Head Start Testimony Before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Date Posted: 07/25/2012
Alexandria, Virginia Head Start Director, Dr. Tammy Mann, testified today before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies regarding the potential impact of the sequester on Head Start and Early Head Start Centers, which serve nearly one million vulnerable children each year across the United States.
"I firmly agree that our national deficit is a looming problem; as an advocate serving children, I too am concerned about leaving significant debt behind to be paid for by the next generation. On behalf of my colleaHead Start Director, Dr. Tammy Mann, testified today before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies regarding the potential impact of the sequester on Head Start and Early Head Start Centers, which serve nearly one million vulnerable children each year across the United Statesgues across the country, I urge this subcommittee to take a leadership role in finding a balanced approach that averts the sequester and ensures that this deficit reduction effort is not financed with cuts to programs that help our most vulnerable citizens. Hundreds of thousands of children and families in your home states are counting on it."
Read her full testimony here.