{
  "id": 318694,
  "title": "Congress debates childhood by budget lines. Children don't live that way.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/congress-debates-childhood-by-budget-lines-children-dont-live-that-way",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/economy-budget/6017347-childhood-investment-gap-analysis/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Their lives are shaped by the combination of a home, healthcare, food, childcare, schools and the time adults can afford to spend with them.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}