Margarita Ramirez stands in front of an altar in her home that honors her son Jeffrey, who died earlier this year. He was diagnosed with cancer while in prison and died at age 41. Ariana Drehsler for NPR hide caption

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A family member embraces freed US prisoner Siamak Namazi (R), after disembarking from an airplane at Davison Army Airfield at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on Tuesday. On Monday, the United States and Iran swapped five prisoners each in one of the arch-foes' first deals in years as Tehran gained access to $6 billion in frozen funds. JONATHAN ERNST/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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SUN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 20: A tow truck driver attempts to pull a stranded car out of floodwaters on the Golden State Freeway as tropical storm Hilary moves through the area on August 20, 2023 in Sun Valley, California. Southern California is under a first-ever tropical storm warning as Hilary impacts parts of California, Arizona and Nevada. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
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US citizens Siamak Namazi (C-back), Emad Sharqi (bottom-L) and Morad Tahbaz (bottom-R) disembark from a Qatari jet upon their arrival at the Doha International Airport in Doha on September 18, 2023. Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. McCarthy says he's directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
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Parents and children rally in front of the U.S. Capitol December 13, 2021. The organization Parents Together Action held a rally with parents, caregivers and children to urge passage of the Build Back Better legislation to extend the expanded child tax credit. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Without Expanded Child Tax Credit, Families Are Sliding Back Into Poverty
Without Expanded Child Tax Credit, Families Are Sliding Back Into Poverty
United Auto Workers members and others gather for a rally after marching in the Detroit Labor Day Parade on September 4, 2023. The UAW is in contract negotiations with the Big Three automakers and the current UAW contract expires September 14th. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption
A person receives a COVID-19 vaccination dose, during a free distribution of COVID-19 rapid test kits for those who received vaccination shots or booster shots, at Union Station on January 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption