Press Releases

Below is a joint statement by several leading children’s health groups, including The American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s Defense Fund, Children’s Dental Health Project, Family Voices, First Focus Campaign for Children, March of Dimes, and National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, urging Congress to oppose the American Health Care Act.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus budget is a comprehensive overhaul of our national priorities addressing the most urgent economic and social problems we confront in a sustainable and democratic manner. It continues and builds upon previous CPC budgets and the legislative work of the CPC.

President Trump has released his budget outline for the next fiscal year. Many have labeled it “Robin Hood in Reverse” but that would only be a fitting description if the Sherif of Nottingham went after Robin and the people of Sherwood Forest, who only had sticks and a few bows and arrows to defend themselves, with automatic weapons and helicopter gun ships.

The Congressional Black Caucus Budget Proposes Fairer Tax Code, Universal Health Care, Making College More Affordable

The Congressional Black Caucus Budget Proposes Fairer Tax Code, Universal Health Care, Making College More Affordable

Republican leaders introduced their “repeal and replace” legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives Monday evening. With most media attention focused on President Trump’s unsubstantiated and provocative charges of wire tapping against President Obama most of America first heard of the proposed legislation this morning. President Trump weighed in via Twitter this morning: