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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

08/22/17

In the deluge of awfulness of the last week, you may have missed this critical story in the news. As threatened, President Trump is trying his best to “let Obamacare implode.” Indeed, through deliberate acts of sabotage, the Trump administration is purposefully driving up health insurance premiums...

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Felicia Burnett

Family Economic Security Health Care

08/21/17

Quality, affordable healthcare coverage is incredibly important to families in the U.S. MomsRising has recieved thousands of messages from our volunteers with stories about why the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare), Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare matter for the health of their families. This #...

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Isabella Higgins

Breastfeeding Health Care Maternal Justice Military Families

08/21/17

Recently I went to a local Modern Quilt Guild’s meeting. It was a “sit’n’sew” meeting, meaning women can sew together for 5 hours, with no other distractions. Boy, did I love the sound of that, just me, my sewing machine, and new quilting friends. As I sat and listened at the beginning of the...

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Jenna Barton

Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

08/21/17

Keeping Kandace Washington in jail for months without proper medical care is unacceptable.

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

08/21/17

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Isabella Higgins

Immigration

08/21/17

Do you remember Joaquin Luna Jr. ? I do. He was a high school kid living in Texas. His family were undocumented immigrants. He was born in Mexico and brought to the U.S. as an infant. In his senior year he applied to college, only found out that he wasn’t an American on paper. After the Senate’s...

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To-wen Tseng

Family Economic Security Health Care

08/20/17

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Isabella Higgins

Health Care Politics & Policy

08/19/17

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Isabella Higgins

Social & Emotional Development

08/19/17

Last weekend as a state of emergency was being declared in Charlottesville, I decided to call an emergency family meeting in my home. The kids rolled their eyes and put up a fuss in normal kid fashion but as parents, my husband and I are not ones to shy away from tough issues or current events. As...

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