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2008 News Releases and Statements
March of Dimes Testimony on Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Appropriations
Senators Dodd and Hatch Praise Passage of Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act
March of Dimes Joins Jim Kelly Urging Congress to Approve Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act
March of Dimes Applauds House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee for Moving the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act Forward
March of Dimes Focuses on Larger Goal: Giving Every Child a Healthy Start
2007 News Releases and Statements
March of Dimes Applauds Reintroduction of Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act:
March of Dimes Acknowledges Modest Schip Initiative But Also Raises Concerns Over Impact Of The Administration’s Proposed Budget On The Health Of Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children:
March of Dimes Applauds Congress For Funding National Children’s Study in FY 2007
March of Dimes Applauds the Senate for Approval of the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act
March of Dimes Applauds Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee for Approving Newborn Screening Bill
March of Dimes Disappointed By Veto of Labor-HHS Bill
March of Dimes Applauds House for Approval of SCHIP Reauthorization
March of Dimes Statement on Expansion of National Children’s Study
March of Dimes Applauds Senate for Approval of SCHIP Reauthorization
March of Dimes Applauds House for Approval of SCHIP Reauthorization
Second Consecutive Increase in Number of Uninsured Children Underscores Need for SCHIP Reauthorization
March of Dimes Commends Senate Finance Committee For Strong Vote in Favor of CHIP Reauthorization
March of Dimes Commends Senate Finance Committee’s Commitment to SCHIP
March of Dimes Study Unveils New Data on the Cost of Having a Baby
March of Dimes Calls for Health Coverage for Women of Childbearing Age and Children
March of Dimes Supports the “Prevent Prematurity and Improve Child Health Act"
March of Dimes Joins 61 Other Organizations on Letter to Congress About Reauthor (pdf, 32kb)
2006 News Releases and Statements
The March of Dimes Invites Congressional Staff To Attend an Institute of Medicine Briefing on Preterm Birth: Causes, Consequences, and Prevention
March of Dimes Finds Some Alarming Numbers in New Census Bureau Data
March of Dimes Commends Senate HELP Committee for Advancing Bill That Calls for Public-Private Agenda to Prevent Preterm Births
March Of Dimes Calls For Federal Resources To Help Pregnant Women And Children In Hurricane Ravaged States
March of Dimes Raises Concerns About the Impact of the Administration's Proposed Budget on the Health of Women, Infants and Children (6-February-06)
2005 News Releases and Statements
The Children’s Study (29-Sept-05)
March of Dimes Endorses "Prevent Prematurity and Improve Child Health Act of 2005" (5-April-05)
March of Dimes Gives Strong Endorsement to "Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early Act" (5-April-05)
March of Dimes Applauds Senate for Passing Smith/Bingaman Amendment (17-Mar-05)
March of Dimes Supports “Kids Come First Act of 2005” (9-Mar-05)
March of Dimes Supports “Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005” (17-Feb-05)
March of Dimes Deeply Concerned About Some of the Administration's Budget Proposals (07-Feb-05)
National Child Health Advocates Urge Congress To Reject Harmful Cuts To Medicaid In Administration's Budget Proposal (07-Feb-05)
March of Dimes Urges Secretary Leavitt to Protect Medicaid Coverage for Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children (26-Jan-05)
2003 News Releases and Statements
March of Dimes Applauds Sens. Dodd & DeWine for Introducing the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act (15-May-03)
March of Dimes Calls on US House Appropriators to Help Prevent Prematurity and Birth Defects (5-May-03)
March of Dimes Says State Leaders Must Not Allow Slippage in Program Critical to Children's Health (28-Apr-03)
March of Dimes President Applauds the Senate for Passage of the CARE Act (9-Apr-03)
March of Dimes President Calls on Senate to Approve the CARE Act (27-Mar-03)
Support from Capitol Hill (29-Jan-03)
2002 News Releases and Statements
Highlights of New Census Data on Uninsured Women of Childbearing Age and Children (12-Nov-02)
Mothers and Newborns Health Act Critical to the Health of Moms and their Babies (24-Oct-02)
March of Dimes Hails Senate Passage of the Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act (3-Oct-02)
March of Dimes Applauds Senate Committee’s Approval of the Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act (26-Sept-02)
March of Dimes Urges Congress to Affirm its Commitment to the Prevention and Treatment of Birth Defects (26-Jul-02)
March of Dimes Calls on Senate to Consider the CARE Act (17-Jul-2002)
March of Dimes Statement on Senate Finance Committee’s Approval of SCHIP Expansion Legislation (11-Jul-02)
March of Dimes Statement on U.S. Senate HELP Committee Approval of the SMART Mom Act (11-Jul-02)
March of Dimes Applauds Sens. Dodd & Dewine for Addressing Newborn Screening Disparities Among States (14-Jun-02)
March of Dimes Statement on the Introduction of the SMART Mom Act (25-Apr-02)
March of Dimes Calls for Expansion of State Birth Defects Monitoring (20-Feb-02)
March of Dimes Statement on Secretary Thompson's Announcement About SCHIP Expansion (31-Jan-02)
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