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Tell Congress to support Healthy School Meals for All! School meals are often the only way students facing hunger can get reliable, consistent, and nutritious meals on a daily basis, so it’s time to make them accessible for ALL students.

The federal budget campaign champions the priorities of women, moms, and families in the federal budget. This campaign includes work on taxes/revenues, SNAP, WIC, Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Medicaid, CHIP, healthy school lunches, and more.

People are often surprised to hear that even a physician can end up on Medicaid...but I’m a great example that it can happen to anyone. I’m 32 years old, married, with two small children and I am a family physician. In January of this year, right at the beginning of a new plan year and new...Read more
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Families & The Federal Budget Health Care MomsRising Podcast

Breaking Through: New Year, New Challenges, New Hope

01/13/25
On the radio show this week we cover what’s expected in the upcoming Congressional session and how you can help protect and advance core policies for women and families; how you can help protect the Department of Education (and democracy too); the ways in which healthcare is under attack and what...
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Breaking Through: 2024 Election Analysis. Protecting Democracy. Trump Cabinet Nominees. 2025 Tax Policies and You.

11/25/24
On the radio show today, we discuss the 2024 Election, the results, and some of what it all means; we dive into how to protect democracy; we cover the Trump cabinet nominees chaos; and we talk taxes and how Trump tax policies in 2025 could impact real people (not just billionaires). Special Guests...
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Breaking Through: Hurricanes and Climate Change. Fair Taxes. Latina Equal Pay Day. Moms VOTE!

10/07/24
On the radio show this week, we discuss the devastation due to the hurricane in North Carolina and other states, how we can lend a hand – and also how we can start addressing in a bigger, better, bolder way, the climate change that people are experiencing across the globe; next we dive into taxes,...
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What the Debate Told Us. Biden-Harris Policy Wins. Solving Childhood Poverty & Boosting Our Economy.

09/16/24
On the radio show this week we dive into what was said (and not said) in the first Presidential debate between Harris and Trump; then we cover some dramatic wins that the Biden - Harris Administration have been moving forward for parents - and how your voice is making a positive difference; after...
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Let's Address the Virus in the Room... Everything You Need to Know About COVID-19

07/31/24
[This blog post was updated the week of August 5, 2024.] As we approach the end of Disability Pride Month today, we want to give you a COVID-19 crash course on everything you need to know and more! The United States is currently seeing massive increases of COVID-19 cases , with one report...
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Summer EBT 101: Instagram Live Debrief!

06/10/24
What is the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program (also known as SUN Bucks) and who qualifies for it? I had the pleasure of speaking with Kelsey Boone, the Senior Child Nutrition Policy Analyst at FRAC , on all things Summer EBT and how you can access this nutrition assistance program...
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Tell Congress to support Healthy School Meals for All! School meals are often the only way students facing hunger can get reliable, consistent, and nutritious meals on a daily basis, so it’s time to make them accessible for ALL students.

SIGN NOW to protect SNAP!

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Tell Congress to back the Senate version of the Farm Bill that protects SNAP and reject the Republican-led House version that would increase hunger!

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SIGN NOW! Tax breaks for families, not corporations!

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SIGN our letter telling Congress to prioritize expanding the Child Tax Credit instead of giving more tax cuts to wealthy corporations.

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Tell Congress: expand the Child Tax Credit!