
Tell Your Governor to Defend Medicaid Funding
Republicans in Congress are pushing for massive tax breaks for the rich and think we should pay for them by cutting healthcare (and other critical programs) for those who can least afford it.
Right now, Medicaid funding is on the chopping block at the federal level, putting 72 million seniors, children, low-income families, pregnant people, people with disabilities, young people newly in the workforce, and people across America at risk of losing healthcare coverage.
The thing is, a massive cut to Medicaid like this will not just impact healthcare, but entire state budgets! Medicaid makes up 30 percent of state budgets, meaning cuts to federal support would force Governors in both red and blue states to make impossible choices: slash healthcare for those who need it most or gut other essential programs to fill the gap.
Tell Congress to reject cuts to SNAP (Food Stamps)!
The Republican-led leadership in the U.S. Congress is proposing a bill that will literally snatch food from the tables of hungry children and hardworking families in order to give $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the super rich and mega-corporations. This proposed bill would drastically cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps), which benefits approximately 40 million people, including parents, older adults, disabled people, workers, and 1 out of every 5 children in our country.
MomsRising Monthly Community Meeting: Organizing to Build a Better Future
The times are unprecedented, and we - you - are the leaders we need right now. That's why in 2025 MomsRising has launched our series of mass community meetings to lift that leadership.
MomsRising is calling on moms, dads, grandparents, family members, and everyone who cares to join us, check in, and power up, in order to:
- Build a better future...
- Protect our families and the people we love...
- Fight for truth, justice, and equal opportunity for all...
- Defend our institutions that serve We The People and the common good...
- Support one another, commit to each other, realize our collective power, organize, and take action!
*The RSVP page will be updated with the most recent program details.
Tell Congress: Medicaid cuts hurt kids' mental health!
"I have a disabled son with autism and Medicaid is extremely important for his health and mental health. It is a much-needed program. Please don't cut this much-needed human right!"- Marta from North Brunswick, NJ
Marta isn't alone in having Medicaid coverage for her family: 72 million Americans have access to healthcare through Medicaid. At the same time, children across our nation are increasingly facing a mental health crisis, a crisis which will only get worse if Republicans in Congress go forward with their proposal to cut $880 billion from Medicaid. [1]
What's happening? House Republicans are currently working to slash Medicaid funding in order to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and wealthy corporations. [2] These cuts would have a negative impact on half of all U.S. children who get their health insurance through Medicaid. This program is a lifeline for millions of children and families who get their health and mental healthcare through Medicaid [3]. Our tax dollars should go to helping kids-not making the rich richer!
[1] CBS News, Congressional Budget Office finds House GOP budget goals would require Medicaid cuts[2] Washington Post, GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds[3] Georgetown CCF, Medicaid's Role in Child, Youth and Adult Mental Health
QUICK SIGNATURE: We need an increase, not a decrease, in police accountability. Congress must act now!
URGENT! President Trump removed a national database tracking police misconduct, a dangerous move that weakens police accountability and transparency and undoes the progress our movement has made.
The police officers responsible for the deaths of Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile, and Eric Garner all had histories of troubling and inappropriate behavior, including complaints of unnecessary use of excessive force. In 2023, President Biden created the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD) to flag these histories and to save precious lives.
Among a flurry of concerning actions to remove important government functions, Trump's Department of Justice has removed this database.
Moms want to raise our kids in safe and peaceful communities. Congress must step in and reinstate the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD) and give police departments a centralized resource to prevent future tragedies.
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