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Senate Rejects Health Bill and Medicaid Caps and Cuts That Would Harm Kids
Ari Goldberg | July 28, 2017 |
WASHINGTON—Back in January, the First Focus Campaign for Children (FFCC) signed a letter with other major child advocacy groups urging Congress to adopt principles …
New Bill Aims to Cut Child Poverty Rate in Half in a Decade
Ari Goldberg | July 26, 2017 |
WASHINGTON–The Child Poverty Reduction Act (S.1630 / H.R.3381) was reintroduced today by US Sens. Bob Casey (PA), Tammy Baldwin (WI), and Sherrod Brown (OH) …
Newest DREAM Act Proposal a Promising Route to Citizenship for Undocumented Youth
Ari Goldberg | July 20, 2017 |
(Washington D.C.) – Today Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced the DREAM Act of 2017. The bill offers a route to …
First Focus, Rep. Ellison Host Matthew Desmond to Discuss Kids & Families Facing Eviction
Ari Goldberg | July 19, 2017 |
WASHINGTON–In a briefing on Capitol Hill today sponsored by First Focus and honorary co-host Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-5), Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist Matthew Desmond and …
Revised Senate Health Bill Would Still Harm Millions of Children
Bruce Lesley, Carrie Fitzgerald, Lisa Shapiro | July 13, 2017 |
WASHINGTON—The Republicans released a revised health care bill today to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The new proposal maintains some of the ACA …
Trump FY 18 Budget Would Significantly Harm Children
Ari Goldberg | May 23, 2017 |
WASHINGTON—The First Focus Campaign for Children is deeply concerned about the devastating impacts the President’s Fiscal Year 2018 (FY 18) budget would have on …
First Focus Campaign for Children Urges Support for The Foster Youth Driving Act
Ari Goldberg | May 18, 2017 |
WASHINGTON—The First Focus Campaign for Children applauds Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL) for introducing The Foster Youth Driving Act (H.R. 2512), making it easier for foster youth to obtain …
More than 55 Groups Urge Congress to Make Children the Priority in 2018 Budget
Ari Goldberg | May 11, 2017 |
WASHINGTON–The Children’s Budget Coalition, which includes more than 55 organizations committed to ensuring federal investment in critical programs that help American children–sent letters (House …
Healthcare for Millions of Children in Jeopardy After House Vote
Ari Goldberg | May 4, 2017 |
WASHINGTON – Following the 217-213 vote in the US House of Representatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and replace it with the …
House Abandons Vote on American Health Care Act, Families Breathe Sigh of Relief
Meg Biallas Henry | March 24, 2017 |
This afternoon, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced that the House of Representatives would not put to a vote the American Health Care Act, H.R. …