[Dec-kentucky] FW: Voter Resources: Find Out If Your Candidates Protect Children

[Elizabeth McLaren]

Below you will find links for information about candidates' positions on
child health insurance and other early childhood issues.

 

Forwarded on behalf of KYDEC.

 

Dr. Elizabeth McLaren

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction

e.mclaren at moreheadstate.edu

606-783-2537 (office)

606-783-5044 (fax)

301F Ginger Hall

Morehead State University

Morehead KY 40501

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From: Children's Defense Fund Action Council
[mailto:action at childrensdefense.org] 
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 1:48 PM
To: emclaren at uky.edu
Subject: Voter Resources: Find Out If Your Candidates Protect Children

 


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Dear Child Advocate:

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<http://www.childrensdefense.org/images/content/pagebuilder/43267.jpg> In
the past few weeks, child advocates like you have sent more than 14,000
emails and letters to Congressional candidates telling them that providing
health coverage for all children is a critical issue for you and our country
and urging them to sign the CDF Action CouncilR Pledge. We have been blown
away by your response! You are proving that the nation's problem of
uninsured children is solvable if we all do our part.

Now that so many of you have stepped up and spoken up, it's time to see
whether your candidates are listening and where they stand not only on
providing health coverage to nine million uninsured children in America, but
on other key children's issues. With the election less than four weeks away,
it's absolutely essential to know where your candidates stand on protecting
our children and our nation's future.

You can learn more about where your candidates stand on children's issues a
few ways: 

1.	For candidates that are currently a Member of Congress, check
<http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/R?i=hd8weiufUfdKNdelnyyL6g..>  out the
CDF Action Council Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard. You can find out who
are the best and the worst Members of Congress for children and access past
CDF Action Council scorecards to see their entire history on voting for
children.
2.	Find
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which candidates have signed the CDF Action Council Pledge so far to support
health coverage for all children in their campaign and once they are
elected. If your candidates have not yet signed the pledge, send
<http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/R?i=ouNFW_kZSQ25tvu7JH740Q..>  them an
email today (and encourage your friends to join you) urging them to do so.
3.	Learn more about the 2008
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Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates' overall Scorecard scores. A
look at the voting records of the candidates, as reflected in the Scorecard,
clearly reveals who among them is working for children and who isn't. Over
the last three years, the Scorecard has shown that Sens. Obama and Biden
voted with the CDF Action Council's position on major legislation an
overwhelming majority of the time-better than 85 percent. In contrast, Sen.
McCain consistently scored under 30 percent.
4.	Find out how the 2008
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Presidential candidates' plans compare when it comes to children's issues
(pdf). Affordable health coverage for all children is just one priority
where Senators Obama and McCain differ. Sen. Obama's proposal would require
all children to have health coverage, would expand eligibility for Medicaid
and SCHIP and would allow young people to stay on their parents' health
coverage until age 25. Sen. McCain would offer families a $5,000 tax credit
to purchase insurance, but the average annual premium for employer-sponsored
family coverage in 2008 was more than $12,500. Sen. McCain is also proposing
to tax employer-sponsored health benefits for the first time ever in order
to fund his health care plan. Additionally, Sen. McCain's proposal does not
specifically address children's health coverage.

Whether candidates are liberal, conservative or moderate; Democrats,
Republicans or Independents, children need all of them to vote, lobby, speak
for and protect them. We need to listen carefully to what candidates say
they will do for children and families and, once they are in office, we need
to hold them accountable. We must demand that our leaders commit to children
as a condition of our vote.

Becoming familiar with your candidates' records on protecting children and
then voting accordingly is the first step to improving the lives of children
and improving the lives of all of us.

- Children's Defense Fund Action Council

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