WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) will continue his look at the state of the American child tomorrow with a hearing of the Subcommittee on Children and Families. Tomorrow’s hearing is the third of the series and will focus on the impact of federal policies on our children.
The “State of the American Child” hearings series, launched by Senator Dodd earlier this year, examines all aspects of children’s lives: their health from birth to adulthood, their educational experience in and out of the classroom, and their life at home with their families and in their communities; with the focus of the hearings being on the inter-connectedness of all these aspects and how they shape and define the lives of our children.
Dodd has invited a distinguished panel of senior Obama Administration officials to testify at Thursday’s hearing, entitled “The State of the American Child: The Impact of Federal Policies on Children”:
- Cecilia Rouse, PhD, Member, Council of Economic Advisers, Washington, DC
- Seth Harris, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC
- David A. Hansell, Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
- Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
- Howard K. Koh, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
As the Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families, and founder of the “Children’s Caucus” in 1983, Senator Dodd has long worked to improve the lives of American families and children. Dodd began this series on the state of the American child earlier this year with a hearing that looked at the challenges facing our children and families and the tools they need to succeed in today’s society. The second hearing, which was held in Connecticut, examined Connecticut social service, educational and health programs that are providing critical services and assistance to children and families in the state.
