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MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

01/11/17

You hear about NH every four years because of the presidential election, but other things are happening in NH too! Some good, some not so good. Did you see the news about Concord, NH's first baby of 2017? (1) The night that Lamar and his wife Lindsay should have been celebrating the New Year...

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Christina D'Allesandro

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Health Care

01/11/17

Thank you for all you have done so far to speak out against some U.S. members of Congress’ plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and make major, damaging changes to Medicaid and Medicare. I don’t have to tell you that, if these changes succeed, our families’ healthcare will suffer. But moms...

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Elyssa Schmier

Childcare & Early Education

01/11/17

*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog My husband and I consider ourselves to be bilingual and biliterate. As former dual language teacher, I always knew that...

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Marysol Perez

MomsRising Politics & Policy

01/10/17

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin its confirmation hearing on Senator Jeff Sessions, a nominee whose record clearly indicates that he is absolutely not qualified to serve as United States Attorney General. Senator Sessions’ record on voting rights, anti-discrimination protections,...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

01/10/17

It’s GO TIME for protecting the healthcare coverage our families depend on! The U.S. Congress is back on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. this week and some U.S. Senators are already talking about moving ahead with plans to roll back advances in healthcare coverage and gut the Affordable Care Act (...

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Felicia Burnett

Radio!

Podcast

01/10/17

On this show we get the inside scoop on what’s happening with Trump, with Congress, with journalism and more—as we get fired up to take action to help protect healthcare, women’s rights, and our economy. *Special guests include: David Hawkings, Senior editor at Roll Call, @davidhawkings ; Caitlin...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

01/09/17

On January 5th, MomsRising staff and volunteers gathered on Capitol Hill to announce our Week of Action for Healthcare and to deliver storybooks to key lawmakers. We had a number of meetings with lawmakers' healthcare staff and one thing is clear: Your voices make a difference! View our press...

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Felicia Burnett

Paid Family Leave

01/09/17

Hello Washington State MomsRising! This is a reminder that TODAY at noon PT, we’re hosting a conference call to hear from Secretary Perez about the US Department of Labor's #LeadOnLeave campaign and to learn more about the impact it has had here in Washington State. We'll also discuss the...

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Casey Osborn-Hinman

Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

01/09/17

I value self-reliance. In fact, my favorite book as a young child was “The Little Red Hen,” with the chorus, “I’ll do it myself,” said the Little Red Hen. “And so she did”. In the story, the Little Red Hen asks for help from the other barnyard animals each step of the way in harvesting ingredients...

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Elizabeth Cox

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

01/09/17

America has become two separate and unequal societies, especially when it comes to opportunities for our children. Yet this can and must be reversed, for hope to be restored, and for America to keep its place in the global economy. These themes were conveyed by Harvard Professor Robert Putnam,...

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