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Wage Inequality Grew in 2015 - for the 35th Year in a Row

March 25, 2016
A new report confirms what many Americans feel every day: the wage gap between the top and everyone else continued to grow. To ensure a rising tide indeed lifts all boats, we need to raise the minimum wage, eliminate the gender wage gap, and expand overtime protections.
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Pregnancy Guidelines Your Doctor Wasn't Taught in Medical School

March 24, 2016
As a pregnant woman, there’s much to experience, much to do, and much to learn. You’ll navigate everything from whether you can still eat your favorite deli meat and change your cat’s litter, to the principles of your birth plan. Thankfully many women can count on dedicated prenatal care providers...
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Congress Insists on Cuts to Offset Emergencies and Food for Children but not for Corporate Tax Breaks

March 18, 2016
The same members of Congress who pushed for corporate tax breaks without offsets are now the ones calling for cuts to low-income programs to reduce the debt.
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Back up President Obama's Executive Order on Paid Sick Days!

March 17, 2016
Whether it’s walking pneumonia or the flu, germs happen and kids and parents get sick. It’s just a fact. This is why allowing people to earn paid sick days as they work is pure common sense! Join me in calling on the U.S. Department of Labor to move paid sick days forward for over 800,000 employees...
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¡Un millón de mujeres encarceladas en EE.UU.!

March 15, 2016
Un millón de mujeres , la mayoría madres de familia, están encarceladas en Estados Unidos. Dos tercios de las mujeres en las prisiones federales están encarceladas debido a casos no violentos de abuso de drogas. Necesitan tratamiento y terapia -- ¡no estar encarceladas! Nuestro sistema penal les...
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Paid Sick Days are now the LAW in Vermont!

March 14, 2016
WE DID IT! Paid sick days are now the law in the Green Mountain State.
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Have FOMO this Tax Season: Cash in on Credits

March 11, 2016
There were 7 million of you out there, many of them moms, who recently missed out on the Earned Income Tax Credit. The EITC is a key opportunity during tax time for working Americans to infuse some cash into their households. For a filer with children -- this averaged to $3074 in 2013. Yet, year...
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Join us on March 15th for the #TaxChat Tweetchat!

March 10, 2016
Join us as we talk taxes at our #TaxChat Tweetchat on March 15th!
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Life as a Parent with an Unstable Work Schedule

March 10, 2016
MKD Family Photo 2015.jpg Google family calendar. Outlook work calendar. The calendar app that syncs my electronic calendars on my phone. My 2016 annual planner. The calendar that hangs on my kitchen wall. These are the tools that I use every day (in the attempt) to keep my schedule organized. As a...
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SENATE MUST ACT TO HELP FLINT RESIDENTS

March 4, 2016
Flint is experiencing a disaster and needs relief urgently. Senators should act now to stop the suffering and speed the process of repair.
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