Opinion

The child tax credit should be on both parties’ lame-duck agenda

Democrats have been taking a victory lap after retaining control of the Senate and losing fewer House seats than expected. But they ultimately didn’t keep the House, which means the time to get their priorities through is running short.

Lots of urgent items are already crowding Congress’s “lame duck” agenda, including just keeping the lights on. I dearly hope Democrats will not squander their remaining opportunity to cement a legacy-defining achievement: slashing child poverty, hopefully for good.