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  Advocacy Update
  
  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)
  
Advocacy
  Ask Members of Congress to Sponsor the “PREEMIE Act”
 
  Issues & Priorities
  
    - Public Policy Issues and Priorities
  
    - March of Dimes Testimony
  
  Public Affairs News
  
  Public Policy Studies
  
  Federal and State Lawmakers
  
    - Links to Congressional Web Sites
  
    - Links to State Web Sites
  

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