Children
The ELCA adopted
Sufficient Sustainable Livelihood for All by a more than
two-thirds majority vote (872-124) at its sixth Churchwide
Assembly on August 20, 1999. To learn more about the ways in
which the ELCA does advocacy, and its relationship to the social
statements of the church, explore "how
and why the ELCA does advocacy" on this site.Also see the
issue, Hunger and Poverty and
Economic Life
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SCHIP Update
After two presidential vetoes and months
of debate, in late December Congress passed an SCHIP extension,
just days before the program was scheduled to run out.
JANUARY 8, 2008
ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
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SCHIP Bill Vetoed
In an expected move on Dec. 12, President Bush vetoed a bill
reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), a
successful and bipartisan program that has provided health coverage to
children from low-wage, working families for ten years.
DECEMBER 14, 2007
ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
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SCHIP Update
DECEMBER 14, 2007
ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
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Testimony
by Bishop E. Roy Riley Jr. to the
House Ways and Means Committee about the 10-Year Anniversary
of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996
JULY 19, 2006
ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
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New
Jersey Bishop, Denomination Leaders Address Welfare Reform
JULY 20, 2006
ELCA NEWS
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Letter
From Denominational Leaders to Members of Congress About the 10-Year
Anniversary of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996
JULY 19, 2006
ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
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ELCA
Policy
Background: Children’s Health Insurance Program
AUGUST 12, 2004
ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
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