Here's what Eric Cantor didn't say

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Former U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor did something in his Monday commentary ("Here's what Congress needs to do in 2015&quot most politicians never do: put children first. His observation that 8,053,000 children will be born during this Congress is a powerful reminder about the consequences of congressional action or inaction. Those consequences aren't just measured in news cycles dominated, elections won, and legislatures controlled. They're measured in children's lives.

What's missing from Congressman Cantor's commentary is the sweeping range of issues before Congress with the potential to fundamentally impact America's children. But, using data from the nonpartisan Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT Data Center, that's a picture we can paint.

The data show that, unless Congress makes children a real priority, the consequences for the more than 8 million children who will be born during their tenure are alarming. If Congress does nothing, more than 73,000 of those children will be abused or neglected. More than 560,000 will be uninsured, even after the implementation of "comprehensive" health reform. More than 1.7 million will live in poverty — a disadvantage that research has shown to have lifelong consequences for academic performance, income, and even health.

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