Risposta da Beto O'Rourke

Child poverty impacts the lives and futures of nearly 12 million children. As the wealthiest, most powerful country on earth, our failure to act on behalf of these children is unacceptable. As President, I will fight to ensure all children have their needs met and can live to their full potential, so they can focus on learning, playing, and growing. I will expand access to affordable housing, so no child is forced to live with the trauma of homelessness, and make the full Child Tax Credit available to low-income families so no child is forced to wonder where their next hot meal is coming from. I will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, expand access to quality childcare, and improve our unemployment insurance system so no child is left to absorb the stress of their family’s struggle to find a good job. I will achieve universal, guaranteed, high-quality health care through Medicare for America so every child in America has access to primary and mental health care. We will also build opportunities for their future. I will create a $500 billion Permanent Fund to close funding gaps based on race and income in schools, put higher education or paid training within reach, and protect their communities from the threat of climate change. We will only begin to reach solutions to end child poverty if we acknowledge the impact it is having on our country, and I encourage my peers to join me in calling for a debate question on this exact topic. Thanks to all of you for signing this petition.