they found out they qualified for the eitc. they received a refund of $5,000 which helped replace the roof on their house that required rare. to receive the eitc, all you have to do is file your taxes, that's it. you earned it. just ask for it. spread the word, mr. president, and all of my colleagues and anyone listening, spread the word about the earned income tax credit. it's a bridge out of poverty that serves millions of families across ohio and across the nation. remember, you earned it. mr. president, i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

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the eitc is designed to fill that gap that so many working families suffer from. it provides millions of americans, including hundreds of thousands of ohions, from belair to van wert to ash beulah to middletown, provides hundreds of thousands of ohioans earning low to moderate wages a life-saving tax credit. if you work and play by the rules but earn low wages, the earned income tax credit can provide for your children, help you build economic security, help you extend your reach for the american dream. according to a recent study, the earned income tax credit has lifted more children above the poverty line than any other -- than any government program. now, the earned income tax credit, again, is available for people who are -- who have jobs and get a tax break as a result -- get a tax credit as a result of that job. 2005, more than 22 million u.s. households applied for the earned income tax credit. they received on average $1,800 a household. an estimated 2.6 million children were lifted above the poverty line because of the earned income tax credit. this, mr.