Congressional Letter - Protect Children

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March 15, 2013

Congressional Letter - Protect ChildrenRepresentative Danny Davis and 51 other members of the House of Representatives signed a letter asking the President and Congressional leadership to hold kids harmless in pending budget decisions. With votes upcoming on funding the government for the remainder of this year and next, sequestration, and the debt ceiling, kids have a lot at stake.

Immigration Testimony on Family Separation

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March 14, 2013
By Wendy Cervantes

Immigration Testimony on Family SeparationOn March 14, 2013, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the separation of nuclear families under U.S. immigration law. The FFCC submitted this statement urging congress to reform both the family-based immigration system as well as immigration enforcement policies to better protect the best interests of children and keep families together.

S 458 Child Nutrition Cuts Letter

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March 12, 2013
By Meghan McHugh

S 458 Child Nutrition Cuts LetterThe First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to every member of the U.S. Senate, urging opposition to legislation (S. 458, Roberts) that would make deep cuts to child nutrition. The bill would cut more than $36 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which allocates nearly half of its funding to feeding children. Read more about these and other concerns with this misguided proposal.

First Focus Campaign for Children Supports Prepare All Kids Act

March 8, 2013

First Focus Campaign for Children Supports Prepare All Kids ActSenator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Prepare All Kids Act (S.502) on March 7, 2013. Much like the plan for pre-K that the President announced in the State of the Union, this bill would make a necessary federal investment in early childhood education by creating state-federal partnerships to fund high-quality pre-K programs.