My blog on how the House bill disproportionally targets and harms children…
House Cuts to Kids: Threatens Both Their and Our Nation’s Future https://link.medium.com/OiwVesVSqzb
BruceLesley
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Proud father of 4. Child advocate. President of First Focus on Children & First Focus Campaign for Children. Basketball fanatic. #InvestInKids #VoteKids
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MufasaDon Falls teaches #HighSchool social studies in #ManateeCounty, #Florida.
"I'm a Florida teacher who's been forced to cover up the books in my classroom. Here's why I'm suing Ron DeSantis."
This year, a new law in Florida requires that all books in public schools be vetted for #children.
High school social studies teacher Don Falls said he covered up his books to comply with the law.
#RonDeSantis #Education #SocialStudies
https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-teacher-books-classroom-desantis-2023-1
Erika SumnerAmerica has a powerful way to reduce #ChildPoverty & the pandemic's large-scale social experiments proved it: Expanding the #ChildTaxCredit (an advance of approx $300/month) in 2021 was the lead reason US child #poverty reached #HISTORIC lows that year.
It expired in 2021 & #Dems are fighting to save it but the #GOP has made it clear they want business #TaxCuts only, no talk of the CTC.
This is what happens when you demonize the poor.
Child Tax Credit expansions were instrumental in reducing poverty rates to historic lows in 2021
Government policies enacted in the wake of the pandemic have proven critical for reducing child poverty in the United States. Census Bureau data released last week showed that government social programs kept tens of millions of people out of poverty in 2021. Child poverty reached its lowest level on record, as calculated by the Supplemental…
ProPublicaFederal Judge Strikes Down Part of Montana’s Far-Reaching Anti-Vax Law
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A federal judge in #Montana has blocked the state from implementing a law that would make it illegal for #hospitals to ask employees if they are vaccinated. The measure was the country’s most extreme anti-vaccination law.
#Healthcare providers in Montana had sued the state over the law, arguing that it violates #constitutional protections for #disabled Americans.
Let’s make a deal: White House ready to bargain over expanded Child Tax Credit - @adamcancryn - POLITICO https://buff.ly/3UYlXPG
Failure to act would cause 3-4M children to be pushed back into poverty.
#ChildTaxCredit #InvestInKids #CutChildPoverty
Failure to act would cause 3-4M children to be pushed back into poverty.
#ChildTaxCredit #InvestInKids #CutChildPoverty
CelesteA budget that puts America first would first and foremost invest in our nation’s children. #InvestInKids
First Focus on ChildrenAmerica’s youngest generation is set to become the best‑educated, most accomplished, & most tolerant in our history. Across the country, children are studying hard, modeling kindness $ compassion, & making their voices heard on today’s biggest issues….”
- President Biden
#NationalChildsDay
#InvestInKids
- President Biden
#NationalChildsDay
#InvestInKids
