Letter from Republican former members of Congress supporting continued funding for teen pregnancy prevention
On April 4, 2011, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy released a letter from Republican former members of Congress to House and Senate leadership supporting continued funding for evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs. $110 million for this program was proposed for elimination in the continuing resolution for FY 2011 that passed the House on February 19, 2011.
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State Legislators Highlight Teen Pregnancy Prevention
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) highlights teen pregnancy prevention in its February 2011 magazine. Read the article, Taking Responsibility: New Federal Money to Prevent Teen Pregnancies Gives State Some Options, and watch a video NCSL did with National Campaign CEO Sarah Brown about teen pregnancy
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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3)
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement in response a report released today by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancies that shows myths and misconceptions about pregnancy and contraception abound in young, unmarried adults.
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Representative Mike Castle (R-DE)
A Dear Colleague letter written by Mike Castle regarding a
National Campaign Hill event: Improving Community College Student Success by Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy.
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Representative Mike Castle (R-DE)
Blog entry written by Representative Castle on a National Campaign Hill event: Improving Community College Student Success by Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy.
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Massachusetts State Senator Richard Tisei
Op-Ed piece written on the Social Costs of Teen Parenting.
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Representative Mike Castle (R-DE) and Sarah Brown
Op-Ed Piece written by in response to The National Campaign's report By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing. Teen Pregnancies Remain Major Concern,
Delaware News Journal,
November 28, 2006.
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