CDF Action Council: Call to Action for Congress to Provide All American Children with Health Coverage

Dear Lord be good to me. The sea is so wide and my boat is so small

The CDF Action Council is an affiliated 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization of the Children’s Defense Fund. We champion policies and engage in legislative advocacy that will lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure their access to health care, quality education, and a moral and spiritual foundation.

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