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Unsafe infant sleep products have been linked to at least 100 infant deaths. It's time to ban these products from the market.
Politics & Policy

Protect babies and ban unsafe sleepers

May 27, 2021
We need more parents to speak out! Next week, a vote will quietly take place on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. that pits babies’ lives against manufacturers’ profits.
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Meg Bohne
Childcare & Early Education

At 56 Head Start Remains Most Effective Tool to Increase Equity

May 27, 2021
Expanding access to Head Start and Early Head Start within new federal investments in early care education will ensure that we advance equity.
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Joel Ryan
Food! Health Care

Community Program Teaches D.C. Residents How to Be Their Own Best Advocates

May 26, 2021
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. And if by chance there isn’t a way, there’s Beatrice Evans.
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Stephanie Vaughn
TFK Report: Tobacco's Harms on Women and Girls
Environmental Health Health Care

Tobacco’s Devastating Impact on Women & Girls

May 26, 2021
The tobacco industry has long understood the importance of recruiting women and girls as customers and has a long history of targeting them.
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Portia White
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Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

Families need accessible broadband in the pandemic

May 19, 2021
This month, people everywhere were collectively asking the same question: what should we get for mom? Take it from this mom—a card and flowers are always nice, but, this Mother’s Day, broadband access is what millions of moms really need. Here’s why.
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Jessica Rosenworcel
Take Action
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Families & The Federal Budget

Spread the word this Tax Day: Tax the rich!

May 13, 2021
Our cool tool makes it super easy to send a letter to the editor outlining the types of tax policies we need Congress to pass in the next recovery package.
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Elyssa Schmier
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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

Member Spotlight: Robyn Boyles on The Importance of Filing Taxes by May 17th!

May 13, 2021
“The stimulus checks helped a lot, and it would be nice to continue to get help since we’re still in debt from last year.”
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Hanna Addis
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Health Care

Seven Years of Lyme

May 13, 2021
I'm not a layperson. I wasn't lost in the healthcare system. I know healthcare from the inside out. I have been a nurse for 17 years. I researched every doctor before scheduling an appointment. I prepared a list of questions and concerns for each doctor's visit. Yet the outcome was the same as any other patient's story that results in misdiagnosis.
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Gabriela Wijegunawardena
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Health Care

What questions do you have about the COVID-19 vaccines?

May 11, 2021
Don’t be shy! If you have a question about COVID-19 vaccines, then there surely are also many others who have that same question, too. Share your questions with us and we’ll work to get them answered.
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Felicia Burnett
Gun Safety

Gun ownership will not make Asian Americans safer

May 5, 2021
The March 16 Atlanta mass shooting killed 8 people, 6 of whom were women of Asian American descent. That was followed by the Indianapolis shooting in April, where 4 of the 8 victims were members of the Sikh community. These recent shootings happened in the context of surging anti-Asian hate crimes...
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Gloria Pan

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