Campaign For Children has experts available to speak on-the-record about the issues that matter most to our children and families; including Child Abuse & Neglect, Early Childhood, Child Rights, Children of Immigrants, Education, Health, Housing & Homelessness, Nutrition and Tax Policy.
Statement: Advocate blasts Senate vote on public charge
Michele Kayal | May 19, 2023 |
Measure could prevent families from seeking needed care In response to the Senate vote to rescind the Biden Administration’s 2022 public charge rule, First …
2023 Agenda for America’s Children promotes health, well-being
Michele Kayal | May 9, 2023 |
Experts urge Congress to work for kids First Focus Campaign for Children today released its 2023 Agenda for America’s Children, which outlines the steps the …
Statement: Debt Limit Bill would gut children’s health care, food aid, and other programs
Michele Kayal | April 26, 2023 |
As the House of Representatives moved toward a vote today to increase the nation’s debt limit in exchange for deep cuts to federal spending …
Statement: Eli Lilly insulin cap will benefit children
Michele Kayal | March 2, 2023 |
In response to the announcement by the pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly that it will cap patient costs for insulin at $35, First Focus Campaign for Children …
Statement: New refugee protection legislation advances child safety
Michele Kayal | December 22, 2022 |
Bill offers “workable, affirmative vision,” advocate says In response to today’s introduction of the Refugee Protection Act, First Focus Campaign for Children President Bruce Lesley made the following statement: …
Statement: Budget bill boosts child care, children’s health
Michele Kayal | December 20, 2022 |
Child poverty and other issues to get greater coordination In response to the FY 2023 budget deal reached by Congressional negotiators, First Focus Campaign for …
Nearly 300 advocates push Congress to restore improved Child Tax Credit
Michele Kayal | December 8, 2022 |
Improved CTC “kept children fed and warm and in their homes” Nearly 300 organizations today urged Congress to lock in tax credits that support …
Statement: Home visiting bill passes in the House
| November 30, 2022 |
Updated following the House passage of the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 (H.R. 8876. First Focus Campaign for …
120 lawmakers propelled record investment in children, new scorecard says
Michele Kayal | November 3, 2022 |
Scorecard for 117th ranks members’ commitment to children One-hundred-and-twenty members of Congress helped propel record investment in children this year, according to a new …
Statement: Fear no longer an obstacle to benefits for children of immigrants
Michele Kayal | September 9, 2022 |
In response to the Biden Administration’s release of a final rule on public charge, First Focus Campaign for Children President Bruce Lesley made the following statement: “We …