Mark Takano: “Today 9 million children are at risk of losing their access to healthcare and millions of parents are losing sleep as…”

“Today 9 million children are at risk of losing their access to healthcare and millions of parents are losing sleep as funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program expires. Community health centers across the country are at risk of steep cuts, forcing them to lay off medical professionals and turn away thousands of patients as their funding expires. DREAMers, who know no other home than America, are at risk of deportation as their DACA status expires. Military families, who serve a nation at war, are at risk of going without pay as government funding expires. But instead of passing legislation to ensure children have access to healthcare, to keep community health centers open, to protect our DREAMers, and to support military families, the majority is too focused on cutting taxes for the wealthiest individuals in America. This is a shameful failure to act in the best interests of the American people. ____________________”