On June 18th, Allison Bovell-Ammon, Director of Policy Strategy, testified virtually to the House of Representative’s Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, on how the current recession is exacerbating health disparities and pushing families deeper into poverty. Children and families struggling to afford basic needs cannot continue to wait. Using the tax code to administer cash benefits to families throughout the economic recovery are not only important for alleviating hardships, but they are part of our nation’s public health infrastructure for building a healthy population well beyond the end of this pandemic.