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Our Stories: Cindy Camp testifies on the Hill

April 2, 2025
Last week, our member Cindy Camp from Baltimore, MD testified at the U.S. House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee to share her family's story about the importance of SNAP. Here is his story: Good afternoon. My name is Cindy Camp, and I live in Baltimore. I’m a mother, a grandmother, a...
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Our Stories: Eshawney Gaston speaks at the NC Day of Action on raising the minimum wage

April 1, 2025
Last week, our member Eshawney Gaston from Durham, NC joined our partners at the North Carolina Families Care Coalition, the Raising Wages Coalition, and over a hundred moms, kids, and allies speaking out for paid leave, paid sick days, and raising the minimum and tipped wages! Here is her story:...
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Large cuts to Medicaid funding put rural communities and their health care systems at serious risk
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Medicaid is Under Threat—And Rural Communities Have the Most at Stake

March 28, 2025
Health care access for more than 72 million people in the United States is under threat. As Congress moves to cut spending across the board, critical Medicaid funding is on the chopping block—we’re looking at up to $880 billion in cuts—which would impact those in small town and rural communities...
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¡Una animada bienvenida al Programa Voluntario Beacon Leaders 2025 de MomsRising!

March 28, 2025
Nos complace presentar a la nueva clase nacional de voluntarias Beacon Leaders de MomsRising. Este año expandimos nuestra red de Beacons a 159 mamás y proveedoras de cuidados de todo el país que, desde Arizona hasta Alabama y desde Nuevo México hasta Tennessee, se han comprometido a participar en...
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Jessica Burroughs
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#WellnessWed Medicaid & the ACA: Progess, Gaps, and the Road Ahead

March 26, 2025
On 3.26.25, we hosted a #WellnessWed conversation across X and BlueSky to mark the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and explore the ongoing impact of Medicaid expansion. The discussion centered on the progress made since the ACA’s passage, as well as the urgent need to close remaining...
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Your First Moms Next Door Dispatch is Here!

March 25, 2025
Welcome to the first Moms Next Door Dispatch! To help build our power together, to be there for one another, and to, well, help lift our nation up and out of this mess, we’ve started a new national pilot program to rise up together and connect locally: Moms Next Door . Sign up now to get these...
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Our Stories: Sasheena Salvador speaks at the Medicaid Day of Action Press Conference

March 24, 2025
On March 18th, our member Sasheena Salvador from Brooklyn, NY spoke at a press conference with Leader Jeffries for the Medicaid Day of Action. Here is her story: “Good morning! My name is Sasheena Salvador, and I live in Gravesend. I am a single woman and a mom to the amazing two-year-old, Aviana,...
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*ACTION FOR APRIL RECESS: Deliver stories to your U.S. Representative in-district

March 20, 2025
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment!!! The headlines are bleak and members of Congress need to hear from us again and again. (Thank you in advance!!) We’ve all been speaking out by the thousands because we know that the long-term impact of the budget cuts being proposed (including potentially...
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Felicia Burnett
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Our Stories: Chris Dunham Testifies on the Hill

March 11, 2025
Last week, our member Chris Dunham from Feasterville, PA testified at the U.S. House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee to share his family's story about the importance of Medicaid. Here is his story: Dunham-hearing.jpg My name is Chris Dunham and I am a full-time caregiver for my 16-year-...
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We Need Your Voice: Tell Your Governor to Defend Medicaid Funding

March 6, 2025
Right now, Medicaid funding is on the chopping block at the federal level, putting 72 million seniors, children, low-income families, pregnant people, people with disabilities, young people newly in the workforce, and people across America at risk of losing healthcare coverage. That’s not all...
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