{"politician":{"name":"Christopher A. 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bipartisan Reach Every Mother and Child (REACH) Act to strengthen U.S. global-health programs with the stated goal of ending preventable deaths of mothers, newborns, and young children in the developing world by 2030.","topic":"Global Health / Maternal & Child Mortality","status":"CHAMPIONED","significance":3,"sources":"https://www.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/collins-coons-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-end-preventable-maternal-and-childhood-deaths/ | https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/collins-coons-introduce-bipartisan-bill-end-preventable-maternal-and-childhood-deaths","latestAssessment":"CHAMPIONED","assessmentConfidence":"88%","resolvedConfidence":0.88,"weight":2.64,"assessments":[{"id":"cmrr7x5o5010g2manlerqegag","status":"CHAMPIONED","method":"FACT_CHECKER","confidence":0.88,"createdAt":"2026-07-19T03:10:24.245Z"}],"createdAt":"2026-07-17T23:19:08.392Z"},{"id":"cmrpk7vfb000q2pshudm86v9s","text":"Cosponsored the IDEA Full Funding Act, which would require regular, mandatory federal funding increases until Washington meets its long-unmet commitment to pay 40 percent of the additional per-student cost of special education.","topic":"Education / Disability Funding","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":4,"sources":"https://www.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-coons-blunt-rochester-join-in-introducing-bill-to-fully-fund-special-education","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-17T23:19:07.224Z"},{"id":"cmrpk7u9d000e2pshpmid47qo","text":"Committed to support adjusting the Senate filibuster to pass federal voting rights legislation, saying he would prioritize protecting voting rights over preserving the filibuster if forced to choose between the two.","topic":"Voting Rights / Senate 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