One should decide what good public policy is and once you have decided what good public policy is, then you decide how you are going to pay for it.

Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support...

I would actually target first-time and young mothers. That is the group that is most at risk.

A federal investment in evidence-based home visiting, as proposed by Chairman McDermott, Congressman Davis, and Congressman Platts, will ensure that more families in communities across the country are given the opportunity to participate…

we would like to thank Chairman McDermott, Representative Danny Davis and Representative Todd Platts for their leadership on this issue

Education is the key out of poverty in my estimation.

Thank you very much for your testimony.

We strongly support the framework put forth in the bill: to establish a mandatory federal funding stream to support evidence based home visitation programs.

Thank you for this opportunity to provide testimony on the importance of a federal investment in early childhood home visitation.

All of us are interested in making sure every child gets a good start in life.

The President's decision to invest in home visitation for newborns and the Congress' willingness to act on this decision demonstrates a commitment to an evidence-informed public policy.