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Statement for the Record: Assessing 25 Years of the Child Tax Credit (1997-2022)
| July 25, 2023 |
Bruce Lesley submitted this testimony for the record to the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight to be included in the …
Statement for the Record: Expanding Medicaid to DACA Recipients
| July 18, 2023 |
First Focus on Children joined the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Center for Law and Social Policy, the Georgetown Center for Children and Families, …
Testimony: Pass Reforms to Improve TANF
| March 31, 2023 |
First Focus on Children submitted this written statement to the House Ways & Means Committee in regard to the recent hearing Welfare is Broken: …
Testimony: House Judiciary Committee Hearing on “Free Speech: The Biden Administration’s Chilling of Parents’ Fundamental Rights”
Bruce Lesley | March 22, 2023 |
Today, First Focus on Children submitted the following statement for the record to members of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government. Excerpt …
Statement for the Record: Free Speech Under Attack — Book Bans and Academic Censorship
Bruce Lesley | April 12, 2022 |
Bruce Lesley submitted this testimony for the record to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties regarding …
Comment on Child Nutrition Programs & Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium
| March 24, 2022 |
First Focus on Children submitted the following comment in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) “Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, …
Statement for the Record: Protecting Youth Mental Health
| March 1, 2022 |
First Focus submitted this statement for the record regarding the February 15, 2022 hearing on “Protecting Youth Mental Health” held by the U.S. Senate …
Comment on the continuation of the Household Pulse Survey
Averi Pakulis, Cara Baldari, Christopher Towner (Former Staff), Olivia Gomez (Former Staff) | July 31, 2020 |
First Focus on Children submitted the following comment to the Office of Management and Budget. Excerpt: The coronavirus pandemic has hit the United States …
Comment: Proposed change to National School Lunch & Breakfast Program would weaken school nutrition standards
Bruce Lesley, Cara Baldari | April 22, 2020 |
First Focus on Children submitted the following comments in strong opposition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) “Simplifying Meal Service and Monitoring Requirements …
Comment: Considerations for Additional Measures of Poverty
Bruce Lesley, Cara Baldari | April 14, 2020 |
First Focus on Children submitted the following comments urging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend or reopen the comment period on …