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Report: Children Need TN to “Play Fair”

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008   

Nashville, TN – The challenge is on – Tennessee is being asked to "play fair" when it comes to kids. A report released today by the Children's Defense Fund Action Council tracks how Tennessee's Congressional delegation has voted over the past year on kids' issues, such as health care and education – and its tally was spotty, with the state coming in at 29th among the 50.

Report spokesman Ed Shelleby says that too many times, issues like toy safety and health care have received a thumbs down, and he says that's short-sighted.

"Prevention and intervention and investing early on in children will save us exponentially more down the road."

Overall, Shelleby says, Congress did better on children's issues than in previous years. He says the biggest issue that brought failing grades was Congress' failure to expand health care coverage for kids.

Critics say the report does not take into account the complex background of the votes, including taxpayer costs.

Shelleby says too many children are at risk nationwide.

"This is the richest nation in the world, and there are 9.4 million children without health coverage, 13 million live in poverty, 5.5 million children live in extreme poverty."

The full report is at www.cdfactioncouncil.org.



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