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First Focus on Children @First_Focus

Dedicated to making children & families a priority in federal policy & budget decisions. Affiliated w/ @Campaign4Kids. #InvestInKids firstfocus.org Washington, D.C. Joined July 2009
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First Focus Campaign for Children @Campaign4Kids

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@HHSGov @POTUS Thanks Carolyn! Now the Administration should listen to her words and restore all of the funding it cut from pediatric cancer research this year and in the budget, and instead, work with Congress to increase investments in pediatric medical research as part of the FY 2026…

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Bruce Lesley @BruceLesley

12 hours ago

We are now experiencing a government shutdown. Children must not be an afterthought. “We recognize the urgency of this moment. In critical decision points, it is always helpful to be guided by what is best for kids.” - @Campaign4Kids How the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Fuels…

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First Focus on Children @First_Focus

3 hours ago

Day 1 of the Government Shutdown The wisest investments we can make are in our children, and one of those programs is Head Start. As this report by @ChildrensEquity shows, kids in Head Start display gains in many critical skills in just one year. Head Start also has long-term…

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Children's Equity Project @ChildrensEquity

21 hours ago

Day 1 of the Government Shutdown The wisest investments we can make are in our children, and one of those programs is Head Start. As this report by @ChildrensEquity shows, kids in Head Start display gains in many critical skills in just one year. Head Start also has long-term…

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Bruce Lesley @BruceLesley

15 hours ago

Never has it been more important to know that words are not policy. But THESE are policies —terrible policies.

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Secretary Kennedy @SecKennedy

19 hours ago

Never has it been more important to know that words are not policy. But THESE are policies —terrible policies. https://t.co/a4tanI9rCe

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First Focus on Children @First_Focus

4 hours ago

How Moms Got Caught in Trump’s Cross Hairs - Jessica Grose - New York Times buff.ly/IUDVUIl

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TX Kids Can’t Wait @TXKidsCantWait

16 hours ago

In Response to Texas Law, Texas School Administrators Use A.I. To Ban Books Like TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD bookriot.com/leander-sb-13/ #txlege

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First Focus on Children @First_Focus

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Cuts to Medicaid and food aid will have biggest impact on women and children, experts say - Mississippi Today buff.ly/4A5gaox

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First Focus on Children @First_Focus

16 hours ago

What is at stake for kids during government shutdown? open.substack.com/pub/brucelesle…

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Bruce Lesley @BruceLesley

18 hours ago

@SecKennedy Or not at all. What’s Missing from the MAHA Report? Real Health Care Solutions for Children buff.ly/rPaqk3L

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Texans Care for Children @putkids1st

2 days ago

"The US Congress needs to extend the enhanced premium tax credits before they expire at the end of this year," said Tessa Galloso. "If they don’t, many families in Texas with Marketplace insurance face increases of hundreds of extra dollars in their monthly payments."

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Bruce Lesley @BruceLesley

2 days ago

Although President Trump and congressional leaders are certainly major players in the likely government shutdown, the Supreme Court and budget crisis architect Russ Vought deserve their fair share of the blame. Link in thread. (1)

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Claude Taylor @TrueFactsStated

2 days ago

Miami Herald reporter wins lifetime achievement award for breaking Epstein story. So much of what we know is because the amazing work of ⁦@jkbjournalist⁩ miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

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Bruce Lesley @BruceLesley

2 days ago

Proponents of ending birthright citizenship by Executive Order have a lot of barriers and questions that they cannot explain. I have asked some of these questions and get blank stares and silence. It may be the single worst thought through executive order ever. 1) There have…

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First Focus on Children @First_Focus

3 days ago

The Children Are Under Attack — and They Are Not Well - David Adams & @radiokeri - Word In Black wordinblack.com/2025/08/childr…

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Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof

4 days ago

We can't afford 12 cents a day to keep HIV-positive children alive. We can't afford $2 mosquito nets to keep kids from dying of malaria. But we can afford $20 billion to bail out Trump's buddy in Argentina, and millions more to bring generals for a Hegseth pep talk.…

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Sarah Despres @sarahdespres

5 days ago

As you watch cases of measles rise in the US, remember this: “In 2017, Blaxill urged parents in a Minneapolis Somali community in the midst of a measles outbreak not to vaccinate their children and warned them against trusting public health officials.” msnbc.com/msnbc/news/rfk…

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First Focus on Children @First_Focus

5 days ago

Segregation in schools surges as Trump Administration scuttles desegregation orders | First Focus on Children firstfocus.org/update/segrega…

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Child Health USA @ChildHealthUSA

5 days ago

When Child Death Was Everywhere - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

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Child Poverty Action Group - USA @CPAG_USA

5 days ago

A straight up comparison between two versions of the Child Tax Credit: 🔵 Democrats’ American Family Act (AFA) - cuts child poverty to 8.8% 🔴 Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) - leaves child poverty at 13.3% (1)

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Child Health USA @ChildHealthUSA

5 days ago

MAHA - John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight takedown youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si…

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