To the Editor:
Looking at the beautiful colors and smiling children at the Easter Parade (April 3 Tribune), it is hard to imagine the poverty in our country and around the world that causes 45 million children to suffer from malnutrition.
Fortunately, Congress can do something about it. In our state alone, 273,000 children would benefit from the proposed bipartisan Tax Child Credit Expansion that has already passed the House by an overwhelming majority of both parties. Thanks to our Reps. Suzan DelBene and Rick Larsen for their work on this. Sens. Murray and Cantwell favor this bill, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, but need our calls of support, 202-224-3121, to convince Senate leadership to bring it up and fellow senators to pass it. Global nutrition is another effort that can be increased with our voices saying it matters. Wouldn’t it be great to see these parade type smiles on all children?
Willie Dickerson
Snohomish
