Families & The Federal Budget

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

June 19, 2014

Today, too many working Americans are falling further and further behind. Thanks to decades of failed policies, there just aren’t enough good jobs with good pay or access to quality, affordable child care and health care services for enough of America’s workers. How can we begin to fix this? It’s a...

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Courtney-Rose Dantus

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

June 16, 2014

With the swipe of a paintbrush or click of a camera, your child can make a difference in the fight to end poverty. Not only that, they have the chance to win exciting prizes, and have their artwork showcased in a national campaign. As part of our mission to build the political and public will to...

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Melissa Boteach

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

June 13, 2014

Here are some of the budget trade-offs we could make to help Millenials attain higher education without burgeoning student loan debt.

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Robin Claremont

Meet Up!

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

June 11, 2014

On Monday, June 23rd, MomsRising members from across the country are coming to Washington, D.C. to deliver kites to the President on how our families need a lift because outdated Mad Men-era, work place policies are hurting our families and our nation’s economic security.

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Elyssa Schmier

Take Crafty Action!

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

June 9, 2014

Would you gather some friends (or even gather just your kids or grandkids) and draw on a paper kite that we can send to President Obama (and deliver to Congress too!)?

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Ruth Martin

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

May 21, 2014

OMG: The Supreme Court is about to decide whether your boss can strip birth control out of your health coverage simply because he disapproves of it. In her latest blog series, One Mom's Career In Sex Law, Roberta Riley sheds light on this troubling new affront directed against American women.

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Roberta Riley

Politics & Policy Families & The Federal Budget

April 14, 2014

If you groan about Tax Day, you’re certainly not alone. But what if Tax Day was something we could be proud of as members of a democracy? Would you feel differently about paying taxes if you knew they were going to support public services that you, your family, and your community rely on – such as...

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Robin Claremont

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget

April 10, 2014

Tax Day can bring a lot of emotions. Ahead of tomorrow, people across the country are in the home stretch of filing taxes. Myself included -- I have date with my computer tonight to turn in my taxes! With the cost of child care exceeding the tuition of colleges in most states, the current tax...

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Lauren Hipp

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

April 9, 2014

We are building momentum! On Monday , the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill that will restore federal unemployment insurance benefits to the more than 2 million people that lost these vital benefits since December 28th, when the program expired. But our work isn’t done yet… Now it is up to the U...

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

April 3, 2014

On Tuesday we at the National Priorities Project released our fourth annual, one-of a kind Competing Visions analysis , which compares the president’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal to two significantly different visions – the House Republican budget resolution, introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan, and...

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