; Whereas social spending on children has a bigger return on investment for society than social spending for other ages yet the United States continues to underinvest in children; and Whereas only 21 out of 100 families with children in poverty receive benefits through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, only 1 in 4 eligible families receive Federal housing assistance, only 10 percent of income-eligible infants and toddlers can access early Head Start, only 25 percent of eligible 3- to 5-year-olds can access Head Start, and even with recent increases to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, food insecurity remains high for households with children: Now, therefore, be it