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Today (September 2021) As kids with COVID-19 fill hospitals, others miss out on life changing surgeries
New York Times (August 2021) Families of High-Risk Children Despair Over Covid Resurgence
Spectrum News (August 2021) Officials, advocates urge Americans to sign up for health care ahead of deadline
Roll Call (August 2021) As schools reopen, state laws, unions resist vaccine mandates
U.S. News & World Report (July 2021) Disability Advocates Press Lawmakers for Better Home-Based Services
Independent (July 2021) Disability advocates push for home and community-based care in Democrats’ infrastructure reconciliation plan
Today (July 2021) Meet the families lobbying for money to keep their kids at home
Washington Post (June 2021) My son’s home health worker is the face of infrastructure
Virginia Mercury (June 2021) Home care workers allow me to keep a roof over my head. They deserve a better deal.
Insider (June 2021) Democrats just unveiled a $400 billion caregiving bill that would supercharge home care and boost pay for workers as 820,000 people wait for help
Vox (August 6, 2020) We Need to Talk About What School Closures Mean for Kids with Disabilities
STAT News (March 2020) For people with underlying health conditions, the coronavirus presents ‘all the ingredients’ for danger
Detroit Free Press (February 6, 2020) How Democratic presidential candidates want to change your health care
The Hill (February 4, 2020) Pelosi Invites Head of Disability Advocacy Group to State of the Union
Loudoun Now (February 4, 2020) Wexton Invites Loudoun Woman to State of the Union to Highlight Healthcare
Click On Detroit (February 4, 2020) Sen. Debbie Stabenow speaks to Local 4 ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union address
The Hill (December 16, 2019) Major Union Backs Push to Close Pennsylvania Center for the Disabled
North Carolina Health News (September 26, 2019) Raising and Speaking Out for Medically Fragile Kids
The Washington Post (April 1, 2019) If Trump ends Obamacare, keeping my daughter alive will wipe me out
Think Progress (March 27, 2019) What will happen if the Trump Administration wins the lawsuit to repeal Obamacare?
The Washington Post (February 13, 2019) Maryland is failing to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities
The New York Times (February 7, 2019) Democrats Unite to Begin Push to Protect Pre-Existing Condition Coverage
KBMC News (February 4, 2019) Prairie Village woman, son will be guests at State of the Union speech
Scary Mommy (January 10, 2019) What I Want Lawmakers to Understand About Health Care
The Lily (December 27, 2018) The ACA is in danger. The outcome is a matter of life and death for my 12-year-old daughter.
Romper (December 9, 2018) PTSD Helps Parents Keep Their Medically Fragile Children Alive – But at What Cost?
The New York Times (November 29, 2018) Trump’s New Wall to Keep Out the Disabled
Vox (November 12, 2018) I took my 3-year-old to Congress to fight for health care. I feel like we won the midterms.
Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls (November 2, 2018) I’m 16 Years Old. And I Need You to Vote on November 6th
New York Magazine, The Cut (October 30, 2018) I Voted for Republicans, Until They Voted Against My Son
LA Times (September 14, 2018) Patient Advocates, Healthcare Groups sue Trump Administration to Preserve Insurance Protections
The Hill (August 31, 2018) Please, stop Kavanaugh — my daughter's life is on the line
Politico Pulse (August 24, 2018) Around the Nation: The Little Lobbyists are Back
Huffington Post (July 26, 2018) What It Says To My Daughter When Lawmakers Treat Accessibility As An Afterthought
The M Word (May 11, 2018) Dear First Lady Melania Trump…I Also Have A 12-Year-Old Son
The Baltimore Sun (November 15, 2017) We will fight for our kids' health care, Congress
New York Times (September 30, 2017) ‘Little Lobbyists’ Help Save the Health Care Law, For Now
The Washington Post (September 28, 2017) My Daughter Doesn’t Have ‘Special’ Needs. She’s Disabled.
Small Deeds Done (September 18, 2017) Going Big with on Health Care with the Little Lobbyists
Hyattsville Life & Times (August 18, 2017) Little Lobbyists. Big Message: Local family travels to Capitol Hill to advocate for ACA
thestar.com (August 6, 2017) These Americans beat Donald Trump and saved Obamacare. They say they can do it again
TIME Magazine (July 29, 2017) How Women Helped Save Obamacare
Splinter (July 28, 2017) At the Capitol With Those for Whom Last Night Mattered the Most
Upworthy (July 28, 2017) They’re tiny. They just helped save Obamacare. And they’re not done yet
Roll Call (July 26, 2017) Little Lobbyists how-to
Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls (July 19, 2017) The Little Lobbyists Continue to Fight for Health Care Access
Circa (July 17, 2017) A kid lobbyist explained what it’s like talking health care with senators (with video)
TIME Magazine (July 13, 2017) The United Patients of America
Circa (July 11, 2017) These Little Lobbyists are telling Senators to Vote “NO” on the GOP health care bill
Today.com (July 7, 2017) For these moms, the health care debate is personal
The Washington Post (June 22, 2017) Parents of sick kids try to remind Congress what the health-care debate should be about
Vox.com (June 21, 2017) The Littlest Lobbyist: A 6-year-old, whose life depends on ACA, heads to Capitol Hill
Vox.com (March 2, 2017) The Obamacare provision that saved thousands from bankruptcy