Official Little Lobbyists Statements and Press Releases. For media inquiries, please email us at contact@littlelobbyists.org.
As your constituents, my children and children like mine are your children, too. I hope that you will remember your duty to all our children as you cast your vote to protect—or take away—the health care they depend on to survive and thrive.
Read MoreAs a lifetime appointment, Judge Barrett’s confirmation would mean decades of rulings undermining the rights of those most in need of protection, in favor of the wealthy and powerful. Millions of Americans, including our children, cannot afford that. Little Lobbyists urge all senators to oppose Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the United States Supreme Court.
Read MoreThere are countless Little Lobbyists families across the country who love children with complex medical needs and disabilities, and we want leaders who love them just as much as we do. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are those leaders.
Read MoreLittle Lobbyists strongly support the CHIPPER Act (HR 6797; S. 3881) which extends funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), during the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreLittle Lobbyists stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice, and fully support the right of all Americans to live safely in our communities and to take action against any institution that causes us harm.
Read MoreLittle Lobbyists support the swift passage of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act to help ensure that everyone has access to the support and protections they need to keep our communities safe through this crisis.
Little Lobbyists has joined 18 other national disability rights organizations in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Read MoreJoint statement: The rights and needs of people with disabilities must be included in COVID-19 legislation.
Read MoreDuring his presidential campaign in 2016, then Candidate Trump repeatedly promised he would not cut Medicaid, Medicare, or Social Security. This morning, the president released his new budget proposal and once again, broke his promise to the American people.
Despite the proposal’s misleading name, “Healthy Adult Opportunity” will jeopardize access to health care for millions. It will have devastating consequences for poor, elderly, and disabled Americans – including children with complex medical needs and disabilities - and it will ultimately cost lives.
Read MoreLittle Lobbyists strongly condemns today’s Supreme Court decision to allow the Trump Administration to move forward with their cruel and explicitly discriminatory “Public Charge” immigration policy.
Read MoreThe ruling prolongs fear and uncertainty for our families, as we continue to face ongoing threats to our children’s health care, including protections for people with pre-existing conditions, a ban on annual/lifetime caps on care, expanded Medicaid, and so much more.
Read MoreOur families rely on the development of life-saving medications for their children with complex medical needs and disabilities. Medications, however, are only life-saving if the patient can afford them.
Read MoreIf Walker is confirmed, he could spend his lifetime tenure attacking access to affordable health care in this country.
Little Lobbyists strongly opposes the state of Tennessee’s proposal to block grant Medicaid.
Read MoreThe recent mass shootings in our country have necessarily turned the spotlight on proposed policies and solutions at the legislative level. While the undersigned agree that public safety is paramount, the assumption that people with mental health disabilities, including those with perceived mental health disabilities, are inherently dangerous and that targeting them will solve our country’s gun violence problem is wrong.
Read MoreLittle Lobbyists strongly condemns the Administration's cruel and inhumane decision to terminate protections under the Medical Deferred Action program – a decision that, if left in place, will lead to the unnecessary deaths of vulnerable children and adults.
Read MoreWe are Little Lobbyists, an organization of families across the country who have children with complex medical needs and disabilities. We seek to educate policymakers about our community so they can understand the real lives that are impacted by laws and policies they administer.
Read MoreLittle Lobbyists believe that health care is a human right. We also believe all health care policy in the United States, especially policies designed to create a system of universal health care, must include appropriate coverage for the health care of people with complex medical needs and protections for the civil rights of people with disabilities. By doing so, legislators can finally ensure that every American has access to health care. All must mean ALL.
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