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Statement: First Focus on Children’s Response to President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget
Michele Kayal | February 10, 2020 |
The proposed budget released today by President Trump takes direct aim at the health and well-being of America’s children. According to the FY 2021 …
House hearings tackle regulatory threats to children and families
Michele Kayal | February 3, 2020 |
Advocates blast policies that harm children WASHINGTON, D.C., February 3 — A broad coalition of nonprofit and faith-based groups from across the nation that …
Statement: Medicaid waivers imperil children’s health coverage
Michele Kayal | January 30, 2020 |
Below please find the statement of Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus on Children, regarding today’s rollout by the Trump Administration of new Medicaid …
Statement: Congress must block funding for public charge rule
Michele Kayal | January 27, 2020 |
The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump Administration’s public charge rule to proceed puts the health and well-being of millions of children in …
Ruling on Affordable Care Act Endangers Children
Michele Kayal | December 19, 2019 |
Statement from Bruce Lesley, President, First Focus on Children WASHINGTON, D.C. — In declaring the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate unconstitutional and returning the …
Statement: First Focus on Children Calls on Administration to Stick to Plan to Ban All Flavored E-Cigarettes
Michele Kayal | November 22, 2019 |
After today’s discussion in the White House regarding the vaping epidemic that has led roughly 5 million children to use e-cigarettes, Bruce Lesley, president …
First Focus on Children hails injunction on public charge
| October 11, 2019 |
Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus on Children, made the following statement about today’s injunction of the Trump Administration’s public charge rule: “We are …
2019 Children’s Budget shows spending on debt outstrips spending on kids for first time
Michele Kayal | September 10, 2019 |
CONTACT: Michele Kayal, MicheleK@firstfocus.org, 703-919-8778. WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 — The 2019 Children’s Budget book, released today by the bipartisan advocacy group First Focus on …
First Focus on Children calls for urgent action to address rise in uninsured children
Michele Kayal | September 10, 2019 |
Contact: Michele Kayal, MicheleK@firstfocus.org, text/call: 703-919-8778 The U.S. Census Bureau today released 2018 data that show the number of children without health insurance in America …
Alarming 2018 Census data spurs new call for national poverty targets
Michele Kayal | September 10, 2019 |
CONTACT: Michele Kayal, MicheleK@firstfocus.org, call/text: 703-919-8778 WASHINGTON — Data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau illustrates the failure of our government to lead …