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05/04/17

The vote today in the House of Representatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is irresponsible, damaging and a shameful instance of lawmakers putting partisan interests ahead of the country’s interests. The bill the House passed would take coverage away from 24 million people, decimate our...

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Health Care Politics & Policy

05/04/17

A shameful and grossly irresponsible act just happened in the U.S. House of Representatives—and we need everyone to raise their voices in outrage! What happened? 217 members of Congress voted to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA)/Trumpcare which will take health insurance coverage away from...

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Felicia Burnett

Food!

05/04/17

“The Trump Administration is effectively selling out our kids to big-monied interests that want to pump our kids full of cheap, processed foods.” WASHINGTON DC -- Earlier this week, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue signed a proclamation that weakens Obama-era healthy school lunch standards...

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Karen Showalter

Breastfeeding

05/03/17

I laugh about it now; all the ridiculous places I’ve had to pump breastmilk. I share horror stories with my friends about having to pump in my car, in a bathroom, and that one time I pumped in the busy lobby of an office building! “Wait, you pumped WHERE?!?!” is a common response to these stories...

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Sili Recio

Health Care

05/03/17

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits health insurers from refusing to cover people who have pre-existing conditions, or charging them more because of their pre-existing conditions. There is simply no acceptable substitute for that guarantee. There are reports that Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) plans...

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Childcare & Early Education Realistic & Fair Wages

05/03/17

Moms know just how very valuable early learning is for kids, for families, and for our economy. More than anything, we want our children, and every child, to have every chance to succeed in school and in life. High-quality early learning programs are critically important to children’s success. In...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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Health Care

05/03/17

Call 888-668-8919 to be easily connected with your lawmakers-- and then remind them to say NO to repealing our healthcare protections! Ohio MomsRising member and small business owner Adina shares her story about why she supports protecting our care here: https://www.facebook.com/moveon/videos/...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care Politics & Policy

05/02/17

From bad to worse! The very bad, truly damaging, takes-healthcare-away-from-24-million-people Trumpcare/American Health Care Act (AHCA) is reportedly going to be voted on this week—and extremist lawmakers have added new provisions that make it even worse than it was a month ago! *Make a quick call...

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Felicia Burnett

Childcare & Early Education Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

05/02/17

Ivanka Trump is set to release her new book today — Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success . Earlier this year, we were happy to welcome Ivanka to the federal government where hundreds of thousands of union members tirelessly serve our country each and every day. As a senior adviser to her...

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Liz Shuler

Childcare & Early Education

05/02/17

As educators, advocates and organizers, we know it’s not easy to unite, and much less execute effectively, as a collective. Nonetheless, we must continue to diligently pursue these collective conversations and actions to achieve a thriving ecosystem for young children. To me there’s undoubtedly an...

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