Sep 20, 2007
Children's Health
House Subcommittee Holds Hearings on Protecting Children from Lead-Tainted Imports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in a hearing by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer...
Sep 13, 2007
Children's Health
Over 300 Organizations Stand Together Against a Presidential Veto of Children’s Health Program
ALEXANDRIA, VA – First Focus, in conjunction with the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) has released a...
Aug 31, 2007
Children's Health
Leavitt Backtracking on Recent Children’s Health Directive
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Two weeks ago today, while families across the country were putting their kids to bed, the...
Aug 30, 2007
New Study Shows Cuts to Child Support Enforcement Will Cost $680 Million for America’s Children
ALEXANDRIA, VA – A new study has shown that upcoming federal cuts to state child support enforcement programs will...
Aug 29, 2007
Child Poverty
New Census Data Shows Thousands More Children Are Slipping Through The Cracks
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The U.S. Census Bureau released new data showing that, for the second consecutive year, the number...
Aug 02, 2007
Children's Health
Senate Passes Renewal of Children’s Health Insurance Program
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Passage of legislation to renew the State Children’s Health Insurance Program is imminent. First Focus President...
Aug 02, 2007
Tax Policy
New Report Indicates Bush Tax Credit Proposal is Bad for America’s Children and Families
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Today, First Focus released a report by health care expert Stan Dorn that finds that the...
Aug 01, 2007
Children's Health
House Passes Legislation to Renew Children’s Health Insurance Program
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would make significant strides toward covering over half...
Jul 31, 2007
Children's Health
Congressional Budget Office Confirms That Bush Tax Plan is A Bad Deal for American Children
ALEXANDRIA, VA –Today, in an analysis of how the Administration’s tax deduction would affect the number of American children...
