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		<title>The Fight For Your Kids’ Mind: HB 4966</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg</em></p>
<p>In this important episode, <strong>David Smith</strong> sits down with <strong>David Curtin</strong> to discuss <a href="https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4966&#38;GAID=18&#38;DocTypeID=HB&#38;LegId=166330&#38;SessionID=114" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>House Bill 4966</strong></a>– legislation aimed to expand <strong>DCFS</strong> services and limit counseling options for gender confused youths.</p>
<p>David Curtin is a veteran pro-life advocate, political consultant, and a lobbyist for the <a href="https://illinoisfamily.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Illinois Family Institute</a> among other organizations.</p>
<p>In the second half of this episode, Illinois Senator <strong>Chris Balkema</strong> (R-Pontiac) discusses the behind the scenes realities of the political battles in Springfield from the effort to defund abortion to the fight against physician-assisted suicide.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/04/the-fight-for-your-kids-mind-hb-4966/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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