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06/17/09
First, I want to thank MomsRising for allowing me space on your blog. I am a mom of two great kids, Madeline (4) and Eli (19 months). I want to share why I am passionate about why health reform needs to work for kids and how I got involved in the Speak Now for Kids campaign. When my daughter was 10...
06/17/09
Which of the following is considered a junk food according to national school nutrition standards? A. Hi-C Blast - vitamin fortified sugar water B. Poland Springs seltzer water - water with bubbles C. French fries D. Candy Bars If you guessed A, C or D you'd be wrong. Believe it or not, seltzer...
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06/16/09
From Your (Wo)man in Washington Blog Another Hill hearing room, fresh-faced staffers buzzing in the background, Congressmen and women at their microphones, witnesses seated at the witness table. June 11 was just another day for the Nation's Capital of the World's Greatest Democracy. Except it wasn'...
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06/10/09
Joan Alker, Co-Director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute , has been working on children's issues for over twenty years. When thinking about why children's health needs deserve more attention in health reform, she decided to seek out experts...
06/10/09
Together, we're creating powerful momentum in the fight for paid sick days. But having the support of the Congresspeople who introduced the Healthy Families Act isn't enough to win this essential protection for working families. We need more Congresspeople on board with us.
06/09/09
While doing research for a CNN.com Live appearance on health care reform and the Senate, I collated a series of helpful links. I am a proponent of single payer reform, but as has been reported, it's just off the table on Capitol Hill. Obama himself said, "if he could start from scratch, single-...
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06/09/09
Autism affects more American children than pediatric cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. It’s a heartbreaking disease that approximately 29,400 children in every corner of New York suffer from. Despite autism’s far reach, insurance companies still don’t provide comprehensive coverage for effective...
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06/05/09
On Wednesday at midnight, the gavel struck marking the close of the Connecticut Senate Session, and the end of our campaign for the Paid Sick Days bill this year. Despite an unbelievable amount of dedication and hard work, our push for Paid Sick Days came up just one vote short in the State Senate. But we still have lots to celebrate...
06/05/09
This past Mother's Day, millions of people sent over 12,000,000 moms a well-deserved MomsRising Mother of the Year Award. The Huffington Post called it a "national mom uprising"! Since then, we've been receiving touching "thank you" notes from moms all over the country. As moms ourselves, we know...
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06/04/09
When it comes to healthcare reform, I want to make sure that legislators consider what is important to families, especially those like mine that have a child with special medical needs. When I think of healthcare reform for my family certain elements come to mind: access, choice, quality, and...

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