Democrats stake 2022 hopes on child cash benefits. There's just one problem.

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Oct 09, 2021 Democrats stake 2022 hopes on child cash benefits. There's just one problem. Democrats built a historic child tax credit program in their pandemic relief bill earlier this year. But in doing so, they planted an election-year time bomb for their own party, and their only realistic hope of defusing it is to pass President Joe Biden's social spending bill before the program expires in December. Read More Follow Us Get the NBC News Mobile App Check out all NBC News newsletters here. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 View in browser | Unsubscribe | Contact | Privacy