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Who Is Looking Out For America’s Children?

Posted on January 10, 2018

“A new study has found that children in the United States are less likely to live into adulthood than children in other wealthy nations. Meanwhile, funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has run out, and has not yet been replenished. And for kids born into poverty, getting out of it isn’t easy.”

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