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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

10/04/21

The Child Tax Credit will disappear after a year unless Congress takes immediate action to make these improvements permanent. Sign our letter calling on Congress to make the improvements to the Child Tax Credit permanent for families, including low-income families!

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Hanna Addis

MomsRising Social & Emotional Development

10/04/21

Every year the “school-to-prison pipeline,” a disturbing national trend where children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems, continues to deny too many kids the opportunity to grow, learn, make mistakes, and still reach their full potential.

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Beatriz Beckford

Breastfeeding Immigration Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

10/01/21

There’s so much on the line right now. We need your action to help ensure health care is included as we Build Back Better, to help protect Haitian refugees at the border, to support the PUMP Act, and more!

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Sue Anne Reed

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

09/24/21

We should not have to choose between our paycheck and our family. This is urgent. Tell Congress to prioritize women and families and pass President Biden's Build Back Better plan.

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Immigration

09/24/21

The images are shocking and the actions are horrifying -- U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback brandishing whips or lariats against Haitian migrants seeking safety. And even if those actions turn out to be isolated incidents not sanctioned by our government, our official immigration policy toward...

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Donna Norton

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising Politics & Policy

09/23/21

MomsRising super dad Nicholas Knight shared his family's child care story at the U.S. Treasury - giving voice to what so many families across our nation have experienced. Read his remarks and tell us your experiences with child care as we fight to ensure child care and pre-k for all becomes a reality.

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Jeannina Perez

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Health Care Maternal Justice

09/22/21

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the inequities and shortcomings of our nation’s health care system, with communities of color, people with disabilities, people who are older, and people who are low income being hit disproportionately hard. Tell Congress to make health care more equitable, accessible, and affordable!

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Felicia Burnett

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

09/20/21

We have some super EXCITING news. Child Care and Pre-K have passed the U.S. House of Representatives - which is HUGE! But this movement in the House is just the first step. It’s critical that the U.S. Senate and all of Congress continue to advance child care and early learning. Here are some actions you can take right now.

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S. Nadia Hussain

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

09/17/21

In our Care Economy Storybook 2021, MomsRising has captured powerful and moving stories from families across the nation about how hard it is to give care, and how our inadequate Care Infrastructure hurts families, businesses and our economy.

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

MomsRising

09/17/21

At MomsRising, we share stories to make change, to show lawmakers the real impacts of laws and policies. A push. And we share stories in solidarity with other women, moms and family members, so that we can feel less alone in our struggles. A release. The content that caught our eye this week features stories that push AND release. Scroll down and witness them, too.

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