In this episode, our hosts Bruce Lesley and Messellech “Selley” Looby chat with Representative Rosa DeLauro, a top champion for children in Congress and the chair of the babies caucus. Rep. DeLauro, who is the ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee, has spent decades in Congress and consistently advocated for kids to be a priority in the federal budget. She has been a Champion for Children every year since we began publishing our legislative scorecard. Rep. DeLauro discusses the impact of the Child Tax Credit on child poverty, and says it is on the top of her agenda, along with early childhood education and the Head Start program. Rep. DeLauro tells our hosts that her main concern isn’t the opposition to policies that help children, but the indifference that many policymakers feel.

Learn more about policies that help children thrive:

• Book, The Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable, By Representative Rosa DeLauro
• Blog, Children at the Heart: Why Kids Deserve an Improved Child Tax Credit, By Bruce Lesley
• Fact Sheet, The Need for Baby Bonds in the United States, First Focus Campaign for Children

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