Bruce Lesley from Oakwood, GA, age 64

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The Coronavirus Class Divide: Space and Privacy

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People have been saying, Oh, coronavirus doesnt affect kids the kids are all right, said Bruce Lesley, the president of First Focus on Children, an advocacy group. Theyre so not. Theyre at greater risk of sexual assault, suicide, substance abuse, hunger every aspect of childrens lives i

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Apr 13, 2020

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GOP includes $2.8B for children's healthcare funding in stopgap bill

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For the families and nearly 9 million children who rely on CHIP for their health care, this is highly disappointing, Bruce Lesley, president of the children and families health advocacy group, First Focus, wrote in an email.

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Dec 21, 2017

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These states are best, worst for raising children

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"Kids are about almost half of all the enrollees in Medicaid, so kids would be disproportionately harmed there," said Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus, a nonpartisan advocacy organization for children and family policy issues. "And what we're talking about there is kids who are either poor or

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Jun 13, 2017

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GOP faces limited options on Medicaid

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If you think about the politics, youre not going to get a lot of support for using CHIP,Bruce Lesley, president of the childrens advocacy group First Focus, toldThe Hill Extra. Theres a recognition, particularly on the Senate side, [that] thats a little nonsensical.

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Feb 08, 2017

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Obama Signs SGR Replacement Bill, Halts 21% Physician Payment Cut

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already are considering is future extensions of CHIP funding. While HR 2 extended CHIP funding for an additional two years, Democrats favored a four-year extension. Bruce Lesley, president of the First Focus Campaign for Children, said the group will "redouble [its] efforts to extend CHIP again in 2017."

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Apr 17, 2015

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New report: Child homelessness on the rise in US

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"Fixing the problem starts with adopting an honest definition," said Bruce Lesley, president of the nonprofit First Focus Campaign for Children. "Right now, these kids are sort of left out there by themselves."

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Nov 17, 2014

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Black bear kills Rutgers student

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quarters, meaning multiple families were living together not by choice. "While the economy may be coming back some, people are still having a hard time making enough money to afford and find affordable housing," said Bruce Lesley, president of the advocacy group First Focus Campaign for Children.

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Sep 23, 2014

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Florida's homeless students break records, grow faster than the U.S.

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A record number of Floridas homeless students means a record number of our children being exposed to sexual trafficking, abuse, hunger, and denial of their basic needs, said Bruce Lesley, president of the First Focus Campaign for Children, which wants Congress to make children and families top pr

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Sep 23, 2014

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U.S.

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