Last year, Congress walked away from what looked like one of the most effective fixes for child poverty in a generation. Now, state legislators are trying to walk it back. Lawmakers in at least 10 states are considering some new version of the expanded child tax credit, a federal program that lifted millions of children out of poverty but was then abandoned by Congress. During 2021, parents received up to $300 monthly for each child, and it eased financial pressure on families while dramatically reducing child poverty. State-level politicians, who are proposing all kinds of tax cuts and rebates for their constituents this year, have plenty of incentives to try where Congress failed. The expanded child tax credit was fairly popular overall, and parents were especially excited about it. According to a Morning Consult poll conducted in July 2022, 59 percent of Americans supported bringing back the monthly payments of up to $300 — including 75 percent of parents with children under the a...