WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:
Q: What prompted your decades-long advocacy for kids with complex medical needs?
A: Parents work their tails off to provide for their kids, from putting food on the table to putting money away for their education. Most days, moms and dads are burning the candle at both ends to make it through the homework grind and shuttle their kids to daycare or after-school activities. Now imagine the stress tens of thousands of parents shoulder to navigate medical appointments for kids with complex medical needs. For decades, I've worked to help remove barriers to care for parents of children with disabilities. During my first term in the U.S. Senate, I was inspired by a you...