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Quick Signature: Hands off our Medicaid! The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget resolution that would cut at least $880 billion in Medicaid funding through 2034—that would affect 72 million Americans who use this critical program for their health insurance. Why are they doing this? Because Republican leadership in Congress is prioritizing tax cuts for billionaires and corporations at the expense of the health needs of families across the nation! Medicaid cuts could...
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April 18, 2025
Last week, our member Robin Sampson from Glenmoore, PA shared her story at the National Domestic Workers Assembly, We Power Care event in Washington, DC. She spoke about the important role that Medicaid plays in helping her mother who has Parkinson’s disease access the care that she needs. Here is her story: Hello! I’m Robin Sampson, and I’m here today from Glenmoore, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. I’m a mom of three, a proud member of MomsRising, and a family caregiver for my mother, who...
Welcome to the April Dispatch! Thank you for being a part of our growing, powerful Moms Next Door program! What’s the Moms Next Door Dispatch? Each month, you’ll receive the Moms Next Door Dispatch (Scroll down!)—a monthly toolkit that will arrive in your inbox to provide you and your community with ideas on how to self-organize and take action; as well as to process and make sense of all that’s going on; AND also ways to remain calm, find joy in community, and recharge as we build a brighter...
On the radio show this week, we dive into the importance of electing women, and how political parity protects us from dangerous policies, like the current move by Republicans to strip millions of women of our right to vote. We hear about how MomsRising is bringing the over 1.2 million voices of our members to the halls of Congress to oppose cuts to Medicaid. We cover how attacks on immigrants are attacks on our children, with 1 in 4 children in the United States born to an immigrant parent and...
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Together
April 15, 2025
Last week, our member Brittany Beimourtrusting from Jacksonville, FL spoke about the importance of Medicaid at the Rally to Say NO to Tax Breaks for Billionaires & Corporations outside the U.S. Capitol. The event was put on by Fair Share America and included several members of Congress. Here is her story: Good morning! My name is Brittany Beimourtrusting, and I’m a proud member of MomsRising from Jacksonville, Florida. I’m mom to three amazing children, ages 4, 7 and 9. I work full-time as...
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Education Fund
April 18, 2025
"My adopted son, who is now 7 years old, is autistic and has ADHD. He receives Medicaid because of his adoption. My husband and I are both on fixed incomes due to being 100% disabled veterans… Medicaid is our saving grace for our son.” ―Victoria in Sierra Vista, AZ Quick signature! Medicaid cuts could eliminate health care access for people like Victoria and TENS OF MILLIONS of Americans. Sign now to tell Republican leadership in Congress: Hands off our Medicaid! What’s happening? Last week,...
In New York we know: Child care doesn’t work for parents if it is not working for child care providers— and the truth is that across the country, and certainly in New York state, so many child care providers are making poverty wages and many have been unfortunately forced to leave a profession they love in pursuit of higher paying jobs that pay more and often come with health insurance, retirement benefits and more. In New York State, Twelve percent of child care workers in New York State fall...
One little technical hiccup at the start of the day was not going to stop, or dampen, these passionate folks from advocating for moms! On April 2nd, led by the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance , over 150 of us, nationwide, met with legislators to push them to invest in resources for moms and birthing people: the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline and the Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program . The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline, 1-833-TLC-MAMA, is available 24 hours a day...
On the radio show this week, we bust the negative myths that Republicans are pushing out about immigrant families; we discuss how care policies (like childcare, healthcare/Medicaid, and paid family/medical leave) boost our economy; we cover how K-12 education is under attack and the ways to fight back; and we close the show covering where we’re seeing glimmers of hope for protecting our democracy. Special guests include: Heidi Altman, National Immigration Law Center, @nilc , @nilc.org ; Jocelyn...
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April 7, 2025