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07/26/09

Despite billions of dollars in stimulus funds pumped into school systems across the country, districts in urban and rural settings alike will open their doors this fall with as many as 45 students in class. I have written about this before, but still, reading this story by the Associated Press left...

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Elisa Batista

07/24/09

What really hurts women? Our current health care system. Lisa Codispoti, Senior Counsel This morning ten women members of Congress held a news conference on "how the Democrats' health care legisaltion [sic] will hurt women and affect their day-to-day lives." Written by Lisa Codispoti, National...

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Thao Nguyen

07/24/09

Yesterday, armed with nothing but pacifiers, we stormed the barricades of Congress. Slightly hot and sticky Washington D.C. area MomsRising members delivered the healthcare stories of hundreds of MomsRising members to the U.S. Senate. Our calling cards were pacifiers to drive home our message that...

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Donna Norton

07/23/09

From Your Woman In Washington Written by MOTHERS volunteer Kelly Coyle DiNorcia I was recently discussing with my husband the legendary status he has achieved among the members of my moms’ group. When I was away giving a workshop, my beloved partner was home with my four-year-old daughter (I took...

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Valerie Young

Family Economic Security

07/22/09

Embracing his daughters, walking hand-in-hand to a Halloween party, attending parent-teacher conferences, soccer games and dance recitals -- these are the images of President Barack Obama that have most captured my heart and imagination. I confess, this mom has a sentimental side. But, the real...

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Rhonda Present

07/22/09

Right now, thousands of corporate insurance industry lobbyists are descending on Capitol Hill. It's up to us to make sure that Congress hears from real moms and dads, too. We're on it! And you can be too! Fabulous MomsRising members across the country are working hard right now to set up meetings...

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Donna Norton

Environmental Health

07/22/09

Want to say goodbye to those ever increasing parental worries about toxic chemicals? So do we! We're sick and tired of reading report after report about dangers associated with the products we use everyday. MomsRising has joined a growing movement of workers, scientists, fertility experts, and...

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Claire Moshenberg

07/21/09

Luckily, Congress has seen the light on gender discrimination in health insurance premiums. But for midlife and older women, it isn’t enough. Age discrimination is still on the table. In Washington, a group of leading advocates for older Americans is urging Congress to eliminate age rating...

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Ashley Carson

07/21/09

As policymakers consider health reform, they will need to consider the needs of families raising children with special health care needs. These families are not only hit hard in the pocketbook, they face overwhelming bureaucratic obstacles to coverage . We asked Meg Comeau to address this issue...

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Say Ahhh!

07/21/09

Last week I testified before a panel of doctors in favor of identifying the chemical bisphenol A as a neurological and reproductive toxin under California's Proposition 65. BPAs, found in many plastics like baby bottles and sippy cups, have been linked by various studies to everything from cancer...

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Elisa Batista