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04/28/17

According to recent news reports, Republicans in the House of Representatives have resurrected plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act after Rep. Tom MacArthur introduced an amendment to the American Health Care Act that has the support of the House Freedom Caucus. The MacArthur...

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Celebrating Bilingual Awareness Month

Childcare & Early Education

04/28/17

*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog The child of immigrants, my father grew up in San Francisco Chinatown and attended schools that taught him in English...

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Deborah Kong

Food!

04/28/17

Are we really surprised? The federal rule that would make it mandatory for restaurant, supermarket and convenience store chains to post calorie counts on their menus may be delayed yet again just days before taking effect on May 5, 2017. This process has pushed on for seven years now... As a mother...

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Kimberly Cooper

Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

04/27/17

You’ve heard about fake news. How about fake names for bad legislation? Yup, that’s happening too… but together we can stop it. The deceptively named, wolf in sheep's clothing, “Working Families Flexibility Act” (H.R. 1180 / S. 801) was just voted out of committee in Congress. It is now headed for...

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Ruth Martin

Childcare & Early Education

04/27/17

As the mother of two precious children, I know just how important the first years of life are. Milo, 5 and Elizabella, 2, are like little sponges. Every day they absorb new words, new skills and new ways of navigating this world that will serve them for a lifetime. As an advocate for mothers and...

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Alyssa Milano

Family Economic Security Food! Immigration

04/26/17

I came to Christ late in life. Drawn to him out of necessity, but committed because of love. His love. It changed my life. He changed my life. I now try to live as He commanded. I don't always succeed. Some days, I will admit, when I focus on the world, I lose sight of Him and His precepts. But He...

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Migdalia Rivera

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

04/26/17

Trump Proposal Is a Give-Away to the Wealthy and Corporations; Childcare Components Are Inadequate At Best & The Proposal as a Whole Would Deepen Struggles for Moms and Families While Hurting Our Economy

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Food!

04/26/17

It’s simple—our families need access to healthy foods in order to be healthy. Right now, more than 2 million people in North Carolina don't have access to healthy foods and our state ranks amongst the highest in the nation for household food-insecurity. Last year, the North Carolina General...

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Felicia Burnett

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Food!

04/26/17

BREAKING: The FDA has delayed menu labeling. Join the chat to learn more! Americans consume, on average, one-third of their calories from eating out. Studies show that providing nutrition information at restaurants can help customers make lower-calorie choices, and a national poll found that 80...

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Migdalia Rivera

Health Care Politics & Policy

04/26/17

It’s ba-aack! The terrible, horrible, no good, monstrous, and very bad Trumpcare/American Health Care Act (AHCA) is rearing its ugly head in the U.S. House again... and this time it’s even worse! Sign on now! Tell Congress: Keep the Affordable Care Act in place. Don’t take our health care! http://...

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Felicia Burnett