Federal Budget

When it comes to prioritizing children in the federal budget, Congress is badly out-of-step with the needs and wants of the American people. While voters think more than one-fourth of federal resources should be invested in children, Congress allocates less than 8 percent. First Focus is working to change that, by publicizing detailed analyses of fiscal proposals from a children’s perspective, publishing an annual Children’s Budget, and advancing policy solutions to ensure that children are the priority in the federal budget.
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120 lawmakers propelled record investment in children, new scorecard says
Michele Kayal, First Focus Campaign for Children | 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 …
Children’s Budget 2022
| October 6, 2022 |
Children’s Budget 2022, released today, finds that the share of federal spending on children climbed to a historic 11.98% of the U.S. budget in …
Fact Sheet: Key Takeaways from Children’s Budget 2022
Jessica Troe, Michelle Dallafior | October 6, 2022 |
First Focus on Children is proud to release the Children’s Budget 2022, which provides a comprehensive analysis of the share of spending allocated to …
Children’s Budget 2022 finds record-breaking investment in children
Michele Kayal | October 5, 2022 |
Federal spending on children broke records during the pandemic, a new report from First Focus on Children finds, but Congress is quickly abandoning that …
Fact Sheet: Voters Strongly Support Making Investments in Our Children and Grandchildren
| June 30, 2022 |
After witnessing a gradual divestment in our nation’s children in recent years and seeing that the COVID global pandemic and economic recession negatively impacted …
By 6-to-1 margin, voters say federal government should spend more on children
Michele Kayal | June 13, 2022 |
American voters believe — by a roughly 6-to-1 margin — that the federal government is spending too little on the health, safety, and well-being …
Our Kids Need and Deserve Champions
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | June 2, 2022 |
First Focus Campaign for Children just released our 2021 Champions for Children Legislative Scorecard, which analyzed the sponsors of over 300 pieces of legislation …
Statement: Biden budget will “fuel investment” in our children
Michele Kayal | March 31, 2022 |
After studying President Biden’s FY 2023 budget proposal, released this week, First Focus on Children President Bruce Lesley offers the following statement: “We’re pleased that President …
“Good, solid budget” benefits children But leaves millions without free school meals
Michele Kayal | March 15, 2022 |
The $1.5 trillion spending bill signed this afternoon by President Biden keeps the federal investment in children from returning to historic lows. During the …
A Senate Majority Is Allowing Child Poverty to Nearly Double
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | January 6, 2022 |
Former Secretary Robert Reich asks a very important question: Why has America chosen to dramatically reduce poverty among the nation’s elderly but not among our children? …