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Tax Relief Brown is working to raise awareness of the Earned Income Credit (EIC), a federal refund for low-income working families. Knowing that at least 25% of Ohioans don’t claim EIC, he provides information and links to a calculator and the IRS form on his website to make sure all eligible families can—and do—apply.
Representative Russ Carnahan, D-Missouri
Staffers 18
Working-mom staffers 2
What we love He’s a green legislator who advocates for alternative fuels and renewable energy.
Children’s Health Champion In support of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Carnahan organized an “SCHIP tour” to highlight the success of the program and the importance of reauthorizing it. The program would have provided health-care coverage for 10 million children of working families, preserving coverage for all 6.6 million children currently covered and extending coverage to 3.8 million children currently uninsured. He continues to attempt to override President Bush’s three vetoes of SCHIP legistlation.
Time Off for Life A cosponsor of the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, Carnahan guarantees the same benefits to his own staff that he advocates for publicly. Employees are offered eight weeks of paid parental leave and four weeks of unpaid leave through FMLA for the birth, adoption or new foster placement of a child.
A-Plus Education Advocate Carnahan supported the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, which reauthorized early childhood education programs to ensure that they will be able to continue to provide high-quality services and educators.
Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr., D-Pennsylvania
Staffers 50
Working-mom staffers 8
What we love This freshman senator believes that health insurance for all kids is a top priority.
Children’s Health Champion As Senate “sentinel” for SCHIP, Casey was on call to come to the Senate floor to advocate for various provisions of the bill while it was being debated.
A-Plus Education Advocate Casey voted for the College Cost Reduction Act to make college more affordable for children of working families. The bill provides $20 billion in new student aid. In addition to helping with college education, Casey introduced the Prepare All Kids Act to provide universal pre-K to children from families at or below poverty level.
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