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05/02/18

Editor's note: On April 14, 2018, Bronwyn Lucas, a passionate MomsRising North Carolina volunteer, spoke at the Raleigh March for Science. We want to thank her for speaking so boldly and passionately about her experience. Hello everybody! Thank you all for gathering here today to celebrate the...

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Alton Lucas

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food!

05/02/18

We are sounding the alarms. Now is the moment where we need you to speak out to protect the health and nutrition of children, moms, and low-income families! Moms, dads, and concerned voters have been speaking out by the thousands because we know how vital nutrition programs like SNAP (food stamps)...

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Elyssa Schmier

Health Care

05/01/18

Families with health insurance now spend an average of $5,700 per year on premiums, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual employer survey found. That’s just the money coming out of each paycheck. Then there’s the bills sent by the physician office, pharmacy and hospital. Even for families with “...

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Maureen Mustard

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05/01/18

Let me tell you a little something about Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. She has a husband, two kids and an enormous dog that follows her around the house with its food bowl. She hosts a weekly public policy radio program called Breaking Through. She is also executive director of MomsRising. In other...

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Gloria Pan

Health Care Military Families

04/27/18

Recently, we shared the story of Austin Carrigg and her family, and the journey they went on together with their adopted baby girl, Melanie. When Melanie united with her mom, dad, and two brothers in 2012, the Carriggs knew the road ahead wouldn’t always be a smooth one. Melanie came into the...

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Say Ahhh!

Immigration

04/27/18

Deporting thousands of families who came to the United States after Nepal’s 2015 earthquakes is callous and heartless. Nepal has not restored its infrastructure and cannot provide adequate food, water, housing and health care to those who return, especially at this time when the country is plagued...

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Immigration

04/27/18

This week, the New York Times reported that more than 700 children have been taken from parents arriving at our borders since October, including more than 100 children under the age of 4. WHAT the WHAT? Our government has a responsibility under U.S. immigration law to hear a person’s immigration or...

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Khadija Gurnah

Families & The Federal Budget Gun Safety Immigration

04/27/18

We're back with our top #5Actions of the week, making it easy for you to quickly catch up on our most urgent campaigns. This week we're talking about gun safety, food stamps, and family separation. We're also eager to capture your stories around the school-to-prison pipeline, and meet you at events...

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Karen Showalter

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

04/27/18

Whether or not you smoke cigarettes or support legalizing marijuana, you probably don't want your kids lighting up. But the rise of e-cigs , vaporizers like the Juul , and decriminalized pot may make your standard anti-smoking arguments -- "it causes cancer," "it's illegal" -- feel a little shaky...

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Caroline Knorr

Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

04/27/18

Hacking breast pumps AND talking public policy solutions to support breastfeeding moms!?!? I am looking forward to this weekend's Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon & Paid Family Leave Policy Summit !! I'll be surrounded by moms, babes, engineers, advocates, and innovators all working to...

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