Is Your Representative Voting in Favor of Kids?

The current administration has placed some priority on issues affecting children, however in light of the recession much of this has failed to materialize in state budgets.  How do your representatives vote when it comes to issues effecting children?  Vote Kids released the 111th Congressional Scorecard this month, which shows how each member of the 111th Congress voted on bills which specifically affected children. The scorecard analyzes such voting as that done regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the 2010 budget, and health insurance reform.The scorecard looks at 13 Senate votes and 19 House votes.

So how did your Representative score? In the House, 181 members scored 100%; 152 scored 49% or less. In the Senate, 32 members scored 100%; 37 scored 49% or less. Four Senators scored zero, including Jim Bunning, KY; James Inhofe, OK; Tom Coburn, OK; and Jim DeMint, SC. Six house members scored zero, including Representatives John Shadegg, AZ; Jeff Flake, AZ; John Campbell, CA; Jack Kingston, GA; Lynn Westmoreland, GA; and Paul Broun, GA.  To see how your state voted click here.

The investment in children by Federal bodies has been dragging behind for decades now, which has been clearly highlighted by the United States poor rankings of child welfare in comparison with that of other industrial nations.