Statement “MomsRising applauds Martha Raddatz for doing a masterful job moderating last night’s vice presidential debate. But it is disappointing that, even though the debate took place on the International Day of the Girl, issues of paramount importance to girls and women, including family economic security, were not discussed at all.
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October 12, 2012
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October 4, 2012
Statement “There’s a bill sitting in the New York City Council with 37 sponsors that would allow more than a million New Yorkers to earn paid time off to use when they are sick or to take care of a sick child, spouse or parent. We know we have the votes to move that bill and there is overwhelming public support for it but Speaker Quinn is holding it hostage.
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October 3, 2012
Statement “Let's face it: Last night both Governor Romney and President Obama missed a chance to win over women and mom voters. After the debate, we were left scratching our heads wondering how the the preset debate agenda items titled, ‘Economy I, Economy II, and Economy III’ could have left out women, children, and families when women are holding up our economy. Fair pay, the price of child care, and a lack of paid leave to care for children and the elderly are among the key economic issues in women’s and mothers’ daily lives. Any discussion about the economy that leaves out women, moms, and f
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October 2, 2012
Statement “Today’s action by Judge Robert Simpson to block enforcement of Pennsylvania’s draconian and unnecessary voter identification law is cause for celebration among women and moms everywhere! This law is one of many underhanded and unfair efforts to prevent citizens from exercising their constitutional right to vote.
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September 28, 2012
News release WASHINGTON, DC – With this year’s election pulling into the homestretch, mothers all across the country are listening carefully to hear what the candidates have to say about the issues that are most important to them, and they’ll be paying particular attention on October 3 when the presidential candidates hold their first debate on domestic policy in Denver, CO.
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September 6, 2012
Statement “We’re not soccer moms on the sidelines, but networked moms on the front lines. We’re paying attention, we're organized, and we’re voting.
More than 80% of women in the United States have children by the time they're forty-four, making moms one of the most important parts of the American public, culturally and electorally. Many of the realities that moms face everyday are not yet being addressed on the campaign trail.
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August 28, 2012
Statement “As Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan accept the Republican nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, they need to consider one of America’s most important but overlooked demographics: moms.
“More than 80 percent of women in the United States have children by the time they're forty-four, making moms an important part of the American public, culturally and electorally.
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August 20, 2012
Statement “There’s good news and bad news in the American Time Use Survey released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week. The good news is that more people are able to access and use paid leave, which is good for our nation’s families. The bad news is that it’s still the case that people in low-wage jobs, particularly women, often don’t have access to paid leave.
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August 10, 2012
News release While we continue the momentum towards passage of the DREAM Act, mothers across the country are standing in support of the 1.76 million immigrant youth who will be able, starting August 15, 2012, to seek a form of administrative relief from deportation.
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July 31, 2012
Statement “There's no question that millions of American women, moms and their families have already benefitted from the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Moms like Christine Farley, whose son has Cystic Fibrosis, and who no longer has to worry that he’ll be denied coverage because of his pre-existing condition or run into a lifetime cap on his health care coverage. Moms like Tracy Munoz, whose adult sons will be covered under her and her husband’s insurance plans until they reach 26.
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