Back in July, monthly child tax credit payments began to hitting the bank accounts of working class families.

For children up to five years of age, families received $300 dollars and $250 dollars for kids aged six to 17.

Now, several months later, we're near the end of the year cut off date, but Senator Sherrod Brown is fighting for an extension. He believes getting it is very likely.

"We're gonna make it happen. It matters so much to people in Youngstown and Warren and Niles and Girard and Salem, all over because this is the largest tax cut for working families at least in a generation," Senator Brown said.

Congressman Bill Johnson voted no on the plan, but says he's not completely opposed to the child tax credit.

"They've eliminated the work requirements," Congressman Johnson said. "And to do it that way, I would not be in favor of, because it incentivises people not to go to work and we need America's work force to get back on the job," he said.

Senator Brown tells 21 News he'll do all he can to get the extension.

"We know it works, we know it lets people out of poverty, we know it makes working class families lives a little bit better, maybe a lot better in some cases," said Senator Brown. "We know all that, I'm not gonna give up if we fail in January, I'll keep working until we get it," he said.