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First Focus Campaign for Children is a bipartisan child advocacy group dedicated to improving public policy for kids. Sister org @First_Focus. #InvestInKids

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Mother on Republican cuts to Medicaid: "I do not have my daughter enrolled on Medicaid so that we can have fancy things. I have my daughter enrolled in Medicaid so that we can keep her alive. I'm worried the red tape is going to affect our Medicaid and that as a result, I'm going

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Not a single one of them who votes knows about every provision in this 1,000 page bill, especially the health sections, which were passed in the middle of the night in the Senate after literally two minutes of debate on it before final enactment. It reminds me of that time when

Not a single one of them who votes knows about every provision in this 1,000 page bill, especially the health sections, which were passed in the middle of the night in the Senate after literally two minutes of debate on it before final enactment.

It reminds me of that time when
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JD Vance The Trump Administration and DOGE gutted the National Weather Service. This mistake may have played a tragic role in the deaths of these families. H.R. 1 should have made real improvements to the Child Tax Credit, as you promised. It did not. Consequently, the victims of the

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Wesley Hunt The Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston "I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way." We should absolutely listen to Whitney. Patriotism. Love. Compassion. Purpose. Support for children. youtu.be/KrPpYbI8L1U Unfortunately, H.R. 1

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Secretary Kennedy We have a moral obligation to Make America’s Children Healthy rather than to Make America Uninsured Again, as H.R. 1 does. Instead of 17 million people losing health coverage due to $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, CHIP, and the ACA, we should strive to ensure that all children

<a href="/SecKennedy/">Secretary Kennedy</a> We have a moral obligation to Make America’s Children Healthy rather than to Make America Uninsured Again, as H.R. 1 does.

Instead of 17 million people losing health coverage due to $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, CHIP, and the ACA, we should strive to ensure that all children
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Rapid Response 47 Rep. Jason Smith No, the promise on the Child Tax Credit was $5,000 from Vance of $5,000 for a baby bonus from Trump. The credit is only $2,200, which does not come close to covering inflation since 2017. The Child Tax Credit you sponsored and passed in 2024 at least sought to mitigate “baby and

<a href="/RapidResponse47/">Rapid Response 47</a> <a href="/RepJasonSmith/">Rep. Jason Smith</a> No, the promise on the Child Tax Credit was $5,000 from Vance of $5,000 for a baby bonus from Trump. The credit is only $2,200, which does not come close to covering inflation since 2017.

The Child Tax Credit you sponsored and passed in 2024 at least sought to mitigate “baby and
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San Diego pediatrician warns children could bear the brunt of federal budget cuts | KPBS Public Media kpbs.org/news/health/20… marsha spitzer is 💯% right.

San Diego pediatrician warns children could bear the brunt of federal budget cuts | KPBS Public Media kpbs.org/news/health/20…

<a href="/drmarshaspitzer/">marsha spitzer</a> is đź’Ż% right.
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Aaron Rupar The big sacrifices in H.R. 1 are children. ❌ Slashes Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program by $1 trillion ❌ Slashes SNAP or food assistance by nearly $200 billion ❌ Leaves more than 20 million children behind in the Child Tax Credit, including babies and victims f

<a href="/atrupar/">Aaron Rupar</a> The big sacrifices in H.R. 1 are children.

❌ Slashes Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program by $1 trillion
❌ Slashes SNAP or food assistance by nearly $200 billion
❌ Leaves more than 20 million children behind in the Child Tax Credit, including babies and victims f
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Paula White-Cain Actually Paula White-Cain, the bill is one of the worst bills for children ever, as it puts children last. H.R. 1 Puts Children Last: An Unprecedented Betrayal of America’s Future open.substack.com/pub/brucelesle…

<a href="/Paula_White/">Paula White-Cain</a> Actually <a href="/Paula_White/">Paula White-Cain</a>, the bill is one of the worst bills for children ever, as it puts children last.  

H.R. 1 Puts Children Last: An Unprecedented Betrayal of America’s Future open.substack.com/pub/brucelesle…
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And, in the bill’s Child Tax Credit, if you are a family caregiver, the lack of income can create a double whammy in which you also lose the Child Tax Credit. In essence, caring for children is penalized by federal Child Tax Credit policy.

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Bernie Moreno As an advocate for children and families, just a few points to raise about this chart by Bernie Moreno. First, the Child Tax Credit is pathetic, as $2,200 is less today than the benefit that families got from the Child Tax Credit and the dependent exemption back in 2005. It also

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Watch now as I'm joined by First Focus on Children President, Bruce Lesley. He explains how the newly passed #BigBeautifulBill "chooses #billionaires over #babies, and puts our nation’s #children in unprecedented peril."