First Focus on Children

@First_Focus

Dedicated to making children & families a priority in federal policy & budget decisions. Affiliated w/ @Campaign4Kids. #InvestInKids

Washington, D.C.

Joined July 2009

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Investigation inquiry underway after reports of naked women on Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office TV - KFOR kfor.com/video/investig…

First_Focus's tweet image. Investigation inquiry underway after reports of naked women on Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office TV - KFOR kfor.com/video/investig…

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Bruce Lesley@BruceLesley · Jul 25

Fraud and Abuse Against Medicaid: The Truth About the Budget Reconciliation Law - Andy Schneider – Center For Children and Families buff.ly/PxUrO4q

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First Focus on Children@First_Focus · Jul 25

Good. But let’s be clear—it was never their right to withhold in the first place. One more example of Trump’s chaos-then-cave cycle damaging kids and families everywhere

KKyle Griffin@kylegriffin1 · Jul 25

WASHINGTON (AP) - Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools.

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Bruce Lesley@BruceLesley · Jul 25

MAHA Moms: What Say You? open.substack.com/pub/brucelesle… #MAHA

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First Focus on Children@First_Focus · Jul 25

Fewer NV families will qualify for child tax credit under Trump tax and spending bill | @MjLyle - News From The States buff.ly/o9F9fI8

First_Focus's tweet image. Fewer NV families will qualify for child tax credit under Trump tax and spending bill | @MjLyle - News From The States buff.ly/o9F9fI8

First Focus on Children@First_Focus · Jul 25

Segregation in schools surges as Trump Administration scuttles desegregation orders | First Focus on Children buff.ly/ZIh2jON

First_Focus's tweet card. Over 70 years have passed since the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education, yet segregation in American schools is surging. In the largest 100

First Focus on Children@First_Focus · Jul 25

A pediatrician @MonaHannaA helped expose Flint's water crisis. Now she's fighting poverty one baby at a time. - CBS News cbsnews.com/news/mona-hann… #RxKids

First_Focus's tweet image. A pediatrician @MonaHannaA helped expose Flint's water crisis. Now she's fighting poverty one baby at a time. - CBS News cbsnews.com/news/mona-hann…

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First Focus on Children@First_Focus · Jul 25

CBO finds health agency cuts would result in fewer new drugs - Roll Call buff.ly/cokeStq

First Focus on Children@First_Focus · Jul 25

THE MESSAGE IS ‘WE CAN TAKE YOUR CHILDREN’ More systematically than in his first term, Trump is rolling back protections for undocumented minors. - The Atlantic buff.ly/0UfFTVf

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More systematically than in his first term, Trump is rolling back protections for undocumented minors. - The Atlantic buff.ly/0UfFTVf

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The Associated Press@AP · Jul 24

BREAKING: Appeals court panel finds President Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship unconstitutional and upholds the block. apnews.com/article/immigr…

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez@RepJimmyGomez · Jul 13

Trump’s @usedgov is refusing to release billions in funding for America’s public schools — including $87M in my district alone. Every child deserves a quality education that sets them up for success. This administration is setting them up to fail. newamerica.org/education-poli…

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First Focus on Children@First_Focus · Jul 23

Why child health advocates worry about the loss of federal summer EBT funding | PBS News buff.ly/dgBKOEA

First Focus on Children@First_Focus · Jul 23

Trump administration cuts to school nutrition program will hurt New Jersey kids, farmers | Josh Israel - The New Jersey Independent buff.ly/KxpLiNV

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First Focus on Children@First_Focus · Jul 23

Once again, this Administration is targeting children for cuts.

EElizabeth Troutman Mitchell@TheElizMitchell · Jul 22

EXCLUSIVE: The White House plans to introduce another rescissions package soon that will include cuts to education funding, @DailySignal has learned. dailysignal.com/2025/07/22/exc…

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First Focus on Children@First_Focus · Jul 22

Important work and article by @SkyePerryman. 👇

TThe Atlantic@TheAtlantic · Jul 22

“The Trump administration is undermining foundational democratic principles and turning what are supposed to be 'laboratories of democracy' into laboratories of repression,” @SkyePerryman argues: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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Bruce Lesley@BruceLesley · Jul 22

New Ohio Budget Fills the Pockets of Wealthy Individuals, Fails to Support the Public Schools - @janresseger - buff.ly/Rpjrfal

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First Focus on Children@First_Focus · Jul 22

You Must Have Your Baby, But Sorry, You Have No Insurance - Ms. Magazine buff.ly/YzWkdwn

First Focus on Children@First_Focus · Jul 22

Cuts to Food Benefits Stand in the Way of RFK Jr.’s Goals for a Healthier National Diet - KFF Health News buff.ly/BJnaNYL

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Citizens for Ethics@CREWcrew · Jul 21

BREAKING: In our lawsuit with @Public_Citizen, the judge just ruled that the Office of Management and Budget must restore its website that shows how it is spending taxpayer dollars. The judge had some strong words for OMB about the illegal removal of the site:

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POLITICO@politico · Jul 21

GOP megabill’s final score: $3.4T in red ink and 10 million kicked off health insurance, CBO says ow.ly/ufyG106gsSx

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