Congressional Baby Caucus to Hold Briefing on the State of America’s Babies

Washington, DC – Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Duncan Hunter (R-CA), co-chairs of the Congressional Baby Caucus, announced today that they will hold a briefing on Thursday, April 16 to explore how America’s infants and toddlers are faring and the implications of their development on our country’s social and economic future. The briefing will feature a panel of distinguished experts with a breadth of experience to discuss these issues, and strategies to support the health and wellbeing of our nation’s youngest children.

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WHAT:

Bipartisan Briefing on the State of America’s Babies

WHO:
• Representatives Rosa DeLauro and Duncan Hunter
• Matthew Melmed, Executive Director of ZERO TO THREE
• Walter S. Gilliam MSEd, PhD, Director of The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy and Associate Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychology at the Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, and Board Member, ZERO TO THREE
• Sandra Hassink, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Lawrence Aber, PhD, Willner Family Professor in Psychology and Public Policy at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and University Professor, New York University
• Major General (ret.) George Smith, U.S. Army, Executive Advisory Council, Mission Readiness

WHEN:

Thursday, April 16 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm

WHERE:

122 Cannon House Office Building


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