
Bigger Earned Income Tax Credit Draws Bipartisan Support, Jeanna Smialek, Daily Finance, March 2014
A Tax Break Worthy of Bipartisan Cheers, Alan Binder, The Wall Street Journal, March 2014
Princeton Economist Alan Blinder Lauds Obama Plan to Increase Earned Income Tax Credit, Dan Weil, Money News, March 2014
White House: Earned income tax credit could help 13.5 million, The Washington Post, March 2014
A Proven Way to Fight Poverty, Jacob J. Lew, Politico, March 2014
Obama’s Minimum Wage and EITC Proposals – What Taxpayers Should Know, April Joyner, Investopedia, February 2014
“Enhancing the EITC Would Encourage Work and Reduce Poverty,” Matthew Yglesias, Slate, January 29, 2014
“Obama Calls for Expansion of Income Tax Credit,” ABC News, January 29, 2014
“President Obama Calls to Expand EITC for Childless Workers, Joining Growing Bipartisan Consensus,” Chuck Marr, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,” January 29, 2014
“This is the Only New Legislative Proposal from Obama’s State of the Union Address: An Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit,” Zeke J Miller and Maya Rhodan, TIME Magazine, January 28, 2014
“Obama Calls for Expanding EITC for Childless Workers,” Damian Paletta, The Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2014
“Earned income tax credit is a smart way to help the working poor,” Washington Post Editorial Board, January 2014
“Address May Hint at Compromise on Ways to Fight Inequality,” Jackie Calmes, The New York Times, January 2014
“What’s the best way to help the poor?,” Mark Thoma, CBS News Moneywatch, January 2014
“One Anti-Poverty Initiative Both Sides Can Agree On,” Chuck Marr, The Huffington Post, January 2014