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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Maternal Justice

10/22/21

It’s go time! Congress is negotiating now to decide what will be in the care infrastructure package that they hope to pass within weeks. We need to keep the pressure on!

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Sue Anne Reed

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

10/21/21

It’s mission critical that equal pay becomes a reality for ALL women and people because when we experience a wage gap in our paychecks, the overall wealth gap widens across gender and race. When the wealth gap widens for communities already experiencing systemic forces of oppression, like racism, transphobia, xenophobia, and/or ableism, the opportunity gap for our lives and families *also* worsens.

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Sara Alcid

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

10/21/21

Call. Tweet. Sign!

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Selina Maldonado

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Paid Family Leave

10/20/21

Rally time for the Build Back Better plan! Click for details, plus the live stream link!

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Selina Maldonado

Breastfeeding

10/19/21

“With this bill enacted, mothers will no longer be forced to choose between themselves, their infant’s health and their income.” - Rep. Carolyn Maloney

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Selina Maldonado

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Health Care Maternal Justice

10/19/21

There are still 12 states that have refused to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act. The majority of the over 2 million people who are currently in this “coverage gap” in these states are people of color. Tell your members of Congress to pass a federal solution to close the Medicaid coverage gap!

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Felicia Burnett

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MomsRising

10/18/21

This past week the MomsRising universe cranked up the MOMentum for paid leave and child care. Check out how, plus join us (it's not too late) for a sweet celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day.

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Kerri Karvetski

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10/18/21

U.S. Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and other congressional leaders will join moms, parents, caregivers, and caregiving advocates at a news conference on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 12:30 pm to press for a care infrastructure in the Build Back Better budget reconciliation bill.

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