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Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising

10/20/17

The budget the U.S. Senate passed today would leave millions of working families worse off than they are right now. This vote undermines our country’s values and economy by prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy while leaving low-income families to fend for themselves. Its $1.5 trillion in tax cuts...

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Families & The Federal Budget

10/20/17

They also voted to cut Medicare, education, housing assistance, job training, home heating/cooling assistance, SNAP, Meals on Wheels, Head Start, environmental and public health protections, child care, help for people with disabilities…

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Debbie Weinstein

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

10/19/17

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ensures that we always give our kids a winning hand of lifelong health! Republicans and Democrats created this critically important program in 1997 because it was a low-cost, sound investment in our children's health and future—and they were right !...

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Isabella Higgins

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

10/18/17

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Isabella Higgins

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

10/17/17

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Isabella Higgins

10/16/17

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Isabella Higgins

Military Families

10/16/17

While President Trump attacks athletes who kneel during the national anthem as unpatriotic by saying on Twitter , “Courageous Patriots have fought and died for our great American Flag --- we MUST honor and respect it! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” his proposed budget is poised to do great damage to...

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Katherine Gallagher Robbins

Health Care Politics & Policy

10/15/17

It’s maddening. On the heels of rolling back birth control protections for women last week through an executive order, President Trump issued another executive order to undo critical parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare) that have made it easier for individuals to access affordable...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

10/15/17

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ensures that we always give our kids a winning hand of lifelong health! This critically important program was created by Republicans and Democrats together in 1997 because it was a low-cost, sound investment in our children’s health and future – and...

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Felicia Burnett

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Politics & Policy

10/13/17

In the popular book turned movie, The Hunger Games, set in a post-apocalyptic world, the Capitol of Panem (bread in Latin), rules over thirteen nation-states referred to as districts. After one district attempts to ignite a rebellion against the Capitol, the ruling government obliterates it...

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