Official Little Lobbyists Statements and Press Releases. For media inquiries, please email us at contact@littlelobbyists.org.
Describing the deaths of people with four or more comorbidities as “encouraging” because they were “unwell to begin with” encapsulates the exact problem people with disabilities and our family members and allies have faced the entire pandemic: The public health response to COVID-19 has treated people with disabilities as disposable.
Read MoreLittle Lobbyists has joined 18 other national disability rights organizations in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Read MoreJoint statement: The rights and needs of people with disabilities must be included in COVID-19 legislation.
Read MoreDuring his presidential campaign in 2016, then Candidate Trump repeatedly promised he would not cut Medicaid, Medicare, or Social Security. This morning, the president released his new budget proposal and once again, broke his promise to the American people.
Despite the proposal’s misleading name, “Healthy Adult Opportunity” will jeopardize access to health care for millions. It will have devastating consequences for poor, elderly, and disabled Americans – including children with complex medical needs and disabilities - and it will ultimately cost lives.
Read MoreLittle Lobbyists strongly condemns today’s Supreme Court decision to allow the Trump Administration to move forward with their cruel and explicitly discriminatory “Public Charge” immigration policy.
Read MoreThe ruling prolongs fear and uncertainty for our families, as we continue to face ongoing threats to our children’s health care, including protections for people with pre-existing conditions, a ban on annual/lifetime caps on care, expanded Medicaid, and so much more.
Read MoreOur families rely on the development of life-saving medications for their children with complex medical needs and disabilities. Medications, however, are only life-saving if the patient can afford them.
Read MoreIf Walker is confirmed, he could spend his lifetime tenure attacking access to affordable health care in this country.
Little Lobbyists strongly opposes the state of Tennessee’s proposal to block grant Medicaid.
Read MoreThe recent mass shootings in our country have necessarily turned the spotlight on proposed policies and solutions at the legislative level. While the undersigned agree that public safety is paramount, the assumption that people with mental health disabilities, including those with perceived mental health disabilities, are inherently dangerous and that targeting them will solve our country’s gun violence problem is wrong.
Read MoreLittle Lobbyists strongly condemns the Administration's cruel and inhumane decision to terminate protections under the Medical Deferred Action program – a decision that, if left in place, will lead to the unnecessary deaths of vulnerable children and adults.
Read MoreLittle Lobbyists believe that health care is a human right. We also believe all health care policy in the United States, especially policies designed to create a system of universal health care, must include appropriate coverage for the health care of people with complex medical needs and protections for the civil rights of people with disabilities. By doing so, legislators can finally ensure that every American has access to health care. All must mean ALL.
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