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Impact of the
Republican Budget
Cuts On Children
Health Care
Disabled Children
Education
Tax Increases
Nutrition
Public Health and the Environment
Child Safety Net
Energy Assistance
Housing
A State-by-State Analysis
EMBARGOED
For Release
October 23, 1995, 7:30 a.m.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN AMERICA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN AMERICA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 4.4 million children nationwide in 2002.
Currently, more than 20% of children rely on Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid
pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in case of emergencies for about 18
million children in America.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding by $182 billion over
seven years, reducing funding to states by 30% in 2002.
Even if states could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and provider
payments, they would still have to eliminate coverage for 8.8 million people,
including 4.4 million children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children who could be denied coverage, many are disabled.
Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled child lives at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for their children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children. The Republican budget repeals the Vaccines for
Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would otherwise
provide vaccinations for children.
Denies 1 million women Healthy Start infant mortality services, affecting the births of 74,000
infants each year. The Healthy Start project provides vital prenatal and health care services to
women of childbearing age. The House calls for an excessive 52% cut in 1996.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN AMERICA
Denies as many as 755,000 disabled children SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House welfare bill
eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 55% of the disabled
children expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law. Federal SSI cash
benefits for children with disabilities will be cut by as much as $21.7 billion over seven years,
affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN AMERICA
More than 23 million children in America live in working families that will have their taxes
raised by an average of $415 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate Finance
Committee has approved a $43 billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned
Income Tax Credit. Families with two or more children in America will face an average tax
increase of $483.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN AMERICA
Denies Head Start to 180,000 children nationwide in 2002. The successful Head Start program
helped750,000 preschool children in 1995.
Denies 1.1 million children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools by 55%, denying more than 23 million students services that
keep drugs and violence away from children, their schools, and their communities. The
Republican budget walks away from the Safe and Drug Free School program, the only federal
program solely dedicated to combating alcohol and drug abuse, and violent behavior in our
nation's schools.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 5.1 million
school children in America in 1996. Under the Republican cuts, 12 million children would be
denied improved education by 2002, compared to the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 50,000 young people the
opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer job opportunities for nearly 4 million youths over the next seven years.
The Republican cuts will prevent millions of youths from participating in meaningful summer job
experiences that help prepare them to be active contributors in the workforce and the community.
The House plan completely eliminates this program, cutting about 600,000 job opportunities in
1996 and nearly 4 million summer jobs by 2002.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN AMERICA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 14 million children in America in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children by $28.1 billion over seven years and
by 24.5% in 2002.
Could force 32 million children to lose nutritional support or suffer from diminished food
assistance in 2002. The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and
WIC program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than
$10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN AMERICA
Leaves children exposed to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts threaten EPA's
efforts to protect the health of children living near more than 200 hazardous waste sites
nationwide. Spending on toxic waste cleanups will be reduced by 36% in 1996, $560 million
below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of a
Superfund hazardous waste site.
Pollutes the air that children living near oil refineries breathe. These refineries emit more than
78,000 tons of toxic air pollution each year, putting children in the surrounding communities at
risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory illnesses such as asthma. The
Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health and safety of children living
near these refineries.
Jeopardizes the water that children drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest loans to cities
and towns for drinking water treatment facilities by $700 million in 1996. This cut will take away
the funds needed by states to upgrade facilities to ensure that local drinking water has been treated
to eliminate contaminants.
Reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's balanced
budget. The Republican cuts will eliminate protections that keep sewage away from waters where
children in live and play.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN AMERICA
Denies 404,000 children child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block grants and
cuts federal child care funding for low-income children by $2.8 billion over seven years.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable children by $6.3 billion over seven years
compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and neglected
children by 19% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 77,000 children in America simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 3.3 million children in America simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN AMERICA
Eliminates home energy assistance for about 6 million children in America. The House
Republican budget completely eliminates this $1.3 billion program that helps low-income families
with their home heating and cooling bills, leaving families with the tough choice of staying warm
in the winter or having enough money to eat.
Denies about 65,000 children in America protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes by $118 million in 1996.
Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN AMERICA
Denies assistance to more than 16,000 homeless children. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless by $444 million in 1996.
Forces the families of 3.4 million children to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 74,742 children the opportunity to move from public housing to renting
their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8 certificates and
vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who wish to live in
privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 1 million children nationwide from drugs and drug-related crimes
in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. The Republican budget eliminates $290 million for public housing
tenant patrols, local law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to
improve security.
184,000 children will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions. The
Republican budget cuts public housing modernization nationwide by $350 million, severely
hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects and provide
much needed security and anti-crime programs.
213,000 children will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican budget cuts
public housing operating subsidies nationwide by $400 million -- a cut of 14% in 1996 -- forcing
local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and broken windows
and providing security and social services.
Methodology for Computing the Impact of the Republican Budget Cuts on Children
Health Care
Estimates of the number of children who will be denied Medicaid coverage and each state's dollar
losses are from HHS based on the House Commerce Committee's Medicaid formula as of
September 18, 1995, and analysis from the Urban Institute. The percent of children covered by
Medicaid by state is from the March 1994 Current Population Survey. The estimate of the national
loss of federal funding for vaccines under the House Republican Medicaid plan is from HHS. Cuts
in Healthy Start programs are based on the House-passed appropriations bill, assuming an across-
the-board reduction in each Healthy Start program.
Supplemental Security Income
Estimates of the SSI cuts and the number of disabled children that will be denied SSI cash benefits
in 2002 are from the Social Security Administration, Office of the Actuary, October 18, 1995, based
on the House-passed welfare bill (H.R. 4).
Earned Income Tax Credit
Estimates of the number of children in families that will have their taxes raised by the Senate
Finance Committee cuts in the EITC and the average tax increase are from the Treasury
Department, October 19, 1995.
Education
Estimates of the cuts in education are based on the House-passed appropriations bill. Estimates of
the number of students and schools affected are from the Education Department.
Nutrition
Estimates of the cuts in Food Stamps, child nutrition, and WIC, and the number of children affected
are preliminary estimates from USDA based on the House-passed welfare bill (H.R. 4). The
number of children participating in the school lunch, child and adult care food program, and WIC is
for 2002, when the proposals would be fully implemented.
Public Health and the Environment
Estimates are from the EPA based on the House-passed appropriations bill.
Safety Net
Estimates of the cuts in AFDC, child care, foster care and adoption are from HHS based on the
House-passed welfare bill (H.R. 4).
Energy
Estimates of the number of children who would be denied aid from the Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) under the House-passed appropriations bill are from HHS. Estimates
of the number of children who would lose assistance from Energy Conservation Weatherization
Grants under the House-passed appropriations bill are from the Energy Department.
Housing
Estimates of the number of children affected by the provisions in the House-passed appropriations
bill are from HUD.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALABAMA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALABAMA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 23,328 children in Alabama and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 16% of children in Alabama rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 244,000 children in Alabama.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Alabama by $1.2
billion over seven years and by 15% in 2002 alone.
Even if Alabama could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 52,143 people,
including 23,328 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Alabama who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Alabama. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Alabama and across the nation.
Cuts Birmingham infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project
provides vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Birmingham community of
childbearing age. Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the
births of 74,000 infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN ALABAMA
Denies as many as 22,480 disabled children in Alabama SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 55 % of the
disabled children in Alabama expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Alabama will be cut by $649 million
over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN ALABAMA
539 children in Alabama live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $453 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Alabama will face an average tax increase of $527.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALABAMA
Denies Head Start to 3,525 children in Alabama and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 23,300 Alabama children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and children in Alabama. Title I funds in Alabama will be
cut by $21.2 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 128 out of 130 school districts in Alabama use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 392,023 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 298 school
children in Alabama in 1996. By 2002, 203,800 children in Alabama would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 692 young people in
Alabama the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 9,518 youths in Alabama in 1996 and 66,626 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALABAMA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 286,000 children in Alabama in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Alabama by $463 million over
seven years and by 20.9% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 676,000 children in Alabama depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALABAMA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Alabama live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Alabama will lose $4 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Alabama.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Alabama drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Alabama for drinking water treatment facilities by $6.8 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 6 oil refineries in Alabama breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 302,269 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Alabama to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 4 toxic waste sites in Alabama. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Alabama:
Bucks, McIntosh, Perdido, and LeMoyne
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN ALABAMA
Denies 8,050 children in Alabama child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Alabama by $58.7 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 8,050 children in Alabama.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Alabama children by $64 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Alabama by 27% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,840 children in Alabama simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 39,000 children in Alabama simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALABAMA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 64,651 children in Alabama. The Republican budget
eliminates $11.1 million that helps low-income families in Alabama with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 622 children in Alabama protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Alabama by $1,131,000
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALABAMA
Forces families of 48,300 children in Alabama to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,208 children in Alabama the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 3,065 children in Alabama from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
5,581 children in Alabama will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Alabama by $8.3 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
218 children in Alabama will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Alabama by 696,294 -- a cut of 14% in 1996 -
- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and
broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 182 homeless children in Alabama. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Alabama by $4.9 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALASKA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALASKA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 17,625 children in Alaska and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 20% of children in Alaska rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about children in Alaska.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Alaska by $554
million over seven years and by 41% in 2002 alone.
Even if Alaska could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and provider
payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 30,984 people, including
17,625 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Alaska who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Alaska. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Alaska and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN ALASKA
Denies as many as 590 disabled children in Alaska SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 54 % of the
disabled children in Alaska expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Alaska will be cut by $17 million over
seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN ALASKA
28,000 children in Alaska live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $335 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Alaska will face an average tax increase of $390.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALASKA
Denies Head Start to 294 children in Alaska and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 1,300 Alaska children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 1,300 children in Alaska. Title I funds in Alaska will be
cut by $2.5 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 52 out of 56 school districts in Alaska use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 68,193 children, their schools, and their communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 21,900
school children in Alaska in 1996. By 2002, 42,900 children in Alaska would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 364 young people in Alaska
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 1471 youths in Alaska in 1996 and 10,297 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALASKA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 24,000 children in Alaska in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Alaska by $47 million over seven
years and by 18.9% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 65,000 children in Alaska depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALASKA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Alaska live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Alaska will lose $2.1 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- that our
children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in Alaska.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Alaska drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Alaska for drinking water treatment facilities by $17 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 4 oil refineries in Alaska breathe. These refineries
emitted more than 155,219 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Alaska to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN ALASKA
Denies 1,040 children in Alaska child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Alaska by $7.6 million over
seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1,040 children in Alaska.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Alaska children by $9.2 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Alaska by 16% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 120 children in Alaska simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 6,000 children in Alaska simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALASKA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 14,096 children in Alaska. The Republican budget
eliminates $7.1 million that helps low-income families in Alaska with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 461 children in Alaska protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Alaska by $838,000 in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ALASKA
Forces families of 4,600 children in Alaska to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 168 children in Alaska the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 869 children in Alaska from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
471 children in Alaska will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions. The
Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Alaska by $2.5 million in 1996, severely
hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects and
provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
Denies assistance to homeless children in Alaska. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Alaska by $505,000 in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARIZONA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARIZONA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 9,951 children in Arizona and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 15% of children in Arizona rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 310,000 children in Arizona.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Arizona by $1.3
billion over seven years and by 21% in 2002 alone.
Even if Arizona could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 45,929 people,
including 9,951 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Arizona who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Arizona. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Arizona and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN ARIZONA
Denies as many as 8,640 disabled children in Arizona SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 54 % of the
disabled children in Arizona expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Arizona will be cut by $237 million
over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN ARIZONA
455,000 children in Arizona live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $423 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Arizona will face an average tax increase of $492.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARIZONA
Denies Head Start to 2,400 children in Arizona and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 17,400 Arizona children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 17,400 children in Arizona. Title I funds in Arizona will
be cut by $16.6 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 198 out of 222 school districts in Arizona use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from children, their schools, and their communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 77,100
school children in Arizona in 1996. By 2002, 176,200 children in Arizona would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 7,411 young people in
Arizona the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 51,877 youths in Arizona in 1996 and youths over seven years.
The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which provides job
experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARIZONA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 266,000 children in Arizona in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Arizona by $488 million over
seven years and by 24.1% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 495,000 children in Arizona depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARIZONA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Arizona live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Arizona will lose $9.7 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- that our
children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in Arizona.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Arizona drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Arizona for drinking water treatment facilities by $1 million in 1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 1 oil refineries in Arizona breathe. These refineries
emitted more than 6,160 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Arizona to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 2 toxic waste sites in Arizona. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Arizona:
Scottsdale and Hassayampa
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN ARIZONA
Denies 7,340 children in Arizona child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Arizona by $53.5 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 7,340 children in Arizona.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Arizona children by $87.8 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Arizona by 22% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,370 children in Arizona simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 51,000 children in Arizona simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARIZONA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 30,861 children in Arizona. The Republican budget
eliminates $5 million that helps low-income families in Arizona with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 223,000 children in Arizona protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Arizona by $742,000 in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARIZONA
Forces families of 32,200 children in Arizona to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 966 children in Arizona the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 3,051 children in Arizona from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
3,040 children in Arizona will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Arizona by $5.8 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
2,536 children in Arizona will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Arizona by $5.8 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 214 homeless children in Arizona. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Arizona by $5.7 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARKANSAS
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARKANSAS
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 56,848 children in Arkansas and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 20% of children in Arkansas rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 112,000 children in Arkansas.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Arkansas by $3
billion over seven years and by 35% in 2002 alone.
Even if Arkansas could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 130,748
people, including 56,848 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Arkansas who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Arkansas. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Arkansas and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN ARKANSAS
Denies as many as 16,200 disabled children in Arkansas SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 59 %
of the disabled children in Arkansas expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Arkansas will be cut by $525
million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN ARKANSAS
285,000 children in Arkansas live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $427 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Arkansas will face an average tax increase of $496.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARKANSAS
Denies Head Start to 2,201 children in Arkansas and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 15,000 Arkansas children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 15,000 children in Arkansas. Title I funds in Arkansas
will be cut by $12.6 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 318 out of 319 school districts in Arkansas use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 243,857 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 51,600
school children in Arkansas in 1996. By 2002, 121,700 children in Arkansas would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 368 young people in
Arkansas the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 4,892 youths in Arkansas in 1996 and 34,244 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN Arkansas
Cuts nutrition assistance for 140,000 children in Arkansas in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Arkansas by $217 million over
seven years and by 21.1% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 396,000 children in Arkansas depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARKANSAS
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Arkansas live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Arkansas will lose $2.4 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Arkansas.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Arkansas drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Arkansas for drinking water treatment facilities by $6.8 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near one oil refinery in Arkansas breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 663,517 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Arkansas to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four years live within four
miles of a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites
nationwide that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 3 toxic waste sites in Arkansas. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Arkansas:
Jacksonville, Omaha, and Paragould
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN ARKANSAS
Denies 3,320 children in Arkansas child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Arkansas by $24.2 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 3,320 children in Arkansas.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Arkansas children by $62.9 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Arkansas by 23% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 190 children in Arkansas simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 16,000 children in Arkansas simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARKANSAS
Eliminates home energy assistance for 60,664 children in Arkansas. The Republican budget
eliminates $8.4 million that helps low-income families in Arkansas with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 534 children in Arkansas protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Arkansas by $970,000 in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ARKANSAS
Forces families of 41,400 children in Arkansas to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 683 children in Arkansas the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 1,266 children in Arkansas from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
1,405 children in Arkansas will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Arkansas by $2.4 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
2,536 children in Arkansas will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Arkansas by $2.6 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in Arkansas. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Arkansas by $2 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 469,104 children in California and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 26% of children in California rely on Medicaid for
their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care
in case of emergencies for about 2.3 million children in California.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to California by $18.7
billion over seven years and by 27% in 2002 alone.
Even if California could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 950,963
people, including 469,104 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in California who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in California. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in California and across the nation.
Cuts Oakland infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project provides
vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Oakland community of childbearing age.
Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the births of 74,000
infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN CALIFORNIA
Denies as many as 54,030 disabled children in California SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 52%
of the disabled children in California expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in California will be cut by $1.3
billion over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA
3,528 children in California live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $429 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in California will face an average tax increase of $499.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA
Denies Head Start to 17,233 children in California and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 236,900 California children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 236,900 children in California. Title I funds in California
will be cut by $122.8 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 1,064 out of school districts in California use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 1,049 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 595,800
school children in California in 1996. By 2002, 1.3 million children in California would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 368 young people in
California the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 4,892 youths in California in 1996 and 66,628 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 1,915,000 children in California in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in California by $3.7 billion over
seven years and by 28.1% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 3,110,000 children in California depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
CALIFORNIA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in California live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
California will lose $26.1 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
California.
Jeopardizes the water that children in California drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in California for drinking water treatment facilities by $46.4 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 24 oil refineries in California breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 5,244,506 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in
the surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in California to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 15 toxic waste sites in California. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in California:
Redding, Antioch, Salinas, Turlock, Mountain View (4), San Jose, Los Angeles
(2), Fullerton, Clearlake, Arvin, and San Bernadino.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA
Denies 44,910 children in California child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in California by $327.3
million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 44,910 children in California.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable California children by $1.3 billion over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in California by 21% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 13,250 children in California simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 588,000 children in California simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 436,831 children in California. The Republican
budget eliminates $59.4 million that helps low-income families in California with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 1,972 children in California protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in California by $3,585 in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA
Forces families of 464,600 children in California to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 8,685 children in California the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 2,321 children in California from drugs and drug-related crimes
in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
6,662 children in California will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in California by $16 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
7,685 children in California will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in California by $16.5 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 2,295 homeless children in California. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in California by $61
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN COLORADO
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN COLORADO
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 50,921 children in Colorado and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 14% of children in Colorado rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 142,000 children in Colorado.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Colorado by $2
billion over seven years and by 33% in 2002 alone.
Even if Colorado could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 103,518
people, including 50,921 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Colorado who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Colorado. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Colorado and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN COLORADO
Denies as many as 7,030 disabled children in Colorado SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 52 % of the
disabled children in Colorado expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Colorado will be cut by $178 million
over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN COLORADO
276 children in Colorado live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $402 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Colorado will face an average tax increase of $467.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN COLORADO
Denies Head Start to 1,972 children in Colorado and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 6,900 Colorado children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 6,900 children in Colorado. Title I funds in Colorado will
be cut by $11.1 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all 176 school districts in Colorado use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 364,566 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 60,700
school children in Colorado in 1996. By 2002, 138,600 children in Colorado would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 1,112 young people in
Colorado the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 5,092 youths in Colorado in 1996 and 35,644 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN COLORADO
Cuts nutrition assistance for 147,000 children in Colorado in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Colorado by $269 million over
seven years and by 23.2% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 386,000 children in Colorado depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
COLORADO
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Colorado live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Colorado will lose $2.9 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Colorado.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Colorado drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Colorado for drinking water treatment facilities by $9.6 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 2 oil refineries in Colorado breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 193,319 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Colorado to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 6 toxic waste sites in Colorado. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Colorado:
Salida, Summitville, Denver (2), Conifer, and Grand Junction.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN COLORADO
Denies 4,520 children in Colorado child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Colorado by $33 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 4,520 children in Colorado.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Colorado children by $68.3 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Colorado by 20% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 570 children in Colorado simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 28,000 children in Colorado simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN COLORADO
Eliminates home energy assistance for 74,331 children in Colorado. The Republican budget
eliminates $20 million that helps low-income families in Colorado with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 1,412 children in Colorado protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Colorado by $2.6 million
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN COLORADO
Forces families of 50,600 children in Colorado to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 828 children in Colorado the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 4,398 children in Colorado from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
1,040 children in Colorado will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Colorado by $2.1 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
1,474 children in Colorado will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Colorado by 1.7 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 136 homeless children in Colorado. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Colorado by $3.6 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
CONNECTICUT
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN CONNECTICUT
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 57,983 children in Connecticut and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 14% of children in Connecticut rely on Medicaid for
their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care
in case of emergencies for about 166,000 children in Connecticut.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Connecticut by $2.1
billion over seven years and by 30% in 2002 alone.
Even if Connecticut could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 115,844
people, including 57,983 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Connecticut who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Connecticut. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $ 1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Connecticut and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN CONNECTICUT
Denies as many as 4,000 disabled children in Connecticut SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 54 %
of the disabled children in Connecticut expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under
current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Connecticut will be cut by
$113 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN CONNECTICUT
130,000 children in Connecticut live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $300 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Connecticut will face an average tax increase of $429.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN CONNECTICUT
Denies Head Start to 1,374 children in Connecticut and 180,000 children nationwide in
2002, compared with 1995.
Denies 9,200 Connecticut children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 9,200 children in Connecticut. Title I funds in
Connecticut will be cut by $8.8 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 170 out of 175 school districts in Connecticut use
to keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 264,609 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 165 school
children in Connecticut in 1996. By 2002, 111,000 children in Connecticut would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 691 young people in
Connecticut the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 5,174 youths in Connecticut in 1996 and 36,218 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN CONNECTICUT
Cuts nutrition assistance for 116,000 children in Connecticut in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Connecticut by $203 million over
seven years and by 26% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 301,000 children in Connecticut depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
CONNECTICUT
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Connecticut live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Connecticut will lose $4.5 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Connecticut.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Connecticut drink. Republicans are cutting low-
interest loans to cities and towns in Connecticut for drinking water treatment facilities by $12.5
million in 1996.
Exposes children in Connecticut to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 2 toxic waste sites in Connecticut. The Republican cuts
will stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in
Connecticut: Naugatuck and Stratford
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN CONNECTICUT
Denies 4,980 children in Connecticut child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Connecticut by $36.3
million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 4,980 children in Connecticut.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Connecticut children by $78.8 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in Connecticut by 20% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,170 children in Connecticut simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 34,000 children in Connecticut simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN CONNECTICUT
Eliminates home energy assistance for 82,536 children in Connecticut. The Republican
budget eliminates $27 million that helps low-income families in Connecticut with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 689 children in Connecticut protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Connecticut by $1.3
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN CONNECTICUT
Forces families of 52,900 children in Connecticut to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 873 children in Connecticut the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 421 children in Connecticut from drugs and drug-related crimes
in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
2,635 children in Connecticut will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Connecticut by $5.2
million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public
housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
2,968 children in Connecticut will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Connecticut by $8.5 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 164 homeless children in Connecticut. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Connecticut by $4.3
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN DELAWARE
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN DELAWARE
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 16,475 children in Delaware and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 16% of children in Delaware rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 40,000 children in Delaware.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Delaware by $415
million over seven years and by 38% in 2002 alone.
Even if Delaware could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 29,246 people,
including 16,475 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Delaware who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Delaware. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $ 1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Delaware and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN DELAWARE
Denies as many as 1920 disabled children in Delaware SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 52% of the
disabled children in Delaware expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Delaware will be cut by $50 million
over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN DELAWARE
45 children in Delaware live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $4.12 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Delaware will face an average tax increase of $479.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN DELAWARE
Denies Head Start to 354 children in Delaware and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 1,500 Delaware children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 1,500 children in Delaware. Title I funds in Delaware
will be cut by $2.3 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all 19 school districts in Delaware use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 63,768 children, their schools, and their communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 64 school
children in Delaware in 1996. By 2002, 43,400 children in Delaware would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 18,300 young people in
Delaware the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 1,356 youths in Delaware in 1996 and 9,492 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN DELAWARE
Cuts nutrition assistance for 31,000 children in Delaware in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Delaware by $53 million over
seven years and by 22.2% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 87,000 children in Delaware depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
DELAWARE
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Delaware live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Delaware will lose $1.8 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Delaware.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Delaware drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Delaware for drinking water treatment facilities by $3.6 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near one oil refinery in Delaware breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 100,280 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Delaware to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 3 toxic waste sites in Delaware. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Delaware:
Delaware City and New Castle (2).
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN DELAWARE
Denies 1,370 children in Delaware child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Delaware by $10 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1,370 children in Delaware.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Delaware children by $13.6 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Delaware by 23% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 240 children in Delaware simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 6,000 children in Delaware simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN DELAWARE
Eliminates home energy assistance for 15,769 children in Delaware. The Republican budget
eliminates $3.6 million that helps low-income families in Delaware with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 188 children in Delaware protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Delaware by $343,000 in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN DELAWARE
Forces families of 6,900 children in Delaware to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 147 children in Delaware the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 514 children in Delaware from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
475 children in Delaware will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Delaware by $706 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
549 children in Delaware will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Delaware by $1.5 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and
broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in Delaware. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Delaware by $943,000 in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 14,180 children in District of Columbia and
4.4 million children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 45% of children in District of Columbia
rely on Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-
ups, and intensive care in case of emergencies for about 67,000 children in District of Columbia.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to District of Columbia
by $963 million over seven years and by 36% in 2002 alone.
Even if District of Columbia could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services
and provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 28,558
people, including 14,180 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in District of Columbia who could be denied coverage,
many are disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not
a disabled child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable
services for many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them
to live at home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as
wheelchairs, communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home
modifications. Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs
or seek institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in District of Columbia. The Republican budget
repeals the Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $ 1.5 billion over seven years that
would otherwise provide vaccinations for children in the District of Columbia and across the
nation.
Cuts Washington, D.C. infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project
provides vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Washington, D.C. community of
childbearing age. Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the
births of 74,000 infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Denies as many as 2,220 disabled children in District of Columbia SSI cash benefits in 2002.
The House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as
53% of the disabled children in District of Columbia expected to receive SSI cash benefits in
2002 under current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in District of
Columbia will be cut by $61 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children
nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
85 children in District of Columbia live in working families that will have their taxes raised
by an average of $421 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in District of Columbia will face an average tax increase
of $318.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Denies Head Start to 690 children in The District of Columbia and 180,000 children
nationwide in 2002, compared with 1995.
Denies 2,500 District of Columbia children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The
Republican budget cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for
1.1 million disadvantaged students nationwide and 2,500 children in District of Columbia. Title I
funds in District of Columbia will be cut by $3.3 million in 1996.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 21,500
school children in District of Columbia in 1996. By 2002, 47,100 children in District of
Columbia would be denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 223 young people in District
of Columbia the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 2,029 youths in District of Columbia in 1996 and 14,203 youths
over seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program
which provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN District of Columbia
Cuts nutrition assistance for 48,000 children in District of Columbia in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in District of Columbia by
$84 million over seven years and by 21.9% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 66,000 children in District of Columbia
depend. The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC
program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10
billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in District of Columbia live and play.
The Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
District of Columbia will lose $1.8 million to treat waste water pollution and
protect public health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -
- waters that our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments
systems in District of Columbia.
Jeopardizes the water that children in District of Columbia drink. Republicans are cutting
low-interest loans to cities and towns in District of Columbia for drinking water treatment
facilities by $3.6 million in 1996.
Exposes children in District of Columbia to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts
spending on toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced
budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Denies 1,250 children in District of Columbia child care assistance in 2002. The House
welfare bill block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in District
of Columbia by $9.1 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1,250 children in
District of Columbia.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable District of Columbia children by $36.5 million
over seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for
abused and neglected children in District of Columbia by 21% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 620 children in District of Columbia simply because they were
born to unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 26,000 children in District of Columbia simply because their paternity has
not been established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 14,775 children in District of Columbia. The
Republican budget eliminates $4.2 million that helps low-income families in District of Columbia
with their home heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more
money on basic needs.
Denies about 7,165 children in District of Columbia protection from bad weather
conditions. The Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in District
of Columbia by $13 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Eliminates protection for 13,827 children in District of Columbia from drugs and drug-
related crimes in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug
Elimination program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing
nationwide from drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing
tenant patrols, local law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to
improve security.
1,698 children in District of Columbia will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in District of Columbia
by $3.2 million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down
public housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
1,907 children in District of Columbia will have to go without basic housing needs. The
Republican budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in District of Columbia by $6.4
million -- a cut of 14% in 1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as
fixing leaking ceilings and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 122 homeless children in District of Columbia. The Republican budget
cuts homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in District of
Columbia by $3.2 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN FLORIDA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN FLORIDA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 394,406 children in Florida and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 23% of children in Florida rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 991,000 children in Florida.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Florida by $10.5
billion over seven years and by 33% in 2002 alone.
Even if Florida could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 658,297
people, including 394,406 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Florida who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Florida. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $ 1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Florida and across the nation.
Cuts Florida Panhandle infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project
provides vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Florida Panhandle of
childbearing age. Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the
births of 74,000 infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN FLORIDA
Denies as many as 43,050 disabled children in Florida SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 53 % of the
disabled children in Florida expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Florida will be cut by $1,147 million
over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN FLORIDA
1,417,000 children in Florida live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $428 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Florida will face an average tax increase of $497.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN FLORIDA
Denies Head Start to 6,654 children in Florida and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 35,600 Florida children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 35,600 children in Florida. Title I funds in Florida will
be cut by $46.9 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all 72 school districts in Florida use to keep crime,
violence, and drugs away from 1,155,229 children, their schools, and their communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 224,300
school children in Florida in 1996. By 2002, 511,700 children in Florida would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 1,960 young people in
Florida the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 26,608 youths in Florida in 1996 and 186,256 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN FLORIDA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 782,000 children in Florida in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Florida by $1.7 million over seven
years and by 25.3% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 1,467,000 children in Florida depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN FLORIDA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Florida live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Florida will lose $12.3 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in Florida.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Florida drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Florida for drinking water treatment facilities by $27.3 million in
1996.
Exposes children in Florida to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 15 toxic waste sites in Florida. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Florida:
Zellwood, Orlando, Tarpon Springs, Pensacola, Miami (2), Tampa (2), Palm
Bay, Madison, Alford, Baldwin, Gainesville, Davie, Indiantown.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN FLORIDA
Denies 18,380 children in Florida child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Florida by $134 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 18,380 children in Florida.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Florida children by $237.6 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Florida by 22% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 6,130 children in Florida simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 193,000 children in Florida simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN FLORIDA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 139,165 children in Florida. The Republican budget
eliminates $17.5 million that helps low-income families in Florida with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 595 children in Florida protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Florida by $1.1 million
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN FLORIDA
Forces families of 131,100 children in Florida to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 2,681 children in Florida the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 516 children in Florida from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
6,209 children in Florida will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Florida by $8.4 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
7,251 children in Florida will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Florida by $12.3 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 733 homeless children in Florida. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Florida by $19.5 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN GEORGIA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN GEORGIA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 179,848 children in Georgia and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 17% of children in Georgia rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 543,000 children in Georgia.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Georgia by $5.8
billion over seven years and by 33% in 2002 alone.
Even if Georgia could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 364,572
people, including 179,848 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Georgia who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Georgia. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $ 1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Georgia and across the nation.
Cuts Savannah infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project provides
vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Savannah community of childbearing age.
Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the births of 74,000
infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN GEORGIA
Denies as many as 20,810 disabled children in Georgia SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 52 % of the
disabled children in Georgia expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Georgia will be cut by $628 million
over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN GEORGIA
773,000 children in Georgia live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $434 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Georgia will face an average tax increase of $505.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN GEORGIA
Denies Head Start to 4,726 children in Georgia and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 28,800 Georgia children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 28,800 children in Georgia. Title I funds in Georgia will
be cut by $28.3 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all 183 school districts in Georgia use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 662,966 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 126,700
school children in Georgia in 1996. By 2002, 304,200 children in Georgia would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 1,138 young people in
Georgia the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 11,610 youths in Georgia in 1996 and 81,270 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN GEORGIA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 413,000 children in Georgia in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Georgia by $676 million over
seven years and by 20.9% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 1,177 children in Georgia depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN GEORGIA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Georgia live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Georgia will lose $6.2 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Georgia.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Georgia drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Georgia for drinking water treatment facilities by $15.2 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 2 oil refineries in Georgia breathe. These refineries
emitted more than 8,165 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Georgia to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 8 toxic waste sites in Georgia. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Georgia:
Brunswick, Powersville, Cedartown (3), Albany, Augusta, and Fort Valley.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN GEORGIA
Denies 14,480 children in Georgia child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Georgia by $105.5 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 14,480 children in Georgia.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Georgia children by $42.9 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Georgia by 12% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 2,570 children in Georgia simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 50,000 children in Georgia simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN GEORGIA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 69,594 children in Georgia. The Republican budget
eliminates $13.8 million that helps low-income families in Georgia with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 744 children in Georgia protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Georgia by $1.3 million
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN GEORGIA
Forces families of 71,300 children in Georgia to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 2,037 children in Georgia the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 502 children in Georgia from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
6,946 children in Georgia will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Georgia by $10.6 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
9,164 children in Georgia will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Georgia by $14.1 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 294 homeless children in Georgia. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Georgia by $7.8 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN HAWAII
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN HAWAII
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 15,161 children in Hawaii and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 15% of children in Hawaii rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 60,000 children in Hawaii.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Hawaii by $443
million over seven years and by 27% in 2002 alone.
Even if Hawaii could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and provider
payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 29,557 people, including
15,161 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Hawaii who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for Children in Hawaii. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $ 1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Hawaii and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN HAWAII
Denies as many as 710 disabled children in Hawaii SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 50 % of the
disabled children in Hawaii expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Hawaii will be cut by $17 million over
seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN HAWAII
57,000 children in Hawaii live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $387 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Hawaii will face an average tax increase of $426.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN HAWAII
Denies Head Start to 548 children in Hawaii and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 2,600 Hawaii children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 2,600 children in Hawaii. Title I funds in Hawaii will be
cut by $3.3 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all 7 school districts in Hawaii use to keep crime,
violence, and drugs away from 100,236 children, their schools, and their communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 19,500
school children in Hawaii in 1996. By 2002, 46,800 children in Hawaii would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 261 young people in Hawaii
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 1,414 youths in Hawaii in 1996 and 9,898 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN HAWAII
Cuts nutrition assistance for 50,000 children in Hawaii in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Hawaii by $127 million over seven
years and by 21.8% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 184,000 children in Hawaii depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN HAWAII
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Hawaii live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Hawaii will lose $2.8 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in Hawaii.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Hawaii drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Hawaii for drinking water treatment facilities by $3.6 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 2 oil refineries in Hawaii breathe. These refineries
emitted more than 357,480 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Hawaii to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN HAWAII
Denies 1,450 children in Hawaii child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Hawaii by $10.6 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1,450 children in Hawaii.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Hawaii children by $32.9 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Hawaii by 24% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 10 children in Hawaii simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 12,000 children in Hawaii simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN HAWAII
Eliminates home energy assistance for 7,362 children in Hawaii. The Republican budget
eliminates $1.4 million that helps low-income families in Hawaii with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 113 children in Hawaii protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Hawaii by $205 million
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN HAWAII
Forces families of 18,400 children in Hawaii to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 490 children in Hawaii the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 6,173 children in Hawaii from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
758 children in Hawaii will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions. The
Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Hawaii by $2 million in 1996, severely
hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects and
provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
852 children in Hawaii will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican budget
cuts public housing operating subsidies in Hawaii by $720,165 -- a cut of 14% in 1996 --
forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and broken
windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 81 homeless children in Hawaii. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Hawaii by $2.1 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IDAHO
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IDAHO
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 15,575 children in Idaho and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 15% of children in Idaho rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 59,000 children in Idaho.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Idaho by $575
million over seven years and by 27% in 2002 alone.
Even if Idaho could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and provider
payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 29,836 people, including
15,575 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Idaho who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Idaho. The Republican budget repeals the Vaccines
for Children program, putting at least $ 1.5 billion over seven years that would otherwise provide
vaccinations for children in Idaho and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN IDAHO
Denies as many as 3,230 disabled children in Idaho SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 58 % of the
disabled children in Idaho expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Idaho will be cut by $104 million over
seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN IDAHO
108,000 children in Idaho live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $407 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Idaho will face an average tax increase of $473.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IDAHO
Denies Head Start to 465 children in Idaho and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 4,200 Idaho children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 4,200 children in Idaho. Title I funds in Idaho will be cut
by $3.7 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 107 out of 113 school districts in Idaho use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 131,457 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 22,200
school children in Idaho in 1996. By 2002, 49,000 children in Idaho would be denied improved
education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 215 young people in Idaho
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 1,690 youths in Idaho in 1996 and 11,830 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IDAHO
Cuts nutrition assistance for 42,000 children in Idaho in 2002. The House Republican budget
cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Idaho by $73 million over seven years and
by 23.8% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 173,000 children in Idaho depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IDAHO
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Idaho live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Idaho will lose $1.8 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public health.
The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that our
children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in Idaho.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Idaho drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest loans
to cities and towns in Idaho for drinking water treatment facilities by $8 million in 1996.
Exposes children in Idaho to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on toxic
waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 2 toxic waste sites in Idaho. The Republican cuts will stop
or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Idaho: Kellogg
and Pocatello
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN IDAHO
Denies 1,690 children in Idaho child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Idaho by $12.3 million over
seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1,690 children in Idaho.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Idaho children by $8 million over seven years
compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Idaho by 14% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 150 children in Idaho simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 4,000 children in Idaho simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IDAHO
Eliminates home energy assistance for 29,473 children in Idaho. The Republican budget
eliminates $8.1 million that helps low-income families in Idaho with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 525 children in Idaho protection from bad weather conditions. The Republican
budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Idaho by $955 in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IDAHO
Forces families of 9,200 children in Idaho to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 345 children in Idaho the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
145 children in Idaho will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions. The
Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Idaho by $369,531 in 1996, severely
hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects and
provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
269 children in Idaho will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican budget
cuts public housing operating subsidies in Idaho by $125,813 -- a cut of 14% in 1996 -- forcing
local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and broken
windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 25 homeless children in Idaho. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Idaho by $653,000 in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 128,969 children in Illinois and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 21% of children in Illinois rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 719,000 children in Illinois.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Illinois by $6.1 billion
over seven years and by 29% in 2002 alone.
Even if Illinois could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and provider
payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 256,243 people,
including 128,969 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Illinois who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Illinois. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $ 1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Illinois and across the nation.
Cuts Chicago infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project provides
vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Chicago community of childbearing age.
Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the births of 74,000
infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN ILLINOIS
Denies as many as 39,970 disabled children in Illinois SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 56 % of the
disabled children in Illinois expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Illinois will be cut by $1.2 billion over
seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS
950,000 children in Illinois live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $408 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Illinois will face an average tax increase of $474.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS
Denies Head Start to 7,417 children in Illinois and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 31,000 Illinois children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 31,000 children in Illinois. Title I funds in Illinois will be
cut by $54.3 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 916 out of 920 school districts in Illinois use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 1,131,685 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 226,200
school children in Illinois in 1996. By 2002, 543,000 children in Illinois would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 1,760 young people in
Illinois the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 22,306 youths in Illinois in 1996 and 156,142 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS
Cuts nutrition assistance for 607,000 children in Illinois in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Illinois by $1.3 million over seven
years and by 24.5% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 1,191,000 children in Illinois depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Illinois live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Illinois will lose $16.5 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in Illinois.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Illinois drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Illinois for drinking water treatment facilities by $23.3 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 8 oil refineries in Illinois breathe. These refineries
emitted more than 2,395,199 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Illinois to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 5 toxic waste sites in Illinois. The Republican cuts will stop
or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Illinois:
Rockford, Rockford, East Cape Girardeau and Waukegan (2)
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS
Denies 15,470 children in Illinois child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Illinois by $112.7 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 15,470 children in Illinois.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Illinois children by $361.1 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Illinois by 21% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 4,880 children in Illinois simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 227,000 children in Illinois simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS
Eliminates home energy assistance for 257,651 children in Illinois. The Republican budget
eliminates $74.7 million that helps low-income families in Illinois with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 3,400 children in Illinois protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Illinois by $6.2 million
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS
Forces families of 119,600 children in Illinois to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 3,915 children in Illinois the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 2,316 children in Illinois from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
11,121 children in Illinois will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Illinois by $26.6 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
12,950 children in Illinois will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Illinois by $32.8 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 936 homeless children in Illinois. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Illinois by $24.9 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN INDIANA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN INDIANA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 108,724 children in Indiana and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 18% of children in Indiana rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 319,000 children in Indiana.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Indiana by $7.3
million over seven years and by 44% in 2002 alone.
Even if Indiana could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 215,143
people, including 108,724 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Indiana who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Indiana. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $ 1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Indiana.
Cuts North West Indiana infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start
project provides vital prenatal and health care services to women in the North West Indiana
community of childbearing age. Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women
services, affecting the births of 74,000 infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN INDIANA
Denies as many as 15,740 disabled children in Indiana SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 55% of the
disabled children in Indiana expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Indiana will be cut by $457 million
over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN INDIANA
420,000 children in Indiana live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $403 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Indiana will face an average tax increase of $468.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN INDIANA
Denies' Head Start to 2,846 children in Indiana and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 16,500 Indiana children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 16,500 children in Indiana. Title I funds in Indiana will
be cut by $18,357,000 in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 294 out of 297 school districts in Indiana use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 573,193 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 92,700
school children in Indiana in 1996. By 2002, 223,700 children in Indiana would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 743 young people in Indiana
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 7,998 youths in Indiana in 1996 and 55,986 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN INDIANA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 255,000 children in Indiana in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Indiana by $452 million over seven
years and by 21.9% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 740,000 children in Indiana depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN INDIANA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Indiana live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Indiana will lose $8.2 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatment systems in Indiana.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Indiana drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Indiana for drinking water treatment facilities by $15.2 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 4 oil refineries in Indiana breathe. These refineries
emitted more than 1,286,590 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Indiana to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 6 toxic waste sites in Indiana. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Indiana:
Mishiwaka, Griffith, Michigan City, Indianapolis (2) and Osceola
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN INDIANA
Denies 8,490 children in Indiana child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Indiana by $61.8 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 8,490 children in Indiana.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Indiana children by $107.6 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Indiana by 19% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,150 children in Indiana simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 47,000 children in Indiana simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN INDIANA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 121,362 children in Indiana. The Republican budget
eliminates $33.8 million that helps low-income families in Indiana with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 1,680 children in Indiana protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Indiana by $3 million in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN INDIANA
Forces families of 73,600 children in Indiana to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of children in Indiana the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 2,897 children in Indiana from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
2,387 children in Indiana will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Indiana by $3.8 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
2,982 children in Indiana will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Indiana by $5.6 million -- a cut of 14% in 1996
-- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and
broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 273 homeless children in Indiana. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Indiana by $7.3 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IOWA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IOWA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 26,484 children in Iowa and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 8% of children in Iowa rely on Medicaid for their basic
health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in case of
emergencies for about 136,000 children in Iowa.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Iowa by $936 million
over seven years and by 23% in 2002 alone.
Even if Iowa could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and provider
payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 56,057 people, including
26,484 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Iowa who could be denied coverage, many are disabled.
Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled child lives
at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for many disabled
children, often making the difference that allows them to live at home with their
parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs, communication devices,
therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications. Without these services,
parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek institutional placement for
children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Iowa. The Republican budget repeals the Vaccines
for Children program, putting at least $ 1.5 billion over seven years that would otherwise provide
vaccinations for children in Iowa and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN IOWA
Denies as many as 5,680 disabled children in Iowa SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 58 % of the
disabled children in Iowa expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Iowa will be cut by $182 million over
seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN IOWA
182,000 children in Iowa live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $387 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Iowa will face an average tax increase of $450.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IOWA
Denies Head Start to 1,445 children in Iowa and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 6,300 Iowa children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 6,300 children in Iowa. Title I funds in Iowa will be cut
by $8,598,000 in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 415 out of 418 school districts in Iowa use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 327,722 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 45,500
school children in Iowa in 1996. By 2002, 110,300 children in Iowa would be denied improved
education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 447 young people in Iowa
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 2,665 youths in Iowa in 1996 and 18,655 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IOWA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 96,000 children in Iowa in 2002. The House Republican budget
cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Iowa by $165 million over seven years
and by 22.8% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 454,000 children in Iowa depend. The House
Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program. Nationally, their
budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion over seven years
and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IOWA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Iowa live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Iowa will lose $4.9 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in Iowa.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Iowa drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest loans
to cities and towns in Iowa for drinking water treatment facilities by $9.6 million in 1996.
Exposes children in Iowa to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on toxic
waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There is one toxic waste site in Iowa. The Republican cuts will stop or slow
the clean-up of this site near Keokuk, Iowa.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN IOWA
Denies 3,430 children in Iowa child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Iowa by $25 million over
seven years, cutting child care assistance to 3,430 children in Iowa.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Iowa children by $47.7 million over seven years
compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Iowa by 19% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 490 children in Iowa simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 19,000 children in Iowa simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IOWA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 79,559 children in Iowa. The Republican budget
eliminates $23.9 million that helps low-income families in Iowa with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 1,257 children in Iowa protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Iowa by $2.3 million in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN IOWA
Forces families of 39,100 children in Iowa to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 869 children in Iowa the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 1,003 children in Iowa from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
455 children in Iowa will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions. The
Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Iowa by $613,224 in 1996, severely
hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects and
provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
535 children in Iowa will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican budget
cuts public housing operating subsidies in Iowa by $189,799 -- a cut of 14% in 1996 -- forcing
local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and broken
windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 125 homeless children in Iowa. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Iowa by $3.3 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KANSAS
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KANSAS
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 7,033 children in Kansas and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 15% of children in Kansas rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 125,000 children in Kansas.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Kansas by $133
million over seven years and by 13% in 2002 alone.
Even if Kansas could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and provider
payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 14,171 people, including
7,033 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Kansas who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Kansas. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at least $ 1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Kansas and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN KANSAS
Denies as many as 6,800 disabled children in Kansas SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 56 % of the
disabled children in Kansas expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Kansas will be cut by $202 million over
seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN KANSAS
181,000 children in Kansas live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $390 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Kansas will face an average tax increase of $454.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KANSAS
Denies Head Start to 1,408 children in Kansas and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 6,000 Kansas children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 6,000 children in Kansas. Title I funds in Kansas will be
cut by $8.8 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 296 out of 304 school districts in Kansas use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 247,452 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 45,200
school children in Kansas in 1996. By 2002, 106,100 children in Kansas would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 504 young people in Kansas
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 3,215 youths in Kansas in 1996 and 22,506 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KANSAS
Cuts nutrition assistance for 92,000 children in Kansas in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Kansas by $197 million over seven
years and by 25.9% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 409,000 children in Kansas depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KANSAS
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Kansas live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Kansas will lose $3.3 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in Kansas.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Kansas drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Kansas for drinking water treatment facilities by $7.9 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 6 oil refineries in Kansas breathe. These refineries
emitted more than 3,421,747 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Kansas to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 3 toxic waste sites in Kansas. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Kansas:
Hutchinson, Winfield and Wichita
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN KANSAS
Denies 4,080 children in Kansas child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Kansas by $29.8 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 4,080 children in Kansas.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Kansas children by $49.0 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Kansas by 19% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 360 children in Kansas simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 19,000 children in Kansas simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KANSAS
Eliminates home energy assistance for 30,856 children in Kansas. The Republican budget
eliminates $11 million that helps low-income families in Kansas with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 681 children in Kansas protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Kansas by $1.2 million
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KANSAS
Forces families of 25,300 children in Kansas to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 653 children in Kansas the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 404 children in Kansas from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
956 children in Kansas will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions. The
Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Kansas by $1.3 million in 1996, severely
hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects and
provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
1,565 children in Kansas will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican budget
cuts public housing operating subsidies in Kansas by 1.5 million -- a cut of 14% in 1996 --
forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and broken
windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 102 homeless children in Kansas. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Kansas by $2.7 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KENTUCKY
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KENTUCKY
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 84,489 children in Kentucky and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 26% of children in Kentucky rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about children in Kentucky.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Kentucky by $4.9
billion over seven years and by 35% in 2002 alone.
Even if Kentucky could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 197,427
people, including 84,489 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Kentucky who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Kentucky. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Kentucky and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN KENTUCKY
Denies as many as 17,940 disabled children in Kentucky SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 57%
of the disabled children in Kentucky expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Kentucky will be cut by $554
million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN KENTUCKY
335,000 children in Kentucky live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $404 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Kentucky will face an average tax increase of $469.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KENTUCKY
Denies Head Start to 3,416 children in Kentucky and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 19,200 Kentucky children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 19,200 children in Kentucky. Title I funds in Kentucky
will be cut by $21 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all school districts in Kentucky use to keep crime,
violence, and drugs away from 348,764 children, their schools, and their communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 81,700
school children in Kentucky in 1996. By 2002, 195,400 children in Kentucky would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 663 young people in
Kentucky the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 7,381 youths in Kentucky in 1996 and 51,667 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KENTUCKY
Cuts nutrition assistance for 239,000 children in Kentucky in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Kentucky by $430 million over
seven years and by 21.4% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 628,000 children in Kentucky depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
KENTUCKY
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Kentucky live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Kentucky will lose $4.6 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Kentucky.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Kentucky drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Kentucky for drinking water treatment facilities by $6.3 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 2 oil refineries in Kentucky breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 588,017 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Kentucky to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment.
There are at least 2 toxic waste sites in Kentucky. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Kentucky:
Maceo and Sheperdsville.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN KENTUCKY
Denies 7,580 children in Kentucky child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Kentucky by
$55.2 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 7,580 children in Kentucky.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Kentucky children by $108.6 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in Kentucky by 22% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,720 children in Kentucky simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 47,000 children in Kentucky simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KENTUCKY
Eliminates home energy assistance for 133,594 children in Kentucky. The Republican budget
eliminates $17.6 million that helps low-income families in Kentucky with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 1.163 children in Kentucky protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Kentucky by $2,114 in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN KENTUCKY
Forces families of 55,200 children in Kentucky to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,190 children in Kentucky the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 248 children in Kentucky from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
3,021 children in Kentucky will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Kentucky by $5.2 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
4,183 children in Kentucky will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Kentucky by $5.6 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 185 homeless children in Kentucky. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Kentucky by
$4.9 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN LOUISIANA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN LOUISIANA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 90,827 children in Louisiana and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 30% of children in Louisiana rely on Medicaid for
their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care
in case of emergencies for about 376,000 children in Louisiana.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Louisiana by
$5.3 billion over seven years and by 27% in 2002 alone.
Even if Louisiana could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 177,573
people, including 90,827 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Louisiana who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Louisiana. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Louisiana and across the nation.
Cuts New Orleans infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project
provides vital prenatal and health care services to women in the New Orleans community of
childbearing age. Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the
births of 74,000 infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN LOUISIANA
Denies as many as 34,160 disabled children in Louisiana SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 58%
of the disabled children in Louisiana expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Louisiana will be cut by $1 billion
over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN LOUISIANA
Children in Louisiana live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $11.3 million in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a
$43 billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Louisiana will face an average tax increase of $506
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN LOUISIANA
Denies Head Start to 4,702 children in Louisiana and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 19,700 Louisiana children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 19,700 children in Louisiana. Title I funds in Louisiana
will be cut by $32 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 73 out of 74 school districts in Louisiana use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 506,365 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 112,700
school children in Louisiana in 1996. By 2002, 275,700 children in Louisiana would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 651 young people in
Louisiana the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 12,294 youths in Louisiana in 1996 and 86,058 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN LOUISIANA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 406,000 children in Louisiana in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Louisiana by $686,000 over seven
years and by 21.2% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 816,000 children in Louisiana depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN LOUISIANA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Louisiana live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Louisiana will lose $4 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Louisiana.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Louisiana drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Louisiana for drinking water treatment facilities by $11.9 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 17 oil refineries in Louisiana breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 9,027,641 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in
the surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Louisiana to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 3 toxic waste sites in Louisiana. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Louisiana:
Abbeville, New Orleans and Bossier City
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN LOUISIANA
Denies 8,090 children in Louisiana child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Louisiana by
$59 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 8,090 children in Louisiana.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Louisiana children by $146.4 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in Louisiana by 25% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 650 children in Louisiana simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 89,000 children in Louisiana simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN LOUISIANA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 25,600 children in Louisiana. The Republican budget
eliminates $11.3 million that helps low-income families in Louisiana with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 480 children in Louisiana protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Louisiana by $873,000 in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN LOUISIANA
Forces families of 59,800 children in Louisiana to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,505 children in Louisiana the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 1,037 children in Louisiana from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
4,111 children in Louisiana will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Louisiana by $6.7 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
5,176 children in Louisiana will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Louisiana by $7.9 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 287 homeless children in Louisiana. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Louisiana by
$7.6 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MAINE
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MAINE
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 22,505 children in Maine and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 19% of children in Maine rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 77,000 children in Maine.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Maine by $853
million over seven years and by 29% in 2002 alone.
Even if Maine could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and provider
payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 50,343 people, including
22,505 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Maine who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Maine. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Maine and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN MAINE
Denies as many as 1,820 disabled children in Maine SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 51% of the
disabled children in Maine expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Maine will be cut by $45 million over
seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN MAINE
663,000 children in Maine live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $387 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Maine will face an average tax increase of $444.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MAINE
Denies Head Start to 835 children in Maine and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 4,900 Maine children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 4,900 children in Maine. Title I funds in Maine will be
cut by $4.3 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 223 out of 228 school districts in Maine use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 113,929 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 23,300
school children in Maine in 1996. By 2002, 52,300 children in Maine would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 193 young people in Maine
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 2,708 youths in Maine in 1996 and 16,956 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MAINE
Cuts nutrition assistance for 60,000 children in Maine in 2002. The House Republican budget
cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Maine by $107 million over seven years
and by 22.5% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 140,000 children in Maine depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MAINE
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Maine live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's
budget.
Maine will lose $2.8 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in Maine.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Maine drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Maine for drinking water treatment facilities by $7 million in 1996.
Exposes children in Maine to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on toxic
waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 2 toxic waste sites in Maine. The Republican cuts will stop
or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Maine:
Washburn and Augusta
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN MAINE
Denies 1,550 children in Maine child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Maine by $11.3 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1,550 children in Maine.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Maine children by $32.9 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Maine by 20% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 470 children in Maine simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 11,000 children in Maine simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MAINE
Eliminates home energy assistance for 52,093 children in Maine. The Republican budget
eliminates $17.5 million that helps low-income families in Maine with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 772 children in Maine protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Maine by $1.4 million in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MAINE
Forces families of 18,400 children in Maine to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 309 children in Maine the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 1,216 children in Maine from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
578 children in Maine will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions. The
Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Maine by $805,873 in 1996, severely
hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects and
provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
764 children in Maine will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican budget
cuts public housing operating subsidies in Maine by $1.1 million -- a cut of 14% in 1996 --
forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and broken
windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in Maine. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Maine by $1.5 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MARYLAND
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MARYLAND
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 60,767 children in Maryland and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 14% of children in Maryland rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 198,000 children in Maryland.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Maryland by
$2.5 billion over seven years and by 32% in 2002 alone.
Even if Maryland could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 119,588
people, including 60,767 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Maryland who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Maryland. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Maryland and across the nation.
Cuts Baltimore infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project provides
vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Baltimore community of childbearing age.
Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the births of 74,000
infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN MARYLAND
Denies as many as 9,900 disabled children in Maryland SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 54%
of the disabled children in Maryland expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Maryland will be cut by
$277 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN MARYLAND
363,000 children in Maryland live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $407 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Maryland will face an average tax increase of $474.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MARYLAND
Denies Head Start to 2,068 children in Maryland and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 11,900 Maryland children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 11,900 children in Maryland. Title I funds in Maryland
will be cut by $14.5 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all of the school districts in Maryland use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 423,138 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 76,100
school children in Maryland in 1996. By 2002, 179,500 children in Maryland would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 1,682 young people in
Maryland the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 7,732 youths in Maryland in 1996 and 64,124 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MARYLAND
Cuts nutrition assistance for 196,000 children in Maryland in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Maryland by $445 million over
seven years and by 24.9% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 140,000 children in Maryland depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
MARYLAND
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Maryland live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Maryland will lose $8.8 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Maryland.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Maryland drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Maryland for drinking water treatment facilities by $10.1 million in
1996.
Exposes children in Maryland to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 2 toxic waste sites in Maryland. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Maryland:
Hollywood and Abingdon
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN MARYLAND
Denies 7,950 children in Maryland child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Maryland by
$57.9 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 7,950 children in Maryland.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Maryland children by $118.9 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in Maryland by 20% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,050 children in Maryland simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 50,000 children in Maryland simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MARYLAND
Eliminates home energy assistance for 96,434 children in Maryland. The Republican budget
eliminates $2.6 million that helps low-income families in Maryland with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 752 children in Maryland protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Maryland by
$1.3 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MARYLAND
Forces families of 64,400 children in Maryland to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,104 children in Maryland the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 1,676 children in Maryland from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
3,707 children in Maryland will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Maryland by $6.1 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
4,183 children in Maryland will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Maryland by $7.6 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 289 homeless children in Maryland. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Maryland by
$7.7 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
MASSACHUSETTS
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 113,644 children in Massachusetts and 4.4
million children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 19% of children in Massachusetts rely on
Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and
intensive care in case of emergencies for about 304,000 children in Massachusetts.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Massachusetts by
$4.2 billion over seven years and by 32% in 2002 alone.
Even if Massachusetts could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 252,090
people, including 113,644 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Massachusetts who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Massachusetts. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Massachusetts and across the nation.
Cuts Boston infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project provides
vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Boston community of childbearing age.
Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the births of 74,000
infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS
Denies as many as 12,370 disabled children in Massachusetts SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 55%
of the disabled children in Massachusetts expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under
current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Massachusetts will be cut
by $356 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS
25,200 children in Massachusetts live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $376 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a
$43 billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Massachusetts will face an average tax increase of
$440.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS
Denies Head Start to 2,622 children in Massachusetts and 180,000 children nationwide in
2002, compared with 1995.
Denies 16,200 Massachusetts children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican
budget cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 16,200 children in Massachusetts. Title I funds in
Massachusetts will be cut by $20.4 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 325 out of 357 school districts in Massachusetts use
to keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 530,289 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 98,900
school children in Massachusetts in 1996. By 2002, 222,400 children in Massachusetts would
be denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 1,744 young people in
Massachusetts the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 12,110 youths in Massachusetts in 1996 and 84,770 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS
Cuts nutrition assistance for 227,000 children in Massachusetts in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Massachusetts by
$472 million over seven years and by 27% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 582,000 children in Massachusetts depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
MASSACHUSETTS
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Massachusetts live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Massachusetts will lose $12.4 million to treat waste water pollution and protect
public health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters --
waters that our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments
systems in Massachusetts.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Massachusetts drink. Republicans are cutting low-
interest loans to cities and towns in Massachusetts for drinking water treatment facilities by
$8.1 million in 1996.
Exposes children in Massachusetts to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending
on toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in
1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 6 toxic waste sites in Massachusetts. The Republican cuts
will stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in
Massachusetts: Palmer, New Bedford, Dartmouth, Tyngsborough, Norton and
Groveland
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS
Denies 11,620 children in Massachusetts child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare
bill block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Massachusetts by
$84.7 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 11,620 children in Massachusetts.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Massachusetts children by $178.7 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in Massachusetts by 20% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 2,120 children in Massachusetts simply because they were born
to unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 66,000 children in Massachusetts simply because their paternity has not
been established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS
Eliminates home energy assistance for 129,939 children in Massachusetts. The Republican
budget eliminates $54 million that helps low-income families in Massachusetts with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 1,650 children in Massachusetts protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Massachusetts by $3,001
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS
Forces families of 121,900 children in Massachusetts to pay more rent. The Republican
budget raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with
children assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,863 children in Massachusetts the opportunity to move from public
housing to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section
8 certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 1,958 children in Massachusetts from drugs and drug-related
crimes in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug
Elimination program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing
nationwide from drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing
tenant patrols, local law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to
improve security.
4,907 children in Massachusetts will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Massachusetts by
$10.5 million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down
public housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
5,685 children in Massachusetts will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Massachusetts by $13.6 million -- a cut of 14%
in 1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 484 homeless children in Massachusetts. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Massachusetts by
$12.9 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MICHIGAN
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MICHIGAN
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 69,096 children in Michigan and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 23% of children in Michigan rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 571,000 children in Michigan.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Michigan by
$4.3 billion over seven years and by 25% in 2002 alone.
Even if Michigan could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 147,292
people, including 69,096 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Michigan who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Michigan. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Michigan and across the nation.
Cuts Detroit infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project provides
vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Detroit community of childbearing age.
Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the births of 74,000
infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN MICHIGAN
Denies as many as 32,280 disabled children in Michigan SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 57%
of the disabled children in Michigan expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Michigan will be cut by
$989 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN MICHIGAN
637,000 children in Michigan live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $380 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Michigan will face an average tax increase of $442.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MICHIGAN
Denies Head Start to 7,456 children in Michigan and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 30,200 Michigan children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 30,200 children in Michigan. Title I funds in Michigan
will be cut by $51.5 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 559 out of 561 school districts in Michigan use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 790,364 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 203,300
school children in Michigan in 1996. By 2002, 485,500 children in Michigan would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 1,323 young people in
Michigan the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 20,164 youths in Michigan in 1996 and 141,148 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MICHIGAN
Cuts nutrition assistance for 509,000 children in Michigan in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Michigan by $900 million over
seven years and by 22.8% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 970,000 children in Michigan depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MICHIGAN
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Michigan live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Michigan will lose $15.7 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Michigan.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Michigan drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Michigan for drinking water treatment facilities by $36.4 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 2 oil refineries in Michigan breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 129,042 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Michigan to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 12 toxic waste sites in Michigan. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Michigan:
Manistique, Pleasant Plains Twp., Albion, Hubbell, Muskegon, Battle Creek,
Sault Sate. Marie, Buchanan, Lansing Twp., Petoskey, Grand Ledge and
Benton Harbor
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN MICHIGAN
Denies 11,580 children in Michigan child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Michigan by
$84.4 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 11,580 children in Michigan.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Michigan children by $308.1 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Michigan by 20% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 2,310 children in Michigan simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 139,000 children in Michigan simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MICHIGAN
Eliminates home energy assistance for 393,443 children in Michigan. The Republican budget
eliminates $79.9 million that helps low-income families in Michigan with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 3,738 children in Michigan protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Michigan by $6.8 million
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MICHIGAN
Forces families of 98,900 children in Michigan to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 2,815 children in Michigan the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 516 children in Michigan from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
3,403 children in Michigan will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Michigan by $7.7 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
4785 children in Michigan will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Michigan by $7.5 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 617 homeless children in Michigan. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Michigan by
$16.4 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MINNESOTA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MINNESOTA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 53,819 children in Minnesota and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 16% of children in Minnesota rely on Medicaid for
their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care
in case of emergencies for about children in Minnesota.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Minnesota by
$2 billion over seven years and by 29% in 2002 alone.
Even if Minnesota could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 107,584
people, including 53,819 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Minnesota who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Minnesota. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Minnesota and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN MINNESOTA
Denies as many as 5,400 disabled children in Minnesota SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 56%
of the disabled children in Minnesota expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Minnesota will be cut by
$251 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN MINNESOTA
494,000 children in Minnesota live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $382 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a
$43 billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Minnesota will face an average tax increase of $529.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MINNESOTA
Denies Head Start to 2,081 children in Minnesota and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 14,000 Minnesota children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 14,000 children in Minnesota. Title I funds in Minnesota
will be cut by $13.9 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all of the school districts in Minnesota use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 474,308 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 76,000
school children in Minnesota in 1996. By 2002, 180,000 children in Minnesota would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 658 young people in
Minnesota the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 5,720 youths in Minnesota in 1996 and 40,040 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MINNESOTA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 171,000 children in Minnesota in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Minnesota by $301 million over
seven years and by 24.4% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 689,000 children in Minnesota depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
MINNESOTA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Minnesota live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Minnesota will lose $6.7 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Minnesota.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Minnesota drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Minnesota for drinking water treatment facilities by $25.4 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 2 oil refineries in Minnesota breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 1,743,513 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in
the surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Minnesota to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 2 toxic waste sites in Minnesota. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in
Minnesota: New Brighton, and Hermantown
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN MINNESOTA
Denies 7,900 children in Minnesota child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Minnesota by
$57.6 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 7,900 children in Minnesota.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Minnesota children by $92.4 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Minnesota by 20% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 560 children in Minnesota simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 36,000 children in Minnesota simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MINNESOTA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 116,489 children in Minnesota. The Republican
budget eliminates $51.1 million that helps low-income families in Minnesota with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 2,501 children in Minnesota protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Minnesota by
$4.5 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MINNESOTA
Forces families of 52,900 children in Minnesota to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 147,000 children in Minnesota the opportunity to move from public
housing to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section
8 certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 562 children in Minnesota from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
2,750 children in Minnesota will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Minnesota by $5.3 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
3,696 children in Minnesota will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Minnesota by $5.4 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 270 homeless children in Minnesota. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Minnesota by
$7.2 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSISSIPPI
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSISSIPPI
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 41,711 children in Mississippi and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 28% of children in Mississippi rely on Medicaid for
their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care
in case of emergencies for about 258,000 children in Mississippi.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Mississippi by
$2 billion over seven years and by 23% in 2002 alone.
Even if Mississippi could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 87,378 people,
including 41,711 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Mississippi who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Mississippi. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Mississippi and across the nation.
Cuts Mississippi Delta infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project
provides vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Mississippi Delta community of
childbearing age. Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the
births of 74,000 infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN MISSISSIPPI
Denies as many as 20,520 disabled children in Mississippi SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 57%
of the disabled children in Mississippi expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under
current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Mississippi will be cut by
$626 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN MISSISSIPPI
439,000 children in Mississippi live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $455 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a
$43 billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Mississippi will face an average tax increase of $469.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSISSIPPI
Denies Head Start to 5,857 children in Mississippi and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 25,900 Mississippi children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 25,900 children in Mississippi. Title I funds in
Mississippi will be cut by $21 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 153 out of 156 school districts in Mississippi use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 285,393 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 72,100
school children in Mississippi in 1996. By 2002, 176,000 children in Mississippi would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 385 young people in
Mississippi the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 6,559 youths in Mississippi in 1996 and 45,913 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSISSIPPI
Cuts nutrition assistance for 271,000 children in Mississippi in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Mississippi by $434 million over
seven years and by 21.5% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 523,000 children in Mississippi depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
MISSISSIPPI
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Mississippi live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Mississippi will lose $3.3 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Mississippi.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Mississippi drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Mississippi for drinking water treatment facilities by $9.4 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 5 oil refineries in Mississippi breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 2,421,210 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in
the surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Mississippi to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There is 1 toxic waste sites in Mississippi. The Republican cuts will stop or
slow the clean-up of sites near the Flowood community in Mississippi.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN MISSISSIPPI
Denies 4,650 children in Mississippi child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Mississippi by
$33.9 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 4,650 children in Mississippi.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Mississippi children by $57.7 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in Mississippi by 33% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,100 children in Mississippi simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 5,300 children in Mississippi simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSISSIPPI
Eliminates home energy assistance for 36,917 children in Mississippi. The Republican budget
eliminates $9.5 million that helps low-income families in Mississippi with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 428 children in Mississippi protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Mississippi by $778,000
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSISSIPPI
Forces families of 34,500 children in Mississippi to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,012 children in Mississippi the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 387 children in Mississippi from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
2,000 children in Mississippi will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Mississippi by $2.9 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
2,612 children in Mississippi will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Mississippi by $2.8 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 107 homeless children in Mississippi. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Mississippi by
$2.8 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSOURI
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSOURI
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 518 children in Missouri and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 22% of children in Missouri rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 328,000 children in Missouri.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Missouri by
$321 million over seven years and by 7% in 2002 alone.
Even if Missouri could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 2,663 people,
including 518 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Missouri who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Missouri. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Missouri and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN MISSOURI
Denies as many as 16,810 disabled children in Missouri SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 55 %
of the disabled children in Missouri expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Missouri will be cut by
$494 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN MISSOURI
439,000 children in Missouri live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $403 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Missouri will face an average tax increase of $469.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSOURI
Denies Head Start to 3,414 children in Missouri and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 18,300 Missouri children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 18,300 children in Missouri. Title I funds in Missouri
will be cut by $19.4 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 526 out of 546 school districts in Missouri use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 474,066 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 92,300
school children in Missouri in 1996. By 2002, 220,000 children in Missouri would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 852 young people in
Missouri the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 8,866 youths in Missouri in 1996 and 62,062 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSOURI
Cuts nutrition assistance for 288,000 children in Missouri in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Missouri by $515 million over
seven years and by 22.5% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 684,000 children in Missouri depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSOURI
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Missouri live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Missouri will lose $10.1 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Missouri.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Missouri drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Missouri for drinking water treatment facilities by $12.8 million in
1996.
Exposes children in Missouri to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 4 toxic waste sites in Missouri. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Missouri:
Valley Park, Cape Girardeau, St. Louis, and St. Louis
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN MISSOURI
Denies 8,560 children in Missouri child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Missouri by $62.4 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 8,560 children in Missouri.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Missouri children by $31.6 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Missouri by 10% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,890 children in Missouri simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 54,000 children in Missouri simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSOURI
Eliminates home energy assistance for 135,387 children in Missouri. The Republican budget
eliminates $29.8 million that helps low-income families in Missouri with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 1,476 children in Missouri protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Missouri by $2.7 million
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MISSOURI
Forces families of 78,200 children in Missouri to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,564 children in Missouri the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 899 children in Missouri from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
2,609 children in Missouri will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Missouri by $5.5 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
3,391 children in Missouri will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Missouri by $4.8 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 334 homeless children in Missouri. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Missouri by $8.9 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MONTANA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MONTANA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 11,697 children in Montana and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 15% of children in Montana rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 34,000 children in Montana.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Montana by $943
million over seven years and by 37% in 2002 alone.
Even if Montana could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 31,021 people,
including 11,697 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Montana who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Montana. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Montana and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN MONTANA
Denies as many as 1,650 disabled children in Montana SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 53% of the
disabled children in Montana expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Montana will be cut by $44 million
over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN MONTANA
68,000 children in Montana live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $392 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Montana will face an average tax increase of $456.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MONTANA
Denies Head Start to 561 children in Montana and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 2,800 Montana children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 2,800 children in Montana. Title I funds in Montana will
be cut by $4.3 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 417 out of 513 school districts in Montana use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 93,070 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 22,100
school children in Montana in 1996. By 2002, 52,000 children in Montana would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 331 young people in
Montana the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 1,551 youths in Montana in 1996 and 10,857 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MONTANA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 34,000 children in Montana in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Montana by $60 million over seven
years and by 22% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 115,000 children in Montana depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MONTANA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Montana live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Montana will lose $1.8 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Montana.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Montana drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Montana for drinking water treatment facilities by $8.4 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 4 oil refineries in Montana breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 574,074 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Montana to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 4 toxic waste sites in Montana. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Montana:
Bozeman, Butte, Butte, Anaconda
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN MONTANA
Denies 1,340 children in Montana child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Montana by $9.8 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1,340 children in Montana.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Montana children by $13.2 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Montana by 17% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 50 children in Montana simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 6,000 children in Montana simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MONTANA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 22,601 children in Montana. The Republican budget
eliminates $9.5 million that helps low-income families in Montana with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 655 children in Montana protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Montana by $1.2 million
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN MONTANA
Forces families of 11,500 children in Montana to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 267 children in Montana the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 312 children in Montana from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
1,042 children in Montana will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Montana by $2.1 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
1,257 children in Montana will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Montana by $1.2 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in Montana. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Montana by $589,000 in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEBRASKA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEBRASKA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 32,475 children in Nebraska and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 14% of children in Nebraska rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 74,000 children in Nebraska.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Nebraska by
$952 million over seven years and by 35% in 2002 alone.
Even if Nebraska could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 57,972 people,
including 32,475 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Nebraska who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Nebraska. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Nebraska and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN NEBRASKA
Denies as many as 3,460 disabled children in Nebraska SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 54%
of the disabled children in Nebraska expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Nebraska will be cut by
$96 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN NEBRASKA
112,000 children in Nebraska live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $380 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Nebraska will face an average tax increase of $460.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEBRASKA
Denies Head Start to 884 children in Nebraska and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 5,500 Nebraska children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 5,500 children in Nebraska. Title I funds in Nebraska
will be cut by $4.7 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 612 out of 729 school districts in Nebraska use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 178,607 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 28,100
school children in Nebraska in 1996. By 2002, 63,300 children in Nebraska would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 220 young people in
Nebraska the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 1,356 youths in Nebraska in 1996 and 9,492 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEBRASKA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 60,000 children in Nebraska in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Nebraska by $91 million over
seven years and by 22.2% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 269,000 children in Nebraska depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEBRASKA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Nebraska live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Nebraska will lose $1.9 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Nebraska.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Nebraska drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Nebraska for drinking water treatment facilities by $7.1 million in
1996.
Exposes children in Nebraska to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 3 toxic waste sites in Nebraska. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Nebraska:
Hastings, Mead, and Norfolk
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN NEBRASKA
Denies 3,770 children in Nebraska child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Nebraska by
$27.5 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 3,770 children in Nebraska.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Nebraska children by $26.3 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Nebraska by 18% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 230 children in Nebraska simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 12,000 children in Nebraska simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEBRASKA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 38,830 children in Nebraska. The Republican budget
eliminates $11.8 million that helps low-income families in Nebraska with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 658 children in Nebraska protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Nebraska by $1.2 million
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEBRASKA
Forces families of 23,000 children in Nebraska to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 507 children in Nebraska the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 3431 children in Nebraska from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
995 children in Nebraska will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Nebraska by $1.5 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
1,121 children in Nebraska will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Nebraska by $1.1 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in Nebraska. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Nebraska by $2.1 million in
1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEVADA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEVADA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 13,780 children in Nevada and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 9% of children in Nevada rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 46,000 children in Nevada.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Nevada by $680
million over seven years and by 30% in 2002 alone.
Even if Nevada could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 27,612 people,
including 13,780 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Nevada who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Nevada. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Nevada and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN NEVADA
Denies as many as 1,900 disabled children in Nevada SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 52% of the
disabled children in Nevada expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Nevada will be cut by $48 million over
seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN NEVADA
130,000 children in Nevada live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $401 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Nevada will face an average tax increase of $466.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEVADA
Denies Head Start to 436 children in Nevada and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 2,200 Nevada children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 2,200 children in Nevada. Title I funds in Nevada will be
cut by $3 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 16 out of 17 school districts in Nevada use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from children, their schools, and their communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 20,100
school children in Nevada in 1996. By 2002, 46,000 children in Nevada would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 208 young people in Nevada
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 2,577 youths in Nevada in 1996 and 18,039 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEVADA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 55,000 children in Nevada in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Nevada by $98 million over seven
years and by 23% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 118,000 children in Nevada depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEVADA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Nevada live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Nevada will lose $1.8 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Nevada.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Nevada drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Nevada for drinking water treatment facilities by $4.9 million in
1996.
Exposes children in Nevada to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There IS 1 toxic waste sites in Nevada. The Republican cuts will stop or slow
the clean-up of sites near the Moundhouse community of Nevada
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN NEVADA
Denies 1,350 children in Nevada child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Nevada by $9.8 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1,350 children in Nevada.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Nevada children by $11.7 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Nevada by 19% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 200 children in Nevada simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 10,000 children in Nevada simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEVADA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 9,963 children in Nevada. The Republican budget
eliminates $2.5 million that helps low-income families in Nevada with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 254 children in Nevada protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Nevada by $461,000 in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEVADA
Forces families of 13,800 children in Nevada to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 290 children in Nevada the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 996 children in Nevada from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
749 children in Nevada will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions. The
Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Nevada by $1.2 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
1,071 children in Nevada will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Nevada by $2.4 million -- a cut of 14% in 1996
-- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and
broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in Nevada. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Nevada by $1.6 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Denies Head Start to 280 children in New Hampshire and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 2,300 New Hampshire children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 2,300 children in New Hampshire. Title I funds in New
Hampshire will be cut by $2.7 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 156 out of 162 school districts in New Hampshire use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 101,331 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 18,200 school
children in New Hampshire in 1996. By 2002, 43,800 children in New Hampshire would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 262 young people in New
Hampshire the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 1,848 youths in New Hampshire in 1996 and 13,636 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in New Hampshire. The Republican budget repeals
the Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that
would otherwise provide vaccinations for children in New Hampshire and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Denies as many as 1,300 disabled children in New Hampshire SSI cash benefits in 2002.
The House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as
50% of the disabled children in New Hampshire expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002
under current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in New Hampshire will
be cut by $31 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
54,000 children in New Hampshire live in working families that will have their taxes raised
by an average of $387 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a
$43 billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in New Hampshire will face an average tax increase of
$450.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Cuts nutrition assistance for 29,000 children in New Hampshire in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in New Hampshire by
$55 million over seven years and by 24% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 109,000 children in New Hampshire depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in New Hampshire live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
New Hampshire will lose $3.6 million to treat waste water pollution and protect
public health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters --
waters that our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments
systems in New Hampshire.
Jeopardizes the water that children in New Hampshire drink. Republicans are cutting low-
interest loans to cities and towns in New Hampshire for drinking water treatment facilities by
$7.7 million in 1996.
Exposes children in New Hampshire to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts
spending on toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced
budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 6 toxic waste sites in New Hampshire. The Republican cuts
will stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in New
Hampshire: Milford, Greenland, Dover, Kingston, Barrington, and Milford
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Denies 1500 children in New Hampshire child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare
bill block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in New Hampshire
by $11 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1500 children in New
Hampshire.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable New Hampshire children by $15.2 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in New Hampshire by 17% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 120 children in New Hampshire simply because they were born
to unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 5,000 children in New Hampshire simply because their paternity has not
been established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Eliminates home energy assistance for 26,919 children in New Hampshire. The Republican
budget eliminates $10.2 million that helps low-income families in New Hampshire with their
home heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 418 children in New Hampshire protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in New Hampshire by
$761,000 in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Forces families of 20,700 children in New Hampshire to pay more rent. The Republican
budget raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with
children assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 185 children in New Hampshire the opportunity to move from public
housing to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section
8 certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 778 children in New Hampshire from drugs and drug-related
crimes in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug
Elimination program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing
nationwide from drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing
tenant patrols, local law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to
improve security.
567 children in New Hampshire will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in New Hampshire by
$762,610 in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public
housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
697 children in New Hampshire will have to go without basic housing needs. The
Republican budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in New Hampshire by $937,275 -- a
cut of 14% in 1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing
leaking ceilings and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in New Hampshire. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in New Hampshire by
$1 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 153,873 children in New Jersey and 4.4
million children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 17% of children in New Jersey rely on
Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and
intensive care in case of emergencies for about 364,000 children in New Jersey.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to New Jersey by
$7 billion over seven years and by 38% in 2002 alone.
Even if New Jersey could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 320,847
people, including 153,873 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in New Jersey who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in New Jersey. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in New Jersey and across the nation.
Cuts Essex County, NJ infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project
provides vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Essex County, NJ community of
childbearing age. Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the
births of 74,000 infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN NEW JERSEY
Denies as many as 16,940 disabled children in New Jersey SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 55%
of the disabled children in New Jersey expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under
current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in New Jersey will be cut by
$483 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY
574,000 children in New Jersey live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $407 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a
$43 billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in New Jersey will face an average tax increase of $474.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY
Denies Head Start to 3,135 children in New Jersey and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 30,900 New Jersey children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 30,900 children in New Jersey. Title I funds in New
Jersey will be cut by $23.6 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 564 out of 591 school districts in New Jersey use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 665,774 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 124,400
school children in New Jersey in 1996. By 2002, 281,400 children in New Jersey would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 1,749 young people in New
Jersey the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 15,164 youths in New Jersey in 1996 and 106,078 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY
Cuts nutrition assistance for 266,000 children in New Jersey in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in New Jersey by $627 million over
seven years and by 24.4% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 654,000 children in New Jersey depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
NEW JERSEY
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in New Jersey live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
New Jersey will lose $14.9 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in New
Jersey.
Jeopardizes the water that children in New Jersey drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in New Jersey for drinking water treatment facilities by $16.6 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 7 oil refineries in New Jersey breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 901,836 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in New Jersey to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 18 toxic waste sites in New Jersey. The Republican cuts
will stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in New
Jersey: Cinnaminson Twp., Old Bridge, Fairfield Twp, Vineland, Beverely,
Orange, Millington, East Brunswick Twp, Springfield Twp, Roebling, Bound
Brook, Pedricktown, Mount Holly, Sayreville, Millville and Vineland, Evesham
Twp, Wallington, and Kingwood Twp
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY
Denies 9,280 children in New Jersey child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in New Jersey by
$67.6 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 9,280 children in New Jersey.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable New Jersey children by $120.5 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in New Jersey by 23% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,870 children in New Jersey simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 87,000 children in New Jersey simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY
Eliminates home energy assistance for 181,830 children in New Jersey. The Republican
budget eliminates $50.1 million that helps low-income families in New Jersey with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 1,382 children in New Jersey protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in New Jersey by
$2.5 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY
Forces families of 112,700 children in New Jersey to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,734 children in New Jersey the opportunity to move from public
housing to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section
8 certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 528 children in New Jersey from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
6,544 children in New Jersey will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in New Jersey by
$13.4 million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down
public housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
7,777 children in New Jersey will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in New Jersey by $20.9 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 526 homeless children in New Jersey. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in New Jersey by
$14 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW MEXICO
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW MEXICO
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 20,467 children in New Mexico and 4.4
million children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 17% of children in New Mexico rely on
Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and
intensive care in case of emergencies for about 152,000 children in New Mexico.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to New Mexico by $902
million over seven years and by 24% in 2002 alone.
Even if New Mexico could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 43,868 people,
including 20,467 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in New Mexico who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in New Mexico. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in New Mexico and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN NEW MEXICO
Denies as many as 5,390 disabled children in New Mexico SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 53%
of the disabled children in New Mexico expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under
current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in New Mexico will be cut
by $145 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN NEW MEXICO
221,000 children in New Mexico live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $412 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a
$43 billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in New Mexico will face an average tax increase of
$479.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW MEXICO
Denies Head Start to 1,555 children in New Mexico and 180,000 children nationwide in
2002, compared with 1995.
Denies 9,200 New Mexico children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 9,200 children in New Mexico. Title I funds in New
Mexico will be cut by $10.0 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all school districts in New Mexico use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 185,742 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 39,300
school children in New Mexico in 1996. By 2002, 93,500 children in New Mexico would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 237 young people in New
Mexico the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 3,690 youths in New Mexico in 1996 and 25,830 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW MEXICO
Cuts nutrition assistance for 131,000 children in New Mexico in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in New Mexico by $258 million over
seven years and by 24.2% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 267,000 children in New Mexico depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
NEW MEXICO
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in New Mexico live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
New Mexico will lose $1.8 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts mean that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in New
Mexico.
Jeopardizes the water that children in New Mexico drink. Republicans are cutting low-
interest loans to cities and towns in New Mexico for drinking water treatment facilities by
$7.1 million in 1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 3 oil refineries in New Mexico breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 394,447 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in New Mexico to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending
on toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in
1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 2 toxic waste sites in New Mexico. The Republican cuts
will stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in New
Mexico: Albuquerque and Silver City
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN NEW MEXICO
Denies 3,920 children in New Mexico child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in New Mexico by
$28.5 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 3,920 children in New Mexico.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable New Mexico children by $30.6 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in New Mexico by 21% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 320 children in New Mexico simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 19,000 children in New Mexico simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW MEXICO
Eliminates home energy assistance for 79,659 children in New Mexico. The Republican
budget eliminates $6.7 million that helps low-income families in New Mexico with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 473 children in New Mexico protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in New Mexico by
$859,000 in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW MEXICO
Forces families of 23,000 children in New Mexico to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 445 children in New Mexico the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 378 children in New Mexico from drugs and drug-related crimes
in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
1,050 children in New Mexico will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in New Mexico by
$1.9 million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down
public housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
1,107 children in New Mexico will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in New Mexico by $1.1 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in New Mexico. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in New Mexico by
$1.7 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW YORK
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW YORK
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 498,406 children in New York and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 25% of children in New York rely on Medicaid for
their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care
in case of emergencies for about 1,300,000 children in New York.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to New York by
$24.6 billion over seven years and by 35% in 2002 alone.
Even if New York could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 935,401
people, including 498,406 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in New York who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in New York. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in New York and across the nation.
Cuts infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project provides vital
prenatal and health care services to women in the New York City community of childbearing
age. Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the births of
74,000 infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN NEW YORK
Denies as many as 65,000 disabled children in New York SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 56%
of the disabled children in New York expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in New York will be cut by
$1.9 billion over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN NEW YORK
1,407,000 children in New York live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $402 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a
$43 billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in New York will face an average tax increase of $468.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW YORK
Denies Head Start to 9,488 children in New York and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 78,800 New York children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 78,800 children in New York. Title I funds in New York
will be cut by $103.1 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 694 out of 716 school districts in New York use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 1,746,691 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 383,400
school children in New York in 1996. By 2002, 910,900 children in New York would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 3,381 young people in New
York the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 40,385 youths in New York in 1996 and 282,555 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW YORK
Cuts nutrition assistance for 957,000 children in New York in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in New York by $2.9 billion over
seven years and by 31.2% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 2,116,000 children in New York depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
NEW YORK
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in New York live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
New York will lose $40.2 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in New
York.
Jeopardizes the water that children in New York drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in New York for drinking water treatment facilities by $36 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near one oil refineries in New York breathe. This
refinery emitted more than 4,255 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in New York to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 20 toxic waste sites in New York. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in New
York: Minetto, Franklin Square, Sag Harbor, Hicksville, Maybrook, Massena,
Endicott, Vestal, Vestal, Niagara Falls, Elmira, Horseheads, Holbrook, Oyster
Bay, Port Jervis, Hyde Park, Malta, Saratoga Springs, Courtland, and
Batavia
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN NEW YORK
Denies 24,000 children in New York child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in New York by
$174.9 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 24,000 children in New York.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable New York children by $882.5 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in New York by 16% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 4,630 children in New York simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 216,000 children in New York simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW YORK
Eliminates home energy assistance for 1,236,543 children in New York. The Republican
budget eliminates $163.7 million that helps low-income families in New York with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 4,826 children in New York protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in New York by $8.8
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NEW YORK
Forces families of 305,900 children in New York to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 7,932 children in New York the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 115 children in New York from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
27,922 children in New York will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in New York by $61.5
million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public
housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
31,958 children in New York will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in New York by $83.5 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 1,963 homeless children in New York. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in New York by $52.1
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
NORTH CAROLINA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 242,100 children in North Carolina and 4.4
million children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 19% of children in North Carolina rely on
Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and
intensive care in case of emergencies for about 491,000 children in North Carolina.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to North Carolina by
$8.6 million over seven years and by 39% in 2002 alone.
Even if North Carolina could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 538,889
people, including 242,100 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in North Carolina who could be denied coverage, many
are disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a
disabled child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable
services for many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them
to live at home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as
wheelchairs, communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home
modifications. Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs
or seek institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in North Carolina. The Republican budget repeals
the Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that
would otherwise provide vaccinations for children in North Carolina and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA
Denies as many as 24,130 disabled children in North Carolina SSI cash benefits in 2002.
The House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as
58 % of the disabled children in North Carolina expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002
under current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in North Carolina will
be cut by $770 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA
724,000 children in North Carolina live in working families that will have their taxes raised
by an average of $429 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in North Carolina will face an average tax increase of
$499.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA
Denies Head Start to 3,808 children in North Carolina and 180,000 children nationwide in
2002, compared with 1995.
Denies 20,500 North Carolina children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican
budget cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 20,500 children in North Carolina. Title I funds in North
Carolina will be cut by $22 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all of the 129 school districts in North Carolina use
to keep crime, violence and drugs away from 756,361 children, their schools and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 109,500
school children in North Carolina in 1996. By 2002, 259,100 children in North Carolina
would be denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 1,107 young people in North
Carolina the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 8,690 youths in North Carolina in 1996 and 60,830 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 321,000 children in North Carolina in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in North Carolina
by $503 million over seven years and by 21.2% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 935,000 children in North Carolina
depend. The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and
WIC program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by
more than $10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
NORTH CAROLINA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in North Carolina live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
North Carolina will lose $6.6 million to treat waste water pollution and protect
public health. The cuts mean that raw sewage will pour into local waters --
waters that our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments
systems in North Carolina.
Jeopardizes the water that children in North Carolina drink. Republicans are cutting low-
interest loans to cities and towns in North Carolina for drinking water treatment facilities by
$27.9 million in 1996.
Exposes children in North Carolina to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 8 toxic waste sites in North Carolina. The Republican cuts
will stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in North
Carolina: Oxford, Raleigh, Statesville, East Flat Rock, Aberdeen,
Jacksonville, Fayetteville, and Hazelwood
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA
Denies 19,750 children in North Carolina child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare
bill block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in North Carolina
by $143.9 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 19,750 children in North
Carolina.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable North Carolina children by $74.9 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in North Carolina by 19% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 2,110 children in North Carolina simply because they were
born to unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 81,000 children in North Carolina simply because their paternity has not
been established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 197,054 children in North Carolina. The Republican
budget eliminates $24.4 million that helps low-income families in North Carolina with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 1,027 children in North Carolina protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in North Carolina by $1.9
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA
Forces families of 80,500 children in North Carolina to pay more rent. The Republican
budget raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with
children assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,719 children in North Carolina the opportunity to move from public
housing to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section
8 certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 235 children in North Carolina from drugs and drug-related
crimes in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug
Elimination program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing
nationwide from drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing
tenant patrols, local law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to
improve security.
5,748 children in North Carolina will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in North Carolina by $6.4
million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public
housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
6,678 children in North Carolina will have to go without basic housing needs. The
Republican budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in North Carolina by $11 million-- a
cut of 14% in 1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing
leaking ceilings and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 183 homeless children in North Carolina. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in North Carolina by $4.9
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
NORTH DAKOTA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NORTH DAKOTA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 10,702 children in North Dakota and 4.4
million children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 12% of children in North Dakota rely on
Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and
intensive care in case of emergencies for about 27,000 children in North Dakota.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to North Dakota by
$511 million over seven years and by 30% in 2002 alone.
Even if North Dakota could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 21,387 people,
including 10,702 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in North Dakota who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in North Dakota. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in North Dakota and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN NORTH DAKOTA
Denies as many as 990 disabled children in North Dakota SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 51 %
of the disabled children in North Dakota expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under
current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in North Dakota will be cut
by $24 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN NORTH DAKOTA
39,000 children in North Dakota live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $391 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit. Families
with two or more children in North Dakota will face an average tax increase of $455.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NORTH DAKOTA
Denies Head Start to 422 children in North Dakota and 180,000 children nationwide in
2002, compared with 1995.
Denies 2,100 North Dakota children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican
budget cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 2,100 children in North Dakota. Title I funds in North
Dakota will be cut by $2.9 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 245 out of 257 school districts in North Dakota use
to keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 68,031 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 19,000
school children in North Dakota in 1996. By 2002, 44,600 children in North Dakota would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 57 young people in North
Dakota the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 1,356 youths in North Dakota in 1996 and 9,492 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NORTH DAKOTA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 24,000 children in North Dakota in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in North Dakota
by $39 million over seven years and by 21.5% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which children in North Dakota depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC
program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more
than $10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
NORTH DAKOTA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in North Dakota live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
North Dakota will lose $1.8 million to treat waste water pollution and protect
public health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters --
waters that our children often swim and play in from outdated treatments
systems in North Dakota.
Jeopardizes the water that children in North Dakota drink. Republicans are cutting low-
interest loans to cities and towns in North Dakota for drinking water treatment facilities by $3.7
million in 1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near an oil refinery in North Dakota breathe. This
refinery emitted more than 372,677 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in North Dakota to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending
on toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in
1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN NORTH DAKOTA
Denies 1,090 children in North Dakota child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in North Dakota by $8
million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1,090 children in North Dakota.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable North Dakota children by $14.8 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in North Dakota by 18% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 150 children in North Dakota simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 3,000 children in North Dakota simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NORTH DAKOTA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 17,002 children in North Dakota. The Republican
budget eliminates $10.3 million that helps low-income families in North Dakota with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 642 children in North Dakota protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in North Dakota by $1.2
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN NORTH DAKOTA
Forces families of 9,200 children in North Dakota to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 159 children in North Dakota the opportunity to move from public
housing to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section
8 certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 929 children in North Dakota from drugs and drug-related crimes
in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
586 children in North Dakota will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in North Dakota by
$658,239 in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public
housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
771 children in North Dakota will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in North Dakota by $808,228 -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in North Dakota. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in North Dakota by
$467,000 in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OHIO
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OHIO
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 158,189 children in Ohio and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 20% of children in Ohio rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 785,000 children in Ohio.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Ohio by $7.9 million
over seven years and by 30% in 2002 alone.
Even if Ohio could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and provider
payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 322,877 people,
including 158,189 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Ohio who could be denied coverage, many are disabled.
Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled child lives
at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for many disabled
children, often making the difference that allows them to live at home with their
parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs, communication devices,
therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications. Without these services,
parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek institutional placement for
children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Ohio. The Republican budget repeals the Vaccines
for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would otherwise
provide vaccinations for children in Ohio and across the nation.
Cuts Cleveland infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project provides
vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Cleveland community of childbearing age.
Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the births of 74,000
infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN OHIO
Denies as many as 39,820 disabled children in Ohio SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 54% of the
disabled children in Ohio expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Ohio will be cut by $1.1 billion over
seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN OHIO
779,000 children in Ohio live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $390 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Ohio will face an average tax increase of $453.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OHIO
Denies Head Start to 8,239 children in Ohio and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 32,100 Ohio children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 32,100 children in Ohio. Title I funds in Ohio will be cut
by $50.8 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all of the 611 school districts in Ohio use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 758,902 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 209,800
school children in Ohio in 1996. By 2002, 512,300 children in Ohio would be denied improved
education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 1,650 young people in Ohio
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 19,917 youths in Ohio in 1996 and 139,419 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OHIO
Cuts nutrition assistance for 606,000 children in Ohio in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Ohio by $1,211 over seven
years and by 23.2% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 1.2 million children in Ohio depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC
program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more
than $10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OHIO
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Ohio live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Ohio will lose $20.5 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in Ohio.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Ohio drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest loans
to cities and towns in Ohio for drinking water treatment facilities by $26 million in 1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 4 oil refineries in Ohio breathe. These refineries
emitted more than 759,085 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Ohio to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on toxic
waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 9 toxic waste sites in Ohio. The Republican cuts will stop
or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Ohio:
Arcanum, Troy, South Point, Dover, Marietta, Mansfield, and Lorain
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN OHIO
Denies 19,350 children in Ohio child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Ohio by $141 million over
seven years, cutting child care assistance to 19,350 children in Ohio.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Ohio children by $332.8 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Ohio by 21% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 2,800 children in Ohio simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 180,000 children in Ohio simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OHIO
Eliminates home energy assistance for 335,006 children in Ohio. The Republican budget
eliminates $66.1 million that helps low-income families in Ohio with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 3,345 children in Ohio protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Ohio by $6 million in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OHIO
Forces families of 151,800 children in Ohio to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 3,461 children in Ohio the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 277 children in Ohio from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
8,065 children in Ohio will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions. The
Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Ohio by $14.9 million in 1996, severely
hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects and
provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
9,240 children in Ohio will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican budget
cuts public housing operating subsidies in Ohio by $19.2 million -- a cut of 14% in 1996 --
forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and broken
windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 758 homeless children in Ohio. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Ohio by $20 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OKLAHOMA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OKLAHOMA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 78,317 children in Oklahoma and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 15% of children in Oklahoma rely on Medicaid for
their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care
in case of emergencies for about 198,000 children in Oklahoma.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Oklahoma by $3.2
million over seven years and by 35% in 2002 alone.
Even if Oklahoma could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 148,472
people, including 78,317 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Oklahoma who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Oklahoma. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Oklahoma and across the nation..
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN OKLAHOMA
Denies as many as 8,650 disabled children in Oklahoma SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 52 %
of the disabled children in Oklahoma expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Oklahoma will be cut by $218
million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN OKLAHOMA
320,000 children in Oklahoma live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $408 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Oklahoma will face an average tax increase of $474.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OKLAHOMA
Denies Head Start to 2,712 children in Oklahoma and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 10,300 Oklahoma children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 10,300 children in Oklahoma. Title I funds in Oklahoma
will be cut by $14.1 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 531 out of 555 school districts in Oklahoma use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 32,949 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 62,200
school children in Oklahoma in 1996. By 2002, 150,000 children in Oklahoma would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 455 young people in
Oklahoma the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 6,118 youths in Oklahoma in 1996 and 42,826 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OKLAHOMA
Cuts nutrition assistance for 178,000 children in Oklahoma in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Oklahoma by
$320 over seven years and by 22% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 474,000 children in Oklahoma
depend. The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and
WIC program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by
more than $10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
OKLAHOMA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Oklahoma live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Oklahoma will lose $2.9 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Oklahoma.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Oklahoma drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Oklahoma for drinking water treatment facilities by $10.1 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 5 oil refineries in Oklahoma breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 2,234,928 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in
the surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Oklahoma to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 2 toxic waste sites in Oklahoma. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in
Oklahoma: Cyril,Miami
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN OKLAHOMA
Denies 8,070 children in Oklahoma child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Oklahoma by $58.8
million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 8,070 children in Oklahoma.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Oklahoma children by $43 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Oklahoma by 21% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 500 children in Oklahoma simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 33,000 children in Oklahoma simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OKLAHOMA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 71,658 children in Oklahoma. The Republican budget
eliminates $10.2 million that helps low-income families in Oklahoma with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 665 children in Oklahoma protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Oklahoma by $1.2
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OKLAHOMA
Forces families of 39,100 children in Oklahoma to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 860 children in Oklahoma the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 3,703 children in Oklahoma from drugs and drug-related crimes
in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
3,287 children in Oklahoma will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Oklahoma by $4.6 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
4,220 children in Oklahoma will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Oklahoma by $3.2 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 115 homeless children in Oklahoma. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Oklahoma by $3.1
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OREGON
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OREGON
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 52,728 children in Oregon and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 13% of children in Oregon rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 172,000 children in Oregon.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Oregon by $1.6
million over seven years and by 28% in 2002 alone.
Even if Oregon could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 99,560 people,
including 52,728 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Oregon who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Oregon. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Oregon and across the nation..
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN OREGON
Denies as many as 5,030 disabled children in Oregon SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 52 % of the
disabled children in Oregon expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Oregon will be cut by $128 million
over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN OREGON
211,000 children in Oregon live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $402 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Oregon will face an average tax increase of $468.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OREGON
Denies Head Start to 1,127 children in Oregon and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 8,800 Oregon children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 8,800 children in Oregon. Title I funds in Oregon will be
cut by $11.2 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all of the 278 school districts in Oregon use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 220,379 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 56,700
school children in Oregon in 1996. By 2002, 126,900 children in Oregon would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 458 young people in Oregon
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 6,204 youths in Oregon in 1996 and 43,428 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OREGON
Cuts nutrition assistance for 136,000 children in Oregon in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Oregon by $388
million over seven years and by 29.8% in 2002.
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which 333,000 children in Oregon depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC
program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more
than $10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OREGON
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Oregon live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Oregon will lose $4.1 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Oregon.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Oregon drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Oregon for drinking water treatment facilities by $10.9 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 1 oil refineries in Oregon breathe. These refineries
emitted more than 40,010 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Oregon to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN OREGON
Denies 6,280 children in Oregon child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Oregon by $45.8 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 6,280 children in Oregon.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Oregon children by $54.2 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Oregon by 20% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,000 children in Oregon simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 22,000 children in Oregon simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OREGON
Eliminates home energy assistance for 54,133 children in Oregon. The Republican budget
eliminates $16 million that helps low-income families in Oregon with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 781 children in Oregon protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Oregon by $1.4 million
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN OREGON
Forces families of 46,000 children in Oregon to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,014 children in Oregon the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 830 children in Oregon from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
786 children in Oregon will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions. The
Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Oregon by $1.5 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
1,081 children in Oregon will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Oregon by $1.5 million -- a cut of 14% in 1996
-- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and
broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 134 homeless children in Oregon. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Oregon by $3.6 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
PENNSYLVANIA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 114,892 children in Pennsylvania and 4.4
million children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 18% of children in Pennsylvania rely on
Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and
intensive care in case of emergencies for about 581,000 children in Pennsylvania.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Pennsylvania by $3.1
million over seven years and by 22% in 2002 alone.
Even if Pennsylvania could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 234,844
people, including 114,892 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Pennsylvania who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Pennsylvania. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Pennsylvania and across the nation.
Cuts Philadelphia and Pittsburgh infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy
Start project provides vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh communities of childbearing age. Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million
women services, affecting the births of 74,000 infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA
Denies as many as 35,100 disabled children in Pennsylvania SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 58 %
of the disabled children in Pennsylvania expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under
current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Pennsylvania will be cut
by $1.1 billion over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA
719,000 children in Pennsylvania live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $386 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Pennsylvania will face an average tax increase of
$448.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA
Denies Head Start to 6,241 children in Pennsylvania and 180,000 children nationwide in
2002, compared with 1995.
Denies 45,000 Pennsylvania children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican
budget cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 45,000 children in Pennsylvania. Title I funds in
Pennsylvania will be cut by $51.4 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 514 out of 521 school districts in Pennsylvania use
to keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 874,448 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 219,600
school children in Pennsylvania in 1996. By 2002, 516,100 children in Pennsylvania would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 2,081 young people in
Pennsylvania the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 21,744 youths in Pennsylvania in 1996 and 152,208 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA
551,000
Cuts nutrition assistance for children in Pennsylvania in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Pennsylvania by
$984 million over seven years and by 22.7% in 2002.
million
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which
children in Pennsylvania
depend. The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and
WIC program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by
more than $10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
PENNSYLVANIA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Pennsylvania live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Pennsylvania will lose $14.4 million to treat waste water pollution and protect
public health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters --
waters that our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments
systems in Pennsylvania.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Pennsylvania drink. Republicans are cutting low-
interest loans to cities and towns in Pennsylvania for drinking water treatment facilities by $32.4
million in 1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 8 oil refineries in Pennsylvania breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 1,854,070 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in
the surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Pennsylvania to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending
on toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in
1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 27 toxic waste sites in Pennsylvania. The Republican cuts
will stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in
Pennsylvania: Sharpsville, Worman, Valley, Newlin, Lock Haven,
Nockamixon, Freeland, Nesquehoning, Parker Ford, W. Caln, Myerstown,
Hanover, York, Philadelphia, Sinking Spring, Berne, Upper Merion,
Wyalusing, Saegertown, Pittston, Gettysburg, Elizabethtown, Lansdale, Exton,
Denver, and Douglassville
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA
Denies 17.29 children in Pennsylvania child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Pennsylvania by $126
million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 17.29 children in Pennsylvania.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Pennsylvania children by $396 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in Pennsylvania by 21% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 2,730 children in Pennsylvania simply because they were born
to unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 146,000 children in Pennsylvania simply because their paternity has not
been established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 328,073 children in Pennsylvania. The Republican
budget eliminates $87.9 million that helps low-income families in Pennsylvania with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 3,546 children in Pennsylvania protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Pennsylvania by $6.4
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA
Forces families of 138,000 children in Pennsylvania to pay more rent. The Republican
budget raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with
children assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 3,227 children in Pennsylvania the opportunity to move from public
housing to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section
8 certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 2,179 children in Pennsylvania from drugs and drug-related
crimes in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug
Elimination program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing
nationwide from drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing
tenant patrols, local law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to
improve security.
11,368 children in Pennsylvania will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Pennsylvania by $25.5
million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public
housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
13,144 children in Pennsylvania will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Pennsylvania by 27.4 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 1,149 homeless children in Pennsylvania. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Pennsylvania by $30.5
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
RHODE ISLAND
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN RHODE ISLAND
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 39,132 children in Rhode Island and 4.4
million children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 23% of children in Rhode Island rely on
Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and
intensive care in case of emergencies for about 44,000 children in Rhode Island.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Rhode Island by $1.6
billion over seven years and by 42% in 2002 alone.
Even if Rhode Island could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 92,780 people,
including 39,132 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Rhode Island who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Rhode Island. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Rhode Island and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN RHODE ISLAND
Denies as many as 48,300 disabled children in Rhode Island SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as
2,300 % of the disabled children in Rhode Island expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002
under current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Rhode Island will
be cut by $54 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN RHODE ISLAND
53,000 children in Rhode Island live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $396 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Rhode Island will face an average tax increase of
$460.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN RHODE ISLAND
Denies Head Start to children in Rhode Island and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 602 Rhode Island children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 602 children in Rhode Island. Title I funds in Rhode
Island will be cut by $2,600 in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all of the 37 school districts in Rhode Island use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 94,731 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 3.6 million
school children in Rhode Island in 1996. By 2002, 14,616 children in Rhode Island would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying young people in Rhode
Island the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 462 youths in Rhode Island in 1996 and 2,088 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN RHODE ISLAND
49,000
Cuts nutrition assistance for
children in Rhode Island in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Rhode Island by
$135 over seven years and by 30.8% in 2002.
81,000
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which
children in Rhode Island depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC
program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more
than $10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
RHODE ISLAND
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Rhode Island live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Rhode Island will lose $2.4 million to treat waste water pollution and protect
public health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters --
waters that our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments
systems in Rhode Island.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Rhode Island drink. Republicans are cutting low-
interest loans to cities and towns in Rhode Island for drinking water treatment facilities by $3.6
million in 1996.
Exposes children in Rhode Island to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending
on toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in
1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 4 toxic waste sites in Rhode Island. The Republican cuts
will stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Rhode
Island: Smithfield, Johnston, Cumberland, and North Smithfield
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN RHODE ISLAND
Denies 14,000 children in Rhode Island child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Rhode Island by
$1,900 over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 14,000 children in Rhode Island.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Rhode Island children by $20 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in Rhode Island by 13.9 million% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 64 million children in Rhode Island simply because they were
born to unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 140 children in Rhode Island simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN RHODE ISLAND
Eliminates home energy assistance for 27,347 children in Rhode Island. The Republican
budget eliminates $8.9 million that helps low-income families in Rhode Island with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 328 children in Rhode Island protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Rhode Island by
$397,000 in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN RHODE ISLAND
Forces families of 25,300 children in Rhode Island to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1.076 children in Rhode Island the opportunity to move from public
housing to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section
8 certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 3,002 children in Rhode Island from drugs and drug-related
crimes in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug
Elimination program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing
nationwide from drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing
tenant patrols, local law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to
improve security.
1,356 children in Rhode Island will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Rhode Island by $2.1
million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public
housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
1,622 children in Rhode Island will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Rhode Island by $2.1 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in Rhode Island. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Rhode Island by $2.1 million in
1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
SOUTH CAROLINA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 45,586 children in South Carolina and 4.4
million children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 24% of children in South Carolina rely on
Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and
intensive care in case of emergencies for about 232,000 children in South Carolina.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to South Carolina by
$1.5 billion over seven years and by 17% in 2002 alone.
Even if South Carolina could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 92,446 people,
including 45,586 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in South Carolina who could be denied coverage, many
are disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a
disabled child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable
services for many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them
to live at home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as
wheelchairs, communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home
modifications. Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs
or seek institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in South Carolina. The Republican budget repeals
the Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that
would otherwise provide vaccinations for children in South Carolina and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Denies as many as 13,610 disabled children in South Carolina SSI cash benefits in 2002.
The House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as
54 % of the disabled children in South Carolina expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002
under current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in South Carolina will
be cut by $374 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
477,000 children in South Carolina live in working families that will have their taxes raised
by an average of $439 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in South Carolina will face an average tax increase of
$511.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Denies Head Start to 2,464 children in South Carolina and 180,000 children nationwide in
2002, compared with 1995.
Denies 11,700 South Carolina children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican
budget cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 11,700 children in South Carolina. Title I funds in South
Carolina will be cut by $15.5 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all of the 91 school districts in South Carolina use
to keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 354,293 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 66,600
school children in South Carolina in 1996. By 2002, 162,400 children in South Carolina would
be denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 1,019 young people in South
Carolina the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 8,068 youths in South Carolina in 1996 and 56,476 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
212,000
Cuts nutrition assistance for
children in South Carolina in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in South Carolina
by $324 million over seven years and by 20.9% in 2002.
560,000
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which
children in South Carolina
depend. The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and
WIC program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by
more than $10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
SOUTH CAROLINA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in South Carolina live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
South Carolina will lose $3.7 million to treat waste water pollution and protect
public health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters --
waters that our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments
systems in South Carolina.
Jeopardizes the water that children in South Carolina drink. Republicans are cutting low-
interest loans to cities and towns in South Carolina for drinking water treatment facilities by $8.4
million in 1996.
Exposes children in South Carolina to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts
spending on toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced
budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 13 toxic waste sites in South Carolina. The Republican
cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in
South Carolina: Greer, Fairfax, Columbia, Burton, Pickens, Simsonville,
Travelers Rest, Fort Lawn, Cayce, Pontiac, and Rock Hill
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Denies 5,070 children in South Carolina child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in South Carolina by
$36.9 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 5,070 children in South Carolina.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable South Carolina children by $36.6 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in South Carolina by 18% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,410 children in South Carolina simply because they were
born to unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 41,000 children in South Carolina simply because their paternity has not
been established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 85,726 children in South Carolina. The Republican
budget eliminates $8.8 million that helps low-income families in South Carolina with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 464 children in South Carolina protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in South Carolina by
$843,000 in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Forces families of 41,400 children in South Carolina to pay more rent. The Republican
budget raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with
children assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 898 children in South Carolina the opportunity to move from public
housing to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section
8 certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 2,732 children in South Carolina from drugs and drug-related
crimes in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug
Elimination program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing
nationwide from drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing
tenant patrols, local law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to
improve security.
2,355 children in South Carolina will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in South Carolina by $2.5
million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public
housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
2,730 children in South Carolina will have to go without basic housing needs. The
Republican budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in South Carolina by $3.5 million -- a
cut of 14% in 1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing
leaking ceilings and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 104 homeless children in South Carolina. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in South Carolina by $2.8
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
SOUTH DAKOTA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 9,143 children in South Dakota and 4.4
million children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 15% of children in South Dakota rely on
Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and
intensive care in case of emergencies for about 37,000 children in South Dakota.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to South Dakota by
$378 million over seven years and by 27% in 2002 alone.
Even if South Dakota could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 18,071 people,
including 9,143 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in South Dakota who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in South Dakota. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in South Dakota and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Denies as many as 2,210 disabled children in South Dakota SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 54 %
of the disabled children in South Dakota expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under
current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in South Dakota will be cut
by $62 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN SOUTH DAKOTA
64,000 children in South Dakota live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $400 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in South Dakota will face an average tax increase of
$466.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Denies Head Start to 492 children in South Dakota and 180,000 children nationwide in
2002, compared with 1995.
Denies 2,600 South Dakota children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican
budget cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 2,600 children in South Dakota. Title I funds in South
Dakota will be cut by $3.2 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 178 out of 188 school districts in South Dakota use
to keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 78,316 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 20,000
school children in South Dakota in 1996. By 2002, 46,400 children in South Dakota would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 84 young people in South
Dakota the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 1,356 youths in South Dakota in 1996 and 9,492 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN SOUTH DAKOTA
32,000
Cuts nutrition assistance for children in South Dakota in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in South Dakota
by $48 million over seven years and by 20.9% in 2002.
136,000
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which
children in South Dakota
depend. The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and
WIC program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by
more than $10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
SOUTH DAKOTA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in South Dakota live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
South Dakota will lose $1.8 million to treat waste water pollution and protect
public health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters --
waters that our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments
systems in South Dakota.
Jeopardizes the water that children in South Dakota drink. Republicans are cutting low-
interest loans to cities and towns in South Dakota for drinking water treatment facilities by $4.5
million in 1996.
Exposes children in South Dakota to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending
on toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in
1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Denies 1,090 children in South Dakota child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in South Dakota by $8
million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1,090 children in South Dakota.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable South Dakota children by $8.9 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in South Dakota by 16% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 70 children in South Dakota simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 5,000 children in South Dakota simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 19,144 children in South Dakota. The Republican
budget eliminates $8.4 million that helps low-income families in South Dakota with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 497 children in South Dakota protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in South Dakota by
$903,000 in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Forces families of 9,200 children in South Dakota to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 190 children in South Dakota the opportunity to move from public
housing to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section
8 certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 759 children in South Dakota from drugs and drug-related crimes
in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
1,077 children in South Dakota will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in South Dakota by $1.8
million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public
housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
1,407 children in South Dakota will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in South Dakota by $1.7 million -- a cut of 14%
in 1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance tohomeless children in South Dakota. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in South Dakota by $562,000 in
1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TENNESSEE
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TENNESSEE
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 125,293 children in Tennessee and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 27% of children in Tennessee rely on Medicaid for
their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care
in case of emergencies for about 452,000 children in Tennessee.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Tennessee by $6.4
billion over seven years and by 34% in 2002 alone.
Even if Tennessee could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 274,911
people, including 125,293 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Tennessee who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Tennessee. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Tennessee and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN TENNESSEE
Denies as many as 16,790 disabled children in Tennessee SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 53 %
of the disabled children in Tennessee expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Tennessee will be cut by $505
million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN TENNESSEE
589,000 children in Tennessee live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $418 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Tennessee will face an average tax increase of $486.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TENNESSEE
Denies Head Start to 3,490 children in Tennessee and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 21,900 Tennessee children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 21,900 children in Tennessee. Title I funds in Tennessee
will be cut by $20.6 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 143 out of 146 school districts in Tennessee use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 509,285 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 90,300
school children in Tennessee in 1996. By 2002, 217,000 children in Tennessee would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 870 young people in
Tennessee the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 8,256 youths in Tennessee in 1996 and 57,792 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TENNESSEE
361,000
Cuts nutrition assistance for
children in Tennessee in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Tennessee by
$619 over seven years and by 22.4% in 2002.
724,000
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which
children in Tennessee depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC
program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more
than $10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
TENNESSEE
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Tennessee live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Tennessee will lose $5.3 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Tennessee.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Tennessee drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Tennessee for drinking water treatment facilities by $7.1 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near an oil refinery in Tennessee breathe. This refinery
emitted more than 49,806 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Tennessee to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 4 toxic waste sites in Tennessee. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Tennessee:
Lawrenceburg, Toone, Jackson, and Arlington
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN TENNESSEE
Denies 11,810 children in Tennessee child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Tennessee by $86.1
million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 11,810 children in Tennessee.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Tennessee children by $25.5 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Tennessee by 10% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 2,330 children in Tennessee simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 69,000 children in Tennessee simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TENNESSEE
Eliminates home energy assistance for 77,972 children in Tennessee. The Republican budget
eliminates $17.8 million that helps low-income families in Tennessee with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 1,211 children in Tennessee protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Tennessee by $2.2
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TENNESSEE
Forces families of 41,400 children in Tennessee to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,380 children in Tennessee the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 4,665 children in Tennessee from drugs and drug-related crimes
in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
5,510 children in Tennessee will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Tennessee by $8 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
6,923 children in Tennessee will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Tennessee by $11.7 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 195 homeless children in Tennessee. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Tennessee by $5.2
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TEXAS
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TEXAS
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 206,641 children in Texas and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 20% of children in Texas rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 1,407,000 children in Texas.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Texas by $7 billion
over seven years and by 20% in 2002 alone.
Even if Texas could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and provider
payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 360,097 people,
including 206,641 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Texas who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Texas. The Republican budget repeals the Vaccines
for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would otherwise
provide vaccinations for children in Texas and across the nation..
Cuts Dallas infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project provides vital
prenatal and health care services to women in the Dallas community of childbearing age.
Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the births of 74,000
infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN TEXAS
Denies as many as 44,070 disabled children in Texas SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 54 % of the
disabled children in Texas expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Texas will be cut by $1.2 billion over
seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN TEXAS
2,466,000 children in Texas live. in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $430 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Texas will face an average tax increase of $500.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TEXAS
Denies Head Start to 12,512 children in Texas and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 100,100 Texas children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 100,100 children in Texas. Title I funds in Texas will be
cut by $97.8 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 1,043 out of 1,053 school districts in Texas use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 1,988,282 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 413,400
school children in Texas in 1996. By 2002, 949,800 children in Texas would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 3,171 young people in Texas
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 42,491 youths in Texas in 1996 and 297,437 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TEXAS
million
Cuts nutrition assistance for
children in Texas in 2002. The House Republican budget
cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Texas by $3,107 over seven years and by
25.7% in 2002.
2,7million
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which children in Texas depend. The House
Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program. Nationally, their
budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion over seven years
and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TEXAS
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Texas live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Texas will lose $16.7 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in Texas.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Texas drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest loans
to cities and towns in Texas for drinking water treatment facilities by $42.9 million in 1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 32 oil refineries in Texas breathe. These refineries
emitted more than 27,141,998 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Texas to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on toxic
waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 4 toxic waste sites in Texas. The Republican cuts will stop
or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Texas: Jasper,
Houston, Texarkana, and Arlington
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN TEXAS
Denies 30,540 children in Texas child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Texas by $222.6 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 30,540 children in Texas.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Texas children by $359.5 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Texas by 24% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 5,260 children in Texas simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 222,000 children in Texas simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TEXAS
Eliminates home energy assistance for 22,325 children in Texas. The Republican budget
eliminates $29.1 million that helps low-income families in Texas with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 1,472 children in Texas protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Texas by $2.7 million in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN TEXAS
Forces families of 204,700 children in Texas to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 5,092 children in Texas the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 4,744 children in Texas from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
7,990 children in Texas will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions. The
Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Texas by $12.9 million in 1996, severely
hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects and
provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
10,716 children in Texas will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican budget
cuts public housing operating subsidies in Texas by $13.3 million -- a cut of 14% in 1996 --
forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and broken
windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 1,143 homeless children in Texas. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Texas by $30.3 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN UTAH
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN UTAH
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 27,596 children in Utah and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 8% of children in Utah rely on Medicaid for their basic
health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in case of
emergencies for about 86,000 children in Utah.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Utah by $1.116
billion over seven years and by 30% in 2002 alone.
Even if Utah could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and provider
payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 50,598 people, including
27,596 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Utah who could be denied coverage, many are disabled.
Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled child lives
at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for many disabled
children, often making the difference that allows them to live at home with their
parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs, communication devices,
therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications. Without these services,
parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek institutional placement for
children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Utah. The Republican budget repeals the Vaccines
for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would otherwise
provide vaccinations for children in Utah and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN UTAH
Denies as many as 3,620 disabled children in Utah SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 54 % of the
disabled children in Utah expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Utah will be cut by $98 million over
seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN UTAH
137,000 children in Utah live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $405 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Utah will face an average tax increase of $471.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN UTAH
Denies Head Start to 979 children in Utah and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 6,100 Utah children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 6,100 children in Utah. Title I funds in Utah will be cut
by $5.5 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all of the 40 school districts in Utah use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 251,278 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 36,600
school children in Utah in 1996. By 2002, 56,900 children in Utah would be denied improved
education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 267 young people in Utah
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 1,641 youths in Utah in 1996 and 11,487 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN UTAH
73,000
Cuts nutrition assistance for
children in Utah in 2002. The House Republican budget cuts
foods stamp benefits for families with children in Utah by $122 over seven years and by 23% in
2002.
327,000
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which children in Utah depend. The House
Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program. Nationally, their
budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion over seven years
and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN UTAH
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Utah live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Utah will lose $1.9 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public health.
The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that our
children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in Utah.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Utah drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest loans
to cities and towns in Utah for drinking water treatment facilities by $5.2 million in 1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 6 oil refineries in Utah breathe. These refineries
emitted more than 286,804 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Utah to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on toxic
waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 5 toxic waste sites in Utah. The Republican cuts will stop
or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Utah: Salt
Lake City, Magna, and Midvale
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN UTAH
Denies 4,840 children in Utah child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Utah by $35.2 million over
seven years, cutting child care assistance to 4,840 children in Utah.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Utah children by $17.6 million over seven years
compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Utah by 14% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 130 children in Utah simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 10,000 children in Utah simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN UTAH
Eliminates home energy assistance for 36,464 children in Utah. The Republican budget
eliminates $9.6 million that helps low-income families in Utah with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 574 children in Utah protection from bad weather conditions. The Republican
budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Utah by $1 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN UTAH
Forces families of 13,800 children in Utah to pay. more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 317 children in Utah the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 720 children in Utah from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
268 children in Utah will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions. The
Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Utah by $404,463 in 1996, severely
hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects and
provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
426 children in Utah will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican budget
cuts public housing operating subsidies in Utah by $484,375 -- a cut of 14% in 1996 -- forcing
local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and broken
windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in Utah. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Utah by $2.1 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VERMONT
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VERMONT
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 12,646 children in Vermont and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 18% of children in Vermont rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 47,000 children in Vermont.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Vermont by $401
million over seven years and by 35% in 2002 alone.
Even if Vermont could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 28,326 people,
including 12,646 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Vermont who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Vermont. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Vermont.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN VERMONT
Denies as many as 1,180 disabled children in Vermont SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 55 % of the
disabled children in Vermont expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Vermont will be cut by $34 million
over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN VERMONT
37,000 children in Vermont live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $375 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Vermont will face an average tax increase of $436.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VERMONT
Denies Head Start to 309 children in Vermont and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 2,100 Vermont children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 2,100 children in Vermont. Title I funds in Vermont will
be cut by $2.5 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all of the 60 school districts in Vermont use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 56,283 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 18,000
school children in Vermont in 1996. By 2002, 42,900 children in Vermont would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 227 young people in
Vermont the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 1,356 youths in Vermont in 1996 and 9,492 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VERMONT
25,000
Cuts nutrition assistance for children in Vermont in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Vermont by $42 over seven
years and by 22.9% in 2002.
70,000
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which
children in Vermont depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10
billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VERMONT
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Vermont live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Vermont will lose $1.8 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Vermont.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Vermont drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Vermont for drinking water treatment facilities by $4.4 million in
1996.
Exposes children in Vermont to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There is at least 1 toxic waste site in Vermont. The Republican cuts will stop
or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Vermont:
Rockingham
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN VERMONT
Denies 1,310 children in Vermont child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Vermont by $9.5 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1,310 children in Vermont.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Vermont children by $17.7 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Vermont by 19% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 30 children in Vermont simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 4,000 children in Vermont simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VERMONT
Eliminates home energy assistance for 17,599 children in Vermont. The Republican budget
eliminates $7.7 million that helps low-income families in Vermont with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 350 children in Vermont protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Vermont by $637,000 in
1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VERMONT
Forces families of 6,900 children in Vermont to pay more rent. The Republican budget raises
rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children assisted
by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 197 children in Vermont the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
230 children in Vermont will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Vermont by $195,808 in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
290 children in Vermont will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican budget
cuts public housing operating subsidies in Vermont by $387,220 -- a cut of 14% in 1996 --
forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and broken
windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in Vermont. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Vermont by $550,000 in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 123,185 children in Virginia and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 14% of children in Virginia rely on Medicaid for their
basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care in
case of emergencies for about 334,000 children in Virginia.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Virginia by $3.3
billion over seven years and by 34% in 2002 alone.
Even if Virginia could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 248,350
people, including 123,185 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Virginia who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Virginia. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Virginia and across the nation.
Cuts Richmond infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project provides
vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Richmond community of childbearing age.
Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the births of 74,000
infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN VIRGINIA
Denies as many as 18,160 disabled children in Virginia SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 57 %
of the disabled children in Virginia expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Virginia will be cut by $567
million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA
468,000 children in Virginia live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $418 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Virginia will face an average tax increase of $487.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA
Denies Head Start to 2,671 children in Virginia and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 13,200 Virginia children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 13,200 children in Virginia. Title I funds in Virginia will
be cut by $16.9 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 134 out of 135 school districts in Virginia use to
keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 585,404 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 94,200
school children in Virginia in 1996. By 2002, 222,300 children in Virginia would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 703 young people in Virginia
the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 8,415 youths in Virginia in 1996 and 58,905 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA
Cuts nutrition assistance for
children in Virginia in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Virginia by $492 over
seven years and by 22.6% in 2002.
259,000
124,000
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which
children
in
Virginia
depend.
The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10
billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Virginia live and play. The Republican
budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the President's budget.
Virginia will lose $7.5 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Virginia.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Virginia drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Virginia for drinking water treatment facilities by $17.5 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 2 oil refineries in Virginia breathe. These refineries
emitted more than 264,433 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Virginia to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 10 toxic waste sites in Virginia. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Virginia:
Montross, Spotsylvania, Salem, Richmond, Chuckatuck, Front Royal,
Portsmouth, Montpelier, and Saltville
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA
Denies 7,730 children in Virginia child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill block
grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Virginia by $56.4 million
over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 7,730 children in Virginia.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Virginia children by $55.8 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Virginia by 19% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 800 children in Virginia simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 52,000 children in Virginia simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 130,174 children in Virginia. The Republican budget
eliminates $25.2 million that helps low-income families in Virginia with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 1,057 children in Virginia protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Virginia by $1.9 million
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA
Forces families of 71,300 children in Virginia to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,366 children in Virginia the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 1,111 children in Virginia from drugs and drug-related crimes in
public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
3,053 children in Virginia will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Virginia by $4 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
3,659 children in Virginia will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Virginia by $7.5 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 233 homeless children in Virginia. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Virginia by $6.2 million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
WASHINGTON
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WASHINGTON
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 142,668 children in Washington and 4.4
million children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 12% of children in Washington rely on
Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and
intensive care in case of emergencies for about 328,000 children in Washington.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Washington by
$5.434 billion over seven years and by 43% in 2002 alone.
Even if Washington could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 286,089
people, including 142,668 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in Washington who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Washington. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Washington and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN WASHINGTON
Denies as many as 9,010 disabled children in Washington SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 55 %
of the disabled children in Washington expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under
current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Washington will be cut by
$260 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN WASHINGTON
323,000 children in Washington live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $388 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Washington will face an average tax increase of $452.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WASHINGTON
Denies Head Start to 2,006 children in Washington and 180,000 children nationwide in
2002, compared with 1995.
Denies 10,900 Washington children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican
budget cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 10,900 children in Washington. Title I funds in
Washington will be cut by $16.7 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which 301 out of 305 school districts in Washington use
to keep crime, violence, and drugs away from 505,290 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 89,500
school children in Washington in 1996. By 2002, 206,500 children in Washington would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 1,315 young people in
Washington the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 10,511 youths in Washington in 1996 and 73,577 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
228,000
IMPACT OF NUTRITION/CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WASHINGTON
Cuts nutrition assistance for
children in Washington in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Washington by
$635 over seven years and by 29.7% in 2002.
536,000
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which
children in Washington depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC
program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more
than $10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
WASHINGTON
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Washington live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Washington will lose $6.3 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Washington.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Washington drink. Republicans are cutting low-
interest loans to cities and towns in Washington for drinking water treatment facilities by $18.5
million in 1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 6 oil refineries in Washington breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 1,160,311 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in
the surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Washington to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 3 toxic waste sites in Washington. The Republican cuts
will stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in
Washington: Seattle, Tacoma, and Bainbridge Island
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN WASHINGTON
Denies 11,710 children in Washington child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Washington by $85.4
million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 11,710 children in Washington.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Washington children by $52.5 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in Washington by 17% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,010 children in Washington simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 51,000 children in Washington simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WASHINGTON
Eliminates home energy assistance for 79,070 children in Washington. The Republican
budget eliminates $26.4 million that helps low-income families in Washington with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 1,230 children in Washington protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Washington by $2.2
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WASHINGTON
Forces families of 57,500 children in Washington to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,420 children in Washington the opportunity to move from public
housing to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section
8 certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 658 children in Washington from drugs and drug-related crimes
in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
2,613 children in Washington will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Washington by $5.2
million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public
housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
3,259 children in Washington will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Washington by $ 3.9 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 259 homeless children in Washington. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Washington by $6.9
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
WEST VIRGINIA
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WEST VIRGINIA
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 76,562 children in West Virginia and 4.4
million children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 24% of children in West Virginia rely on
Medicaid for their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and
intensive care in case of emergencies for about 161,000 children in West Virginia.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to West Virginia by
$4,460 over seven years and by 42% in 2002 alone.
Even if West Virginia could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 177,602
people, including 76,562 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban
Institute.
Among the children in West Virginia who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in West Virginia. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in West Virginia and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN WEST VIRGINIA
Denies as many as 6,850 disabled children in West Virginia SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 55 %
of the disabled children in West Virginia expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under
current law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in West Virginia will be cut
by $195 million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN WEST VIRGINIA
137,000 children in West Virginia live in working families that will have their taxes raised
by an average of $390 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in West Virginia will face an average tax increase of
$463.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WEST VIRGINIA
1
Denies Head Start to 1,556 children in West Virginia and 180,000 children nationwide in
2002, compared with 1995.
Denies 5,900 West Virginia children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican
budget cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 5,900 children in West Virginia. Title I funds in West
Virginia will be cut by $11.8 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all 55 school districts in West Virginia use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 165,000 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 39,600
school children in West Virginia in 1996. By 2002, 101,000 children in West Virginia would
be denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 260 young people in West
Virginia the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 5,961 youths in West Virginia in 1996 and 41,727 youths over
seven years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WEST VIRGINIA
206,000
Cuts nutrition assistance for children in West Virginia in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in West Virginia by $292 over seven
years and by 21% in 2002.
246,000
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which - children in West Virginia depend. The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10 billion
over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
WEST VIRGINIA
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in West Virginia live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
West Virginia will lose $5.7 million to treat waste water pollution and protect
public health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters --
waters that our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments
systems in West Virginia.
Jeopardizes the water that children in West Virginia drink. Republicans are cutting low-
interest loans to cities and towns in West Virginia for drinking water treatment facilities by $5.7
million in 1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 2 oil refineries in West Virginia breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 308,050 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in West Virginia to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending
on toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in
1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 4 toxic waste sites in West Virginia. The Republican cuts
will stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in West
Virginia: Nitro, Fairmont, Morgantown, and Fairdale
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN WEST VIRGINIA
Denies 3,620 children in West Virginia child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in West Virginia by
$26.4 million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 3,620 children in West Virginia.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable West Virginia children by $31.9 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in West Virginia by 26% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 360 children in West Virginia simply because they were born
to unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 21,000 children in West Virginia simply because their paternity has not
been established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WEST VIRGINIA
Eliminates home energy assistance for 66,695 children in West Virginia. The Republican
budget eliminates $11.7 million that helps low-income families in West Virginia with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 829 children in West Virginia protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in West Virginia by $1.5
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WEST VIRGINIA
Forces families of 48,300 children in West Virginia to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 635 children in West Virginia the opportunity to move from public
housing to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section
8 certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 382 children in West Virginia from drugs and drug-related crimes
in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
855 children in West Virginia will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing
conditions. The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in West Virginia by $1.1
million in 1996, severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public
housing projects and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
1,195 children in West Virginia will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in West Virginia by $1.7 million -- a cut of 14%
in 1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in West Virginia. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in West Virginia by $2.2
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WISCONSIN
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WISCONSIN
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 42,598 children in Wisconsin and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 15% of children in Wisconsin rely on Medicaid for
their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care
in case of emergencies for about 141,000 children in Wisconsin.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Wisconsin by $2.935
billion over seven years and by 29% in 2002 alone.
Even if Wisconsin could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 93,765 people,
including 42,598 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Wisconsin who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Wisconsin. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Wisconsin and across the nation.
Cuts Milwaukee infant mortality project by 52% in 1996. This Healthy Start project provides
vital prenatal and health care services to women in the Milwaukee community of childbearing
age. Nationwide, the House cut would deny 1 million women services, affecting the births of
74,000 infants each year.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN WISCONSIN
Denies as many as 17,660 disabled children in Wisconsin SSI cash benefits in 2002. The
House welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 50 %
of the disabled children in Wisconsin expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current
law. Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Wisconsin will be cut by $528
million over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN WISCONSIN
264,000 children in Wisconsin live in working families that will have their taxes raised by
an average of $390 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43
billion tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Wisconsin will face an average tax increase of $453.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WISCONSIN
Denies Head Start to 2,904 children in Wisconsin and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 11,900 Wisconsin children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget
cuts Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 11,900 children in Wisconsin. Title I funds in Wisconsin
will be cut by $20.8 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all 434 school districts in Wisconsin use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 425,920 children, their schools, and their
communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 93,100
school children in Wisconsin in 1996. By 2002, 227,300 children in Wisconsin would be
denied improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 649 young people in
Wisconsin the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 6,274 youths in Wisconsin in 1996 and 43,918 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WISCONSIN
179,000
Cuts nutrition assistance for
children in Wisconsin in 2002. The House
Republican budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Wisconsin by
$288 over seven years and by 23.3% in 2002.
618,000
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which
children in Wisconsin depend.
The House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC
program. Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more
than $10 billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN
WISCONSIN
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Wisconsin live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Wisconsin will lose $9.9 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Wisconsin.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Wisconsin drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Wisconsin for drinking water treatment facilities by $25.1 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 1 oil refineries in Wisconsin breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 214,791 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Wisconsin to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There are at least 4 toxic waste sites in Wisconsin. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Wisconsin:
Madison, Muskego, Stoughton, and Medford
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN WISCONSIN
Denies 7,320 children in Wisconsin child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Wisconsin by $53.4
million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 7,320 children in Wisconsin.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Wisconsin children by $107.8 million over
seven years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused
and neglected children in Wisconsin by 19% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 1,310 children in Wisconsin simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 50,000 children in Wisconsin simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WISCONSIN
Eliminates home energy assistance for 132,138 children in Wisconsin. The Republican
budget eliminates $46 million that helps low-income families in Wisconsin with their home
heating and cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic
needs.
Denies about 2,168 children in Wisconsin protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Wisconsin by $3.9
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WISCONSIN
Forces families of 57,500 children in Wisconsin to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 1,644 children in Wisconsin the opportunity to move from public housing
to renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
Eliminates protection for 5,626 children in Wisconsin from drugs and drug-related crimes
in public housing. The Republican budget zeroes-out the Public Housing Drug Elimination
program which protects more than 1 million children living in public housing nationwide from
drugs and drug-related crimes. Funds will be eliminated for public housing tenant patrols, local
law enforcement activities, security personnel, and physical improvements to improve security.
1,637 children in Wisconsin will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Wisconsin by $3 million in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
2,312 children in Wisconsin will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Wisconsin by $1.8 million -- a cut of 14% in
1996 -- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings
and broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to 253 homeless children in Wisconsin. The Republican budget cuts
homeless assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Wisconsin by $6.8
million in 1996.
IMPACT OF REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WYOMING
October 23, 1995
IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WYOMING
Eliminates Medicaid coverage for as many as 11,597 children in Wyoming and 4.4 million
children nationwide in 2002. Currently, 13% of children in Wyoming rely on Medicaid for
their basic health needs. Medicaid pays for immunizations, regular check-ups, and intensive care
in case of emergencies for about 26,000 children in Wyoming.
The Republican budget cuts federal Medicaid funding to Wyoming by $305
million over seven years and by 38% in 2002 alone.
Even if Wyoming could absorb half of the cuts by reducing services and
provider payments, it would still have to eliminate coverage for 20,244 people,
including 11,597 children in 2002, based on analysis by the Urban Institute.
Among the children in Wyoming who could be denied coverage, many are
disabled. Medicaid often makes the difference between whether or not a disabled
child lives at home with their parents. Medicaid provides valuable services for
many disabled children, often making the difference that allows them to live at
home with their parents. Medicaid provides for items such as wheelchairs,
communication devices, therapy at home, respite care, and home modifications.
Without these services, parents may be forced to give up their jobs or seek
institutional placement for children.
Jeopardizes immunizations for children in Wyoming. The Republican budget repeals the
Vaccines for Children program, putting at risk at least $1.5 billion over seven years that would
otherwise provide vaccinations for children in Wyoming and across the nation.
IMPACT OF CUTS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN WYOMING
Denies as many as 960 disabled children in Wyoming SSI cash benefits in 2002. The House
welfare bill eliminates federal Supplemental Security Income benefits for as many as 57 % of the
disabled children in Wyoming expected to receive SSI cash benefits in 2002 under current law.
Federal SSI cash benefits for children with disabilities in Wyoming will be cut by $30 million
over seven years, affecting 755,000 disabled children nationwide.
TAX INCREASE ON WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN WYOMING
37,000 children in Wyoming live in working families that will have their taxes raised by an
average of $393 in 2002 under the Republican budget. The Senate has passed a $43 billion
tax increase on working families by reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Families with two or more children in Wyoming will face an average tax increase of $457.
IMPACT OF EDUCATION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WYOMING
Denies Head Start to 321 children in Wyoming and 180,000 children nationwide in 2002,
compared with 1995.
Denies 900 Wyoming children basic and advanced skills in 1996. The Republican budget cuts
Title I by $1.1 billion -- a 17% cut in 1996 -- denying Title I funding for 1.1 million
disadvantaged students nationwide and 900 children in Wyoming. Title I funds in Wyoming will
be cut by $2.7 million in 1996.
Cuts Safe and Drug Free Schools, which all 49 school districts in Wyoming use to keep
crime, violence, and drugs away from 41,080 children, their schools, and their communities.
Eliminates Goals 2000, denying improved teaching and learning for as many as 17,900
school children in Wyoming in 1996. By 2002, 43,500 children in Wyoming would be denied
improved education, compared with the President's balanced budget.
Eliminates the AmeriCorps National Service program, denying 146 young people in
Wyoming the opportunity to serve their communities in 1996.
Eliminates summer jobs for 1,356 youths in Wyoming in 1996 and 9,492 youths over seven
years. The Republican budget eliminates the summer youth employment program which
provides job experience and skills to 600,000 youths each summer.
IMPACT OF NUTRITION CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WYOMING
19,000
Cuts nutrition assistance for children in Wyoming in 2002. The House Republican
budget cuts foods stamp benefits for families with children in Wyoming by $29 million
over seven years and by 20.8% in 2002.
74,000
Jeopardizes child nutrition programs on which
children
in
Wyoming
depend.
The
House Republican budget block grants funding for the school lunch and WIC program.
Nationally, their budget reduces funding for child nutrition programs by more than $10
billion over seven years and 11% in 2002, compared with current law.
IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WYOMING
Allows sewage to flow into waters where children in Wyoming live and play. The
Republican budget reduces new funding to keep water clean by 33% compared with the
President's budget.
Wyoming will lose $1.8 million to treat waste water pollution and protect public
health. The cuts means that raw sewage will pour into local waters -- waters that
our children often swim and play in -- from outdated treatments systems in
Wyoming.
Jeopardizes the water that children in Wyoming drink. Republicans are cutting low-interest
loans to cities and towns in Wyoming for drinking water treatment facilities by $4.4 million in
1996.
Pollutes the air that children living near 4 oil refineries in Wyoming breathe. These
refineries emitted more than 493,953 pounds of toxic air pollution in 1993, putting children in the
surrounding communities at risk of serious health problems, including cancer and respiratory
illnesses such as asthma. The Republican budget halts the President's effort to protect the health
and safety of children living near these refineries.
Exposes children in Wyoming to hazardous waste. The Republican budget cuts spending on
toxic waste cleanups by 36% -- $560 million -- below the President's balanced budget in 1996.
Nationally, five million children under the age of four live within four miles of
a Superfund site. These cuts will stop or slow the clean-up of sites nationwide
that pose a threat to public health and the environment
There is at least 1 toxic waste site in Wyoming. The Republican cuts will
stop or slow the clean-up of sites near the following communities in Wyoming:
Lovell
IMPACT OF CUTS ON SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN IN WYOMING
Denies 1,020 children in Wyoming child care assistance in 2002. The House welfare bill
block grants and cuts federal child care funding for low-income children in Wyoming by $7.4
million over seven years, cutting child care assistance to 1,020 children in Wyoming.
Cuts foster care and adoption for vulnerable Wyoming children by $8.4 million over seven
years compared with current law. The House welfare bill cuts child protection for abused and
neglected children in Wyoming by 26% in 2002.
Eliminates cash assistance for 140 children in Wyoming simply because they were born to
unmarried mothers under 18, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
Cuts assistance for 3,000 children in Wyoming simply because their paternity has not been
established, when the House welfare bill is fully implemented in 2005.
IMPACT OF ENERGY CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WYOMING
Eliminates home energy assistance for 11,346 children in Wyoming. The Republican budget
eliminates $3.9 million that helps low-income families in Wyoming with their home heating and
cooling bills. Lower energy bills allow families to spend more money on basic needs.
Denies about 335 children in Wyoming protection from bad weather conditions. The
Republican budget cuts weatherization assistance for families' homes in Wyoming by $610,000
in 1996.
IMPACT OF HOUSING CUTS ON CHILDREN IN WYOMING
Forces families of 4,600 children in Wyoming to pay more rent. The Republican budget
raises rents by an average of $200 a year for the 1.4 million low-income families with children
assisted by Section 8 nationally. The median income of these families is only $6,800.
Denies families of 110 children in Wyoming the opportunity to move from public housing to
renting their own home. The Republican budget eliminates funding for new Section 8
certifications and vouchers, denying rental assistance to low-income families and children who
wish to live in privately-owned housing.
158 children in Wyoming will be forced to remain in poor and unsafe housing conditions.
The Republican budget cuts public housing modernization in Wyoming by $386,606 in 1996,
severely hindering efforts by housing agencies to rehabilitate run down public housing projects
and provide much needed security and anti-crime programs.
211 children in Wyoming will have to go without basic housing needs. The Republican
budget cuts public housing operating subsidies in Wyoming by $202,221 -- a cut of 14% in 1996
-- forcing local agencies to neglect basic housing needs, such as fixing leaking ceilings and
broken windows and providing security and social services.
Denies assistance to homeless children in Wyoming. The Republican budget cuts homeless
assistance by 40% in 1996, cutting funding for the homeless in Wyoming by $250,000 in 1996.