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.
Resources
Fact Sheet: Impact of the President’s 2020 Budget on Housing
Cara Baldari | April 16, 2019 |
On March 11, President Trump presented his budget request for fiscal year 2020 (FY20) to Congress, outlining his spending priorities for the coming year. …
Fact Sheet: Impact of the President’s 2020 Budget on Income Support
Cara Baldari | April 16, 2019 |
On March 11, President Trump presented his budget request for fiscal year 2020 (FY20) to Congress, outlining his spending priorities for the coming year. …
Fact Sheet: Impact of the President’s 2020 Budget on K-12 Education
Drew Aherne | April 16, 2019 |
On March 11, President Trump released his Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 2020) budget request outlining his spending priorities for the coming year. The president’s …
Fact Sheet: Impact of the President’s 2020 Budget on Child Nutrition Assistance
Rachel Merker | April 16, 2019 |
The President’s Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 20) budget includes several harmful proposals that would drastically cut and restructure domestic food assistance programs that serve …
The President’s Budget Threatens the Health of Our Children
Carrie Fitzgerald | April 3, 2019 |
President Trump’s budget proposal doesn’t contain a lot of surprises when it comes to children’s health coverage. We have seen much of it before: …
Fact Sheet: Impact of the President’s 2020 Budget on Children’s Health
Carrie Fitzgerald | March 28, 2019 |
On March 11t President Trump released his 2020 budget proposal to Congress. The FY 2020 budget request totals $4.7 trillion for the next fiscal …
Fact Sheet: Impact of the President’s 2020 Budget on Children
Michelle Dallafior, Rachel Merker | March 22, 2019 |
President Trump’s $4.7 trillion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 20) seeks massive cuts to critical programs that help children and families. The …
The Trump Budget Is a Children’s Health Coverage Catastrophe
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | March 17, 2019 |
A budget that puts America first would first and foremost invest in the next generation. Children should be a priority for investment and not …
10 Reasons to Reject Medicaid Block Grants
Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children | January 23, 2019 |
Earlier this month, POLITICO reported that, after Congress rejected efforts to cut and block grant the Medicaid program in 2017, the Trump Administration is exploring ways …
Letter: From the Children’s Budget Coalition to OMB on the FY 2020 Budget
| October 31, 2018 |
The Children’s Budget Coalition is comprised of more than 70 children’s advocacy organizations with priorities across a diverse range of issues who come together …