ZERO TO THREE has provided expert testimony to congressional committees on various topics related to infants, toddlers and their families.  

Hearing on “Early Childhood Home Visitation”
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Subcommitee on Income Security and Family Support of the
Committee on Ways and Means
U.S. House of Representatives
June 9, 2009
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Hearing on “Writing the Next Chapter of the Family and Medical Leave Act Building on a Fifteen Year History of Support for Workers”
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Subcommittee on Children and Families
U.S. Senate
February 13, 2008
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Hearing on “Investing in Early Education: Paths to Improving Children’s Success”
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Committee on Education and Labor
U.S. House of Representatives
January 23, 2008
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Hearing on the Impact of Gaps in Health Coverage on Income Security
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support
U.S. House of Representatives
November 14, 2007
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Hearing on "Improving Head Start for America's Children"
Statement of Dr. Ross Thompson, Board Member, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
U.S. House of Representatives
February 28, 2007
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Hearing on the Economic and Societal Costs of Poverty
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means
U.S. House of Representatives
January 24, 2007
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Hearing on Early Childhood Home Visiting
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Education and Workforce Committee Subcommittee on Education Reform
U.S. House of Representatives
Sept. 27, 2006
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Hearing on Early Childhood and the No Child Left Behind Act
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Commission on No Child Left Behind Aspen Institute
July 20, 2006
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Hearing on Proposals to Improve Child Protective Services
Statement of the Honorable Constance Cohen, Associate Juvenile Judge, Fifth Judicial District of Iowa, Polk County Courthouse
Submitted to the Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means
U.S. House of Representatives
May 23, 2006
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Hearing on Fostering Permanence: Progress Achieved and Challenges Ahead for America’s Child Welfare System
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Senate Committee on Finance
May 10, 2006
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Hearing on “The Best of Head Start: Learning from Model Programs”
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Education and the Workforce Committee Subcommittee on Education Reform
U.S. House of Representatives
April 14, 2005 
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Hearing on “Failure to Protect Child Safety”
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means
U.S. House of Representatives
June 17, 2004
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Hearing on “Parents Raising Children: Premature Babies”
Statement of Joy V. Browne, Ph.D. University of Colorado School of Medicine, Center for Family and Infant Interaction, Denver, on behalf of ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Subcommittee on Children and Families
U.S. Senate
May 13, 2004
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Hearing on “Mental Health in Children and Youth: Issues Throughout the Development Process”
Statement of Dr. Joy D. Osofsky, Psychologist & Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and President of the ZERO TO THREE Board of Directors
Submitted to Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
U.S. Senate
April 28, 2004
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Hearing on Labor/Health & Human Services Appropriations
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Subcommittee Labor, Health and Human Services/Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations
U.S. House of Representatives
April 27, 2004
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Hearing on “Supporting Our Military Families”
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Children and Families Armed Services Sub-Committee on Personnel
U.S. Senate
June 24, 2003
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