Politics
Dodd continues hearings into the State of the American Child
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Jul 29, 2010 - 8:57 PM

Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) continued his look at the state of the American child today with a hearing of the Subcommittee on Children and Families looking at the challenges facing America’s children and their families. The hearing, the third in a series of hearings on the “State of the American Child,” looked at the impact of federal policies on our children.

“History shows that the federal government plays a critical role in improving the lives of children and families. We must continue to improve and strengthen these existing programs, because our work on behalf of children is not yet finished.”

“Over 20 years ago, a National Commission on Children was established which laid out a plan to address the needs of children,” said Dodd. “But much has changed in the lives of children since then. And for this reason, it is time that we take another look at the status of children and families in the U.S. and outline promising new directions for policy and programs.”

The “State of the American Child” hearings series, launched by Senator Dodd earlier this year, examines all aspects of children’s lives: their health from birth to adulthood, their educational experience in and out of the classroom, and their life at home with their families and in their communities; with the focus of the hearings being on the inter-connectedness of all these aspects and how they shape and define the lives of our children.

As the Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families, and founder of the “Children’s Caucus” in 1983, Senator Dodd has long worked to improve the lives of American families and children. Dodd began this series on the state of the American child earlier this year with a hearing that looked at the challenges facing our children and families and the tools they need to succeed in today’s society. The second hearing, which was held in Connecticut, examined Connecticut social service, educational and health programs that are providing critical services and assistance to children and families in the state.

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