President Biden highlighted the tax credit’s importance in State of the Union speech 

BOSTON – This session, Senator Sal DiDomenico has sponsored a bill that would create a Child and Family Tax Credit (CFTC) in Massachusetts. This topic is all over the national news after President Joe Biden used his State of the Union address to speak about the monumental benefits of the federal Child Tax Credit and the need to reinstate it across the country. DiDomenico is leading the charge to re-establish a similar kind of family tax credit in Massachusetts with his bill so we can provide more financial support to families throughout the Commonwealth.

DiDomenico’s Child and Family Tax Credit (CFTC) bill would benefit children by simplifying the family tax credit process and increasing benefits for families that need support. This legislation would combine the existing Household Dependent Tax Credit and Dependent Care Tax Credit into a single credit (a CFTC), increasing the value to at least $600 per dependent child.

“I agree wholeheartedly with the President that we need to bring this tax credit back and I am proud to sponsor legislation that would establish a similar child and family tax credit in Massachusetts,” said Senator DiDomenico, Assistant Majority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate. “Low-income parents and children were some of the hardest hit individuals during the pandemic, and we saw how much the federal tax credit helped to slash child poverty and improve our residents’ lives. We must do everything we can to bring this program back to our state and across the country.”

The 2021 federal tax credit sent a monthly check to parents with young children that provided them with an economic cushion and helped cut the child poverty rate by nearly half in 2021.

"Extend the child tax credit, so no one has to raise a family in poverty," said President Biden during his State of the Union speech in Congress.

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DiDomenico also named Chair of Bills in Third Reading and Vice Chair of Education

BOSTON – Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico was appointed, once again, to Senate President Karen Spilka’s leadership team as Assistant Majority Leader. This will mark the third consecutive legislative session that Senator DiDomenico will serve in that leadership position.

DiDomenico was also appointed Chair of the Bills in Third Reading Committee, Vice Chair of the Education Committee, and member of the Labor and Workforce Development Committee, Steering and Policy Committee, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Personnel and Administration Committee, and State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Committee.

“I am proud to continue my tenure in Senate President Karen Spilka’s leadership team as Assistant Majority Leader,” said State Senator Sal DiDomenico. “Thank you to Senate President Spilka for your trust, confidence and friendship. I look forward to working with all of my colleagues this session to move our Commonwealth forward.”

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BOSTON - Senator Sal DiDomenico hosted Chelsea youth at the State House who are working with La Colaborativa to advocate for legislation that would expand access to housing and provide a pipeline to vocational schools. Senator DiDomenico was inspired by the group’s passion and energy, “our young people are working hard to get results for families across our communities and throughout the Commonwealth. Their families and our district should be extremely proud, and I thank them for their passion to make lives better for everyone.”