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Senate Committee Approves FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

Learn more about the bill: www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...

Thank you Senator Collins, @murray.senate.gov, Senator Capito and @baldwin.senate.gov for investing in babies in the Senate LHHS bill. Funding babies' development and early learning via programs like Head Start and infant & early childhood mental health grants are essential! #ThinkBabies

Thanks to the bipartisan Head Start to Congress Caucus + Pre-K & Child Care Caucus and the National Head Start Association for standing up for babies. Your support ensures Early Head Start continues giving infants, toddlers, families & communities the tools to thrive. #EarlyHeadStartWorks

Child care shouldn’t cost more than college. Or pay less than minimum wage.

Families can’t afford it. Centers are struggling to stay open. Early childhood educators deserve better.

As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging population that could begin to shrink.

The decline of birth rates is not unique to the US, but rather a global phenomenon. Many people globally are choosing to have fewer children, if any at all. What are your thoughts on the downward trend of family sizes?

Read the article by NPR: n.pr/4nAguxX

Each of us must continue to use our voices to speak out for the next generation. Babies are looking to us to give them the strongest start in life.

Too often, divisions distract us. But families can’t afford for us to lose sight of what matters most. NOW is the time to CALL your representatives to reject harmful cuts and stand up for the well-being of infants, toddlers, and the people who care for them: thinkbabies.org/medicaid

Urge your Congress members to reject cuts that will harm infants and toddlers. CALL them today. We've made it easy for you: thinkbabies.org/medicaid

It will also force states to cut services from child care to foster care and raise costs for working families. If this bill becomes law, our communities and the youngest children within them will pay the biggest price. The bill is moving to the House.

The Senate voted today to pass the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," a bill that will remove health care coverage from 17 million people and access to food from millions more.

FACT: 4.5 million children ages 0-4 years old participate in SNAP.
FACT: Nearly 62% of SNAP participants are in families with children.
FACT: In 2023, nearly 14 million children (that's 1 in 5 children) in the US faced hunger.

Tell Senators: Oppose Cuts that Harm Babies Urge Congress to protect healthcare and food access for babies and families.

Thank you, Senator Thom Tillis, for standing up for families like Angel's across the country. The One Big Beautiful Bill will hurt American babies. Please stand with them. CALL your senators today & ask them to protect families and vote no on this bill. There is STILL TIME: thinkbabies.org/medicaid

"Without NC Medicaid, I may have tried to wait things out at home instead of advocating for myself. Medicaid meant I didn’t have to choose between the hospital bill and getting help for myself and my baby. It meant I could focus on surviving and caring for my daughter." - Angel P., North Carolina

Tell Senators: Oppose Cuts that Harm Babies Urge Congress to protect healthcare and food access for babies and families.

CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY. There is still time to make your voice heard before they vote. thinkbabies.org/medicaid

What children in poverty could lose from the 'Big Beautiful Bill' Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.

Families with low income would be among the groups hit hardest by One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

This bill cuts over half a trillion dollars over the next decade from Medicaid. It also cuts nearly $300 billion from SNAP, reducing or eliminating benefits for more than 2 million children. n.pr/44iHTvm

There’s nothing beautiful about a policy that takes health care away from sick kids | Opinion If Medicaid cuts go through, and doctors’ offices are forced to close or states pull back on funding services, what happens to families like mine?

Read more about why Medicaid is critical to Dena and her family in The Oklahoman: bit.ly/4k41F3y

"My son Eli came to me through Oklahoma’s foster care system. He was born w/ a congenital heart defect that required 3 open-heart surgeries before kindergarten. He’s also neurodiverse and needs support from multiple specialists....love alone doesn’t meet medical needs or cover therapy bills."

Join her in telling Congress to reject Medicaid cuts and invest in the programs that give families a strong foundation: thinkbabies.org/medicaid

Medicaid was a lifeline for me and my baby. Congress must protect it • NC Newsline a young mother details how the North Carolina's Medicaid health insurance program enabled her to receive the pregnancy care she needed

"Families should not have to fight this hard to survive childbirth, recover or care for a newborn....Medicaid saved my life and gave Marleigh the chance to live hers." - Angel P., North Carolina.

Read Angel's story on how Medicaid saved her daughter's life:
ncnewsline.com/2025/06/25/m...

SNAP helps families eat. That’s it. That’s the post.
Take action: bit.ly/4hrdXT1

Check out this funding opportunity in New York! 👇

🚨 This is not the time sit back. It’s time to stand together and mobilize for babies. Join us for a virtual event on June 17 @ 4PM ET to get the tools to fight back against devastating cuts to #Medicaid #SNAP and other programs babies need. Register: zerotothree.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #ThinkBabies

Many people in the US don’t realize Medicaid has a different name in their state and that those programs are now at risk. Budget cuts could mean fewer services for those who need them most, including millions of young children & their families.

Find the name of your Medicaid program: bit.ly/3DqouPP

Significant Benefits of Positive Parenting Support Programs Evidence-based Parenting Programs have been shown to promote positive outcomes for children and youth by providing families with the support they need to nurture their social, emotional, and behaviora...

👪Positive parenting programs (like HealthySteps) can have lasting effects on children's well-being by intervening early and supporting parents.

AND... healthier children = lower lifetime health care costs.

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Thank you for listening to families this week about how critical these programs are to giving babies the strong start they deserve.

Babies Left Behind: New Trump Budget Escalates Threats to Vital Lifelines That Families Need Together, these proposals would dismantle the support systems families rely on and deal a devastating blow to infant and toddler development

#TrumpBudget

➡️Eliminates infant & early childhood mental health grants

➡️Cuts fresh fruits & veggies for pregnant women, infants, & children in WIC

A budget that cuts food & healthcare for babies is NOT a moral budget.

Congress must reject these cuts.
www.zerotothree.org/news/babies-...

SIGN NOW to Protect SNAP! Tell Congress to reject the cuts to SNAP (food stamps) benefits that hardworking families rely on to put food on the table!

We just delivered baby bottles with messages to Congress, "Don't cut the programs that keep me healthy and fed" The One Big Beautiful Bill Act slashes Medicaid, SNAP & more. Families can't afford these cuts. https://action.momsrising.org/sign/reject-cuts-SNAP/ #MessageinaBabyBottle #MomSky

Today we told Congress:

🚨 41 percent of births are covered by Medicaid
🚨 One in three families with kids under five are food insecure

We asked Congress: Don’t cut what babies & families rely on. Add your voice: thinkbabies.org/budgetcuts

#MessageinaBabyBottle 🍼

📍Capitol Hill, Washington, DC

Happening RIGHT NOW. We're delivering baby bottles and the truth to Congress.

Inside each bottle are messages from families and a clear ask:

Protect Medicaid. Invest in SNAP. Help families survive and thrive.

Add your voice: thinkbabies.org/budgetcuts

The Administration’s budget targets child care, WIC and other programs for young children. Alongside the House’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which slashes Medicaid & SNAP, these proposals threaten support systems families rely on. Statement by @mboteach.bsky.social: www.zerotothree.org/news/babies-...