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LEADING CHILDREN’S GROUPS STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF CHIP BILL

For Immediate Release February 4, 2009 WASHINGTON, DC- Today, leading children's groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Children's Defense Fund, First Focus, the March [...]

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CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND LETTER TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON SCHIP

For Immediate Release January 9, 2009 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3602 WASHINGTON, DC - This week the Children's Defense Fund sent the [...]

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CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND STATEMENT ON SECRETARY-DESIGNATE TOM DASCHLE’S SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING

For Immediate Release January 7, 2009 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3602 WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Children's Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman [...]

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CDF PUBLISHES DATA SHOWING GLARING HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR MINORITIES

For Immediate Release April 28, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3602 WASHINGTON, D.C. - In honor of National Minority Health Month, the [...]

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CDF STATEMENT ON NEW DATA SHOWING NEARLY 9 MILLION UNINSURED CHILDREN, 13.3 MILLION CHILDREN IN POVERTY IN 2007

For Immediate Release August 26, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3602 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Children's Defense Fund (CDF) President Marian Wright Edelman issued [...]

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HUNDREDS OF DC AREA YOUTH MARCH TO US CAPITOL TO SUPPORT HEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL CHILDREN

For Immediate Release July 11, 2008 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3602 WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today more than 500 local youth from the Children's [...]

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LEADING CHILDRENS GROUPS URGE CONGRESS NOT TO CONCEDE ON CHILDRENS HEALTH

For Immediate Release October 18, 2007 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3630 WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the aftermath of President Bush's veto of legislation [...]

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CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND DENOUNCES PRESIDENT BUSH FOR PLAYING POLITICS WITH CHILDREN’S LIVES

For Immediate Release October 3, 2007 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3602 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) today denounced President [...]

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CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND CALLS CONGRESS’ AGREEMENT TO EXPAND CHILD HEALTH COVERAGE A STEP FORWARD

For Immediate Release September 24, 2007 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3602 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) today called Congress' [...]

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EDITORIALS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TELL CONGRESS: STAND FIRM, SAVE CHILDREN’S HEALTH NOW

For Immediate Release September 12, 2007 For More Information Contact: Ed Shelleby (202) 662-3602 Washington, D.C. – After months of debate on the reauthorization of [...]

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