Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2018) – Senators Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Angus King, I-Maine, and Congressmen Kevin Yoder, R-Kansas, and Hal Rogers, R-Kentucky, received the Champions for Children award Tuesday during the annual Save the Children and Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) Advocacy Summit, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson.

“We are so grateful to these members of Congress for their dedication to mothers and children everywhere,” said Carolyn Miles, President & CEO of Save the Children. “Without their leadership, fewer children would have access to high-quality early childhood education programs in the United States and life-saving health services around the world.”

“It doesn’t matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat, we can all agree that every child deserves a strong start in life, no matter where they were born,” said Kris Perry, President of SCAN. “These champions are making that possible and we look forward to continuing to work with each of them to make even more progress for the world’s most vulnerable citizens – our children.”

Advocates from across the country traveled to Washington this week to attend in-depth advocacy trainings and urge lawmakers from both parties to make key investments in early childhood education in the U.S. and maternal, newborn and child survival programs overseas.

During the 2018 Advocacy Summit, more than 200 advocates – including 75 high school and college students – from 34 states are expected to meet with more than 150 lawmakers and their staffs on Capitol Hill.

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