During a week when we should be celebrating the promise of America, the Senate has voted to pass a bill that will threaten public health, increase child hunger, and make it harder for families to afford basic needs—all to further enrich wealthy individuals and corporations. "America is at its best when all families and communities have what they need to be healthy and thrive," says RWJF President and CEO Rich Besser. Yet the Senate’s bill will strip more than $1 trillion from essential health programs like Medicaid and SNAP, undermining the wellbeing of families across the nation. Read the complete statement on our website. (fb)

The U.S. should be a place where every family has what they need to raise happy, healthy kids. But the economy is failing many—and that’s not an accident. Powerful people designed policies and systems in ways that make life harder for some, especially based on race and income. We have the opportunity to change this by working toward an economy that invests in families and caregivers and values their contributions. (fb)