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Lawmakers must center children in their negotiations As federal programs that serve children head toward a shutdown-induced crisis this...
“For 20 years, we cut the uninsured rate for kids," said Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus on Children,...
So it happened. Now that the shutdown is here, there’s just one thing Congress must do: Put kids first. “Budget...
Budget fight endangers children In response to the government shutdown that began at midnight, First Focus on Children President Bruce...
If a child had a book report due, but dawdled on the playground instead of writing it, that child...
The country’s top vaccine advisors are meeting for the last time in 2025 right at this very moment. When they...
The spending bill “really puts kids last”, said Bruce Lesley, president of the bipartisan children’s advocacy group First Focus...
First Focus on Children's Chad Bolt writes "The White House has told Republican lawmakers to get out there and...
Child poverty rose to 13.4% in 2024, according to new census data, an increase of 158% since 2021. One-hundred-and-fifty-eight-percent. More...
