Last week, I went to a Moms Meetup on early learning with local MomRising members like myself, along with speaker Jeremiah Lowery of the Universal Child Care Now – D.C. Coalition to learn about early learning and child care in my community. A few days later, I found myself making the case for early learning to the DC City Council. In my day job , I go to Capitol Hill to lobby Congress on poverty issues, and spend hours each month prepping volunteer advocates before they speak to their members of Congress about critical tax and nutrition policies when they are home. While I was (lucky enough...