Statement of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the ballot measure victory for reproductive rights in Kansas yesterday:
“Yesterday in Kansas, Democrats, Independents and Republicans, and people of all genders came together in record numbers to reject anti-abortion extremism and the dangerous post-Roe world the U.S. Supreme Court has created. The Dobbsruling and the state abortion bans and restrictions it allows have already created immense suffering and chaos across the country, with low-income women and moms, women of color, young, rural and immigrant women, people with disabilities, and those who are LGBTQ+ suffering the most. By an overwhelming majority, Kansans rejected that world by voting to protect access to abortion care in their state.
“America’s moms congratulate and thank the remarkable reproductive justice advocates, abortion providers, youth activists, faith leaders, and democracy supporters who came together to form the Kansans for Constitutional Freedom coalition, which worked tirelessly to turn out an extraordinary number of voters in the successful fight to defend the health, rights and autonomy of women and pregnant people. This should be a lesson to all lawmakers at every level who want to strip away our autonomy, our right to be free and equal members of society, and our ability to access the reproductive health care we need. That is not what the country wants.
“Most people who have abortions are moms, and moms want abortion care to be accessible to all who need it. Being able to choose if we have children, and if so, when and how many children to have, which includes access to abortion care, is a fundamental right. Reproductive rights are human rights. Forced births and denials of health care are never okay.”
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MomsRising Volunteers to Greet Voters & Kids at the Polls Tuesday with Toys, Puzzles and More in New Hampshire, North Carolina and Pennsylvania
Tomorrow, election day, MomsRising volunteers (wearing MomsRising t-shirts) will have “Treasure Boxes” near polling places at multiple sites in New Hampshire, North Carolina and Pennsylvania with small toys, voting-related children’s crossword puzzles, and coloring pages in English and Spanish that say: My mom is a superhero. She voted!
This election is critically important and there’s a lot at stake for moms and kids. So MomsRising is working hard to share relevant information to help moms vote, help parents who bring kids with them to vote, and provide tools so they can remind others to vote.
In New Hampshire, MomsRising volunteers will be at polling places in Derry, Dover, Lancaster, Pembroke and Sutton. For hours and specific polling sites, click here.
In North Carolina, MomsRising volunteers will be at polling places in Canton, Charlotte and Durham tomorrow, Tuesday. For hours and specific polling sites, click here.
In Pennsylvania, MomsRising volunteers will be at polling places in Buckingham, Dormant, Harrisburg, Havertown, Norristown, Philadelphia, PIttsburgh, Rankin and West Mifflin. For hours and specific polling places, click here.
MomsRising pioneered the “Be a Voter, Raise a Voter” MomsVote program in 2018. The multi-layered get-out-the-vote program aimed at infrequent mom voters has a strong history of success.
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Moms Mobilize to Defend Our Schools As Banned Books Week and Youth Justice Action Month Begin
Statement of leaders of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on Youth Justice Action Month and Banned Books Week, both of which began yesterday, Sunday:
“Education is the cornerstone of our multi-racial democracy and America’s moms have been horrified as rightwing forces have turned our schools and libraries into battlegrounds with baseless attacks on the teaching of honest history – including slavery and the Holocaust, appalling distortions of Critical Race Theory, vicious attacks on LGBTQIA+ students and educators, and a shameful increase in book bans. As Youth Justice Action Month and Banned Books Week begin, moms are organizing to protect our public schools for the students and families who rely on them, and the educators and librarians who support them.
“Moms support curricula that educate youth about the good and bad of our history; schools that offer social and emotional learning, comprehensive age-appropriate sex education, and mental health support; and public education systems that welcome diverse students from diverse communities. We want our tax dollars to support educators, guidance counselors, and school nurses, and our schools to be welcoming for all our children and youth. We reject punitive policies that disproportionately harm students of color and students with disabilities. And we are organizing to turn back those who are trying to censor curricula and stigmatize and harm students.”
-Statement of Beatriz Beckford, National Director, Youth and Family Justice at MomsRising
“Make no mistake: America’s moms oppose book bans and strongly support the inclusion of diverse perspectives in our schools and libraries. Age-appropriate books that accurately reflect our history, schools that provide age-appropriate health education and mental health support, and curricula that portray LGBTQIA+ families and communities belong in our schools and libraries.
“The rightwing agenda is not moms’ agenda and claims to the contrary are outright lies. Seventy-eight percent of mom voters and 76% of women voters say that ‘a few parents should not be able to ban books from school libraries and deny other families their choices about what books their children have access to,’ according to apublic opinion survey conducted by Lake Research for MomsRising in May. Ninety-two percent of Democratic women, 73% of Independent women, and 57% of Republican women agree with that statement, as do 72% of voters who are grandmothers.
“At MomsRising, we are working hard to protect public education and oppose censorship. We have given free banned books to children in Florida,joined the Diverse Books for All Coalition, andpetitioned the U.S. Department of Education to investigate books bans and censorship in public schools. We will continue fighting back until our freedom to learn and to read is no longer under assault. #FreeTheBooks.”
-Statement of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO, MomsRising
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A Major, Very Welcome Victory in the Work to Improve Maternal Health
Statement of Tina Sherman, National Director, MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on passage of the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act in the U.S. House of Representatives last night:
“America’s moms are celebrating passage of the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act in the U.S. House of Representatives last night. Since the U.S. Senate passed this legislation with unanimous consent last September, the House vote is a significant milestone that puts the country on track for meaningful action to improve maternal and infant health. It’s about time.
“A stillbirth is one of the most shattering experiences a family can face, and it happens approximately 21,000 times each year in this country. That’s 58 stillbirths per day – or 1 in 175 pregnancies ending with that tragedy. Women who experience a stillbirth are more likely to die after delivery and experience depression than women whose babies are born alive. It is especially troubling that there are significant racial and ethnic disparities, with Black and Native American families experiencing stillbirths at about twice the rate of White families. Studies have shown that as many as one in four U.S. stillbirths may be preventable.
“Despite the prevalence and implications, the causes of stillbirths have been under-studied and prevention under-funded. That will begin to change now. The bill the House passed last night will expand the scope of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to support evidence-based programs and research to prevent stillbirths. That will include screening and surveillance for fetal growth restriction, community-based programs that provide home visits and other supports, and more. It is our fervent hope that this new law will put our country on a path to ensure that fewer families will have to experience the terrible grief and pain that comes with a stillbirth.”
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Not Positive, Not Cutesy, Not Mindful … Not for Moms!
New Ad Notes How Harmful and Unpopular the Moms for Liberty Agenda Is, as Rightwing Group Kicks Off Its 2024 Summit
MomsRising, the nation’s leading moms’ advocacy group, launched in 2006 and with more than 1,044,000 members today, released a 30-second ad that will run online over the next three days, during the Moms for Liberty 2024 Summit. The spot, which keys off the “very demure, very mindful” TikTok trend, notes Moms for Liberty’s sponsorship of the ultra-right, anti-mom, highly unpopular Project 2025 and its support for book bans, bans on abortion and IVF, and an end to the Head Start program.
The spot, featuring two women, says:
Moms for Liberty, famous for banning books and garnering a number of NOT DEMURE headlines, is an official coalition sponsor of the ultra-rightwing Project 2025.
Rolling back gun safety laws. NOT POSITIVE
Ending the amazing early education program Head Start. NOT CUTESY
Claiming to be pro-family while banning IVF. NOT MINDFUL
Twisting laws to ban abortion nationally. NOT CONSIDERATE
Sorry for the reality check, Diva: Moms for Liberty are not for moms.
“Moms for Liberty, an official coalition partner of Project 2025, has been mired in controversy and failure in recent months, face-planting during recent elections as voters across demographic and party lines reject their efforts to ban books, end Head Start, ban abortion, isolate and stigmatize LGBTQIA+ students, and deny students honest, accurate, age-appropriate history education that covers slavery, civil rights, and the Holocaust,” says Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, executive director and CEO of MomsRising. “Our new ad underscores that it’s a lie that rightwing hate groups like Moms for Liberty represent this country’s moms or parents. They should be called Moms Against Liberty.”
“TheSouthern Poverty Law Center was rightto designate Moms for Liberty as a hate group,” Rowe-Finkbeiner continued. “Moms fully reject the division and hate they spread. Moms recognize that every child and every family deserves to be seen, heard, and included in our schools. We want all children to see themselves in the books they read, and to learn with and from people who are different from them. That strengthens our multiracial democracy.”
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Adverse U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in California v. Texas Would Make America Sicker, Poorer, With Millions More Uninsured
Statement of leaders of MomsRising, an on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on this morning’s oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in California v. Texas:
“Moms and families have a tremendous amount at stake in California v. Texas, the case the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing this morning. A ruling in favor of Texas and the Trump administration would throw our health care system into disarray in the midst of a deadly, raging pandemic. It would return us to the time when insurers charged women more than men for the same plans; denied coverage for pre-existing medical conditions, prescription drugs, maternity care, and mental health services; and imposed caps that took our coverage away when we got sick and needed it most.
“An adverse ruling would leave few people unscathed. Twenty million people would lose their health insurance and more than 130 million people with pre-existing conditions, most of them women, would be unable to get affordable coverage – or any coverage at all, even as COVID-19 gives millions more of us a pre-existing condition. It would end the Medicaid expansion that has covered millions and throw adult children off their moms’ and dads’ insurance policies. It would strip funding from our country’s public health system, just when we need it most. It would devastate millions of moms and families and make our country sicker, poorer, and with millions more uninsured. The dangers this case poses would be even more deadly during the pandemic and economic crisis it created.
“President Trump and his unprincipled allies in the U.S. Senate packed the U.S. Supreme Court with conservative ideologues. Trump’s legacy will be even more shameful if his Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act, which has saved countless lives and become a cornerstone of our health care system for a decade now. America’s moms call on the new Congress to secure and strengthen this essential law.”
-Statement of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO, MomsRising
“Despite trying dozens of times, the Trump administration failed to overturn the ACA in Congress because Americans support and recognize the value of this law. Now the administration and 18 Republican-led states are trying to overturn the ACA in the courts. A ruling in favor of the Trump administration and Texas would be a disaster for moms, families and our country.
“That must not happen. This lawsuit puts millions of us at risk. This is repeal without the replace President Trump has been promising since he first ran for office, but never delivered on. Tens of thousands of MomsRising volunteers have spoken out against Trump’s irresponsible attacks on the Affordable Care Act and it is clear these attacks on our health care were a driving force behind the election of President-Elect Joe Biden last week.
“We are stronger and more successful when we all have access to quality, affordable health coverage and care. We urge the new Congress to make preserving and strengthening this law a high priority soon after it is sworn in.”
-Statement of Felicia Burnett, National DIrector for Health Care, MomsRising
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Murder of Daunte Wright a Call to Action to End Police Violence
Statement of leaders of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the murder of Daunte Wright by police:
“There comes a point when no words can capture our sorrow and our rage, as police violence takes Black life, after Black life, after Black life. Daunte Wright is only the latest – a young man, a father, a son, a person with his whole life ahead of him. That Wright was murdered just miles from where police brutally murdered George Floyd only underscores how pervasive police violence against people of color is in our country. That Wright was murdered during the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin only compounds our trauma and our pain.
“Black people have been demanding accountability for police killings for generations. We are tired of seeing those whose lives were taken indicted, instead of justice served. We don't deserve to be the constant victims of gratuitous racial violence. We deserve to live and breath in a world where skittles, air fresheners, toys, cell phones or sleeping in your bed or opening your front door does not make you a criminal or someone whose life can be taken with no recourse or accountability.
“After the murder of Philando Castille, the state of Minnesota poured $12 million into police training but it did not save George Floyd and it did not save Daunte Wright. If we are committed to creating a world where Black Lives Matter, we must have real police accountability. We must shift resources so we invest in communities rather than extracting resources to criminalize them. The scourge of police violence must end.”
-Statement of Beatriz Beckford, National Director, Youth & Family Justice, MomsRising
“Police violence must end. The deadly mix of white supremacy and police terror must be stopped. This state-sanctioned violence tears at the fabric of our society. It cannot continue. Only when there is real accountability, when we begin to imagine safety beyond policing, will there be real change.
“The days when police can act with impunity and violate the rights and take the lives of Black and Brown people must end. America’s moms want our country to reimagine public safety, overhaul our criminal justice systems, and hold police fully accountable for every life they take or harm. Only when that happens will we have the just and healthy communities our children and families deserve.”
-Statement of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO, MomsRising
You may qualify for
Free or Low-Cost Child Care!
Thanks to the Fair Start for Kids Act, financial assistance for child care has been expanded to include more families across Washington State. The good news doesn’t stop there! Co-payments have been eliminated for some families and considerably lowered for others.
Even if you haven’t qualified in the past, call the Child Care Subsidy Contact Center at 1-844-626-8687 to see if you might qualify now through expansion of our state’s child care assistance program. The easiest way to determine eligibility is by phone. Interpretation in multiple languages is available through the phone too!
Not a phone person? You can visit Washington Connection at www.washingtonconnection.org to see if you qualify and to begin an application. Things are hard right now, hopefully this information -- and more affordable child care -- will help make things just a bit easier for you and for your family.
Frequently asked questions about child care assistance:
But first, the most frequently asked question by parents with young children all across our state: Why is child care so expensive and so hard to find?! Because we’ve failed to recognize child care as the public good that every parent, provider, and employer knows it is. Thankfully, that’s starting to change! In May 2021 Governor Jay Inslee signed the Fair Start for Kids Act (Senate Bill 5237) into law and made child care more affordable and accessible for families and more sustainable for providers. Through a new capital gains tax on the ultra-rich, affordable child care will be expanded to more families over the next decade.
Washington State helps some families pay for all or part of the cost of child care! Through Working Connections Child Care, The State of Washington’s child care assistance program, the state will make payments directly to the child care provider you choose for your family. Child care assistance is paid directly to the provider through a voucher that covers the cost of the authorized attendance minus the family’s copayment.
Families participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, our state’s welfare program, and families with very low incomes will have no co-payment -- that means zero out of pocket expenses. For all other families who qualify for initial eligibility, copayments are limited to no more than $215 per month.
Families who earn at or below 60% of the State Median Income may be eligible for child care assistance. For a family of three that’s $51,804 per year and for a family of four that’s $61,675 per year. What is State Median Income? It’s just a way of measuring how your income compares to the incomes of other families in Washington so that child care assistance can be prioritized for those who need it most.
Parents and caregivers who are working at licensed or certified child care centers and homes and have confirmed or verified employment recorded in MERIT may be eligible up to 85% State Median Income (SMI) with no copayment.
Families who are in their first 12 months of their state-registered apprenticeship may be eligible up to 75% State Median Income (SMI), which is currently $7,018 per month for a family of four.
Families participating in specialty or therapeutic courts and referred in court proceedings are categorically eligible; this means they are eligible regardless of income or approved activities.
Children who reside in Washington state regardless of citizenship status who are otherwise eligible.
Check out this helpful table to get a sense of whether your family might qualify based on your household’s TOTAL GROSS income (for families with two grown ups, that means adding both grown ups’ PRE-TAX incomes together):
Step 1: Find your family size on the horizontal line. Step 2: Find your family’s monthly income before taxes on the vertical line. Step 3: Follow the horizontal and vertical lines to the point where they meet to estimate your copayment.
If your family size (the vertical, or hotdog line) and your monthly income (the horizontal, or hamburger line) don’t line up that means you may not qualify right now -- but call 1-844-626-8687 to be sure. We’ve got good news though! Child care assistance will be expanded to serve more families in 2025 and even more families in 2027.
There are some additional eligibility requirements that Public Benefits workers can help you better understand when you call 1-844-626-8687, including:
Parents in the household must have taxable employment OR meet all WorkFirst (our state’s welfare program) requirements OR be attending full-time community, technical, or tribal college and participating in an approved program
The child must be younger than 13 years old or younger than 19 years with special needs
The child receiving care needs to be a U.S. citizen or legal resident
Washington State doesn’t necessarily define family in the same way that families define themselves. For the purposes of applying for child care assistance, family size typically includes just the parent(s) and child(ren) living under the same roof. Other grownups and children in the house, for example grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, aren’t included in the calculation of family size. If the parents live separately only the parent and child(ren) living under the same roof are considered in the calculation of family size. When you call 1-844-626-8687 Public Benefits workers can help you better understand how your family size should be calculated.
How is child care assistance inclusive of children with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities?
Parents of children with special needs may qualify for child care assistance that pays the provider an increased rate to accommodate additional support. For the purposes of eligibility, “children with special needs” generally have physical, emotional or mental challenges limiting one or more major life activities. Major life activities mean breathing, hearing, seeing, speaking, walking, using arms and hands, learning and playing. To apply for an increased rate for your child’s care, complete the paperwork in English and Spanish. Looking for additional support? Consider reaching out to the organizations below:
Aging and Disability Services Administration, http://www.aasa.dshs.wa.gov, 1-800-422-3263 The Arc of WA, Parent to Parent, http://www.arcwa.org, 1-888-754-8798 Early Intervention Services, Birth to Three www.withinreachwa.org 1-800-322-2588 Child Care Aware of Washington, http://wa.childcareaware.org/ 1-800-446-1114
How does child care assistance serve children and families experiencing homelessness?
Families experiencing homelessness may be eligible for 12-months without an approved work activity. You may qualify for a grace period if you: Live temporarily with family or friends; do not have a home; live in a shelter, car or park; live in transitional housing; live in Domestic Violence program housing; and/or experience other temporary living situations. Looking for help accessing the homeless child care grace period? Child Care Aware of Washington and Child Care Resources can help!
Are high school student parents eligible to receive child care assistance?
Yes, high school student parents and parents 21 years old or younger that are completing a high school equivalency certificate are eligible for child care assistance as long as they earn less than 85 percent of the State Median Income (SMI). A high school student parent is eligible regardless of the other parent’s circumstances. How much is 85 percent of SMI? For a family of two it’s $4,951.25 per month; for a family of three it’s $6,115.75 per month; and for a family of four it’s $7,281.10 per month.
Are college students eligible for child care assistance?
Yes! Parents participating in a vocational education program at a community, technical, or tribal college that will lead to an associate degree or registered apprenticeship program will not have to meet work requirements to receive child care assistance. Parents must meet other eligibility requirements.
There are three different ways to apply for child care assistance:
By phone: Call the Child Care Subsidy Contact Center at 1-844-626-8687. The Contact Center has a full staff of Public Benefits workers who can answer your specific questions, determine initial eligibility, and start the application process. ***The easiest way to determine eligibility is by phone. Interpretation in multiple languages is available through the phone too!***
Online: Visit Washington Connection at https://www.washingtonconnection.org/ to see if you qualify and to begin an application -- but calling 1-844-626-8687 is highly recommended for a faster response
In person: Visit a Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) office in your community to submit an application for child care assistance, along with other public benefits. Find your community office here: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/office-locations
What information will I need to apply for child care assistance?
When you call the Child Care Subsidy Contact Center at 1-844-626-8687, Public Benefits workers may be able to process your application within a number of days by cross-verifying your information. The very first thing you should do is call 1-844-626-8687 to begin your application and then, afterwards, begin to gather the following documentation if requested as part of the process:
Proof of your child’s citizenship or legal residency;
Household members;
Household income.
If you’d rather apply online or at a DSHS office you are more likely to need to provide hard-copy documentation of the items listed above. Note that documentation will need to be provided through snail mail or through fax to protect your private data.
When you’ve selected your child care provider, be sure to provide the Child Care Subsidy Contact Center with their information so they can receive payment.
Families with child care assistance can choose the care setting and provider that matches their unique needs, including licensed child care centers and licensed family child care homes. Licensed child care providers follow minimum licensing requirements set by the state to ensure children are in safe, healthy and nurturing places. Not sure where to start? Call Child Care Aware of Washington’s Family Center at 1-800-446-1114 for help finding high-quality, licensed child care in your community. In addition to providing you a list of child care options that fit your criteria, Child Care Aware can also share with you about using Early Achievers, our state’s Quality Rating and Improvement System, as one measure for understanding quality. Support is available in more than 250 languages!
Many families using our state’s child care assistance program choose Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) care. FFN care is license exempt, though non-relative caregivers are required to meet health and safety standards. Subsidized FFN care makes it possible for families to choose care settings that closely match their cultural, linguistic, and community ties and it is an essential part of our state’s care infrastructure.
How can I use child care assistance in a Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) caregiving setting?
Family, friend and neighbor (FFN) providers include grandparents, aunts and uncles, elders, older siblings, friends, neighbors, and others who help families by providing child care. Both in Washington and around the nation, FFN care is the most common type of child care for infants and toddlers and for school-age children before and after school.
Some families prefer to have an FFN care for their child or to have care provided in the child's home. When you choose a child care provider who is exempt from licensing, you have extra responsibilities. The provider you choose must:
Be 18 years of age or older;
Be a citizen or a legal resident of the United States;
Pass the DCYF background check. If care is provided in the provider’s home, then anyone older than 16 who lives in the home must also pass a background check;
Be physically and mentally healthy enough to meet all the needs of the child in care;
Not be the child’s biological parent, step-parent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, in-loco parentis, sibling, or the spouse of any of these individuals
Meet the health and safety requirements if not related to the child.
Families or caregivers considering subsidized FFN care can learn more about requirements and regulations online: https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/services/early-learning-providers/ffn.
Is there support for families and providers who choose Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) care?
Kaleidoscope Play & Learn (KP&L) groups offer parents and other caregivers the opportunity to support their children's early learning through everyday activities, and build relationships with other participants. More about Play & Learn is available online through Child Care Resources: https://www.childcare.org/family-services/find-care-ffn.aspx .
Statement of Donna Norton, Executive Vice President of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the Biden administration decision to extend the use of Title 42 to continue expelling asylum-seekers, forcing them to wait for months or years in Mexico for asylum hearings:
“It is deeply disappointing that the Biden administration has extended the use of Title 42. Coming at the same time the administration is re-implementing the ‘Remain in Mexico’ protocols, this will force even more immigrants to wait for long periods of time in unsafe, life-threatening conditions, at risk from smugglers and drug cartels, in Mexico for their asylum hearings. This combination of dangerous, unethical policies will make it practically impossible for people seeking asylum to get protection at our southern border.
“Title 42 is a provision of health law that the Trump administration mis-used to deny immigrants the opportunity to seek safety in the United States. This Trump-era scapegoating policy puts asylum-seekers’ lives at risk. Using it to validate deportations is as indefensible now as it was when the Trump administration did so.
“Countless health experts have said there is no scientific basis for this policy. Instead, public health measures such as testing, quarantining and vaccination can effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19. We urge Secretary Mayorkas and the Biden administration to end the use of Title 42, and work to deliver a fair immigration process that respects the human rights of all children and families. Families belong together. Every asylum-seeker should be treated fairly and with dignity and respect.”
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Moms Welcome New Biden Administration Public Charge Rule
Statement of Xochitl Oseguera, Vice President of MamásConPoder and MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the public charge rule the Biden administration published today:
“The Trump administration’s ‘public charge’ rule was cruel and racist, and moms are thrilled that the Biden administration replaced it with a fair, compassionate rule that will allow hard-working immigrant families to access food, health care, and other essential services they need to thrive. ThePublic Charge Rule the Biden administration published today is welcome and badly needed – not just because it puts an end to an unfortunate chapter in our history during which a heartless, anti-immigrant administration used public policies to intimidate and punish immigrant families, but also because it makes clear that neither use of health, nutrition and housing assistance nor benefits used by a U.S. citizen child will not be considered in citizenship applications of their family members.
“MomsRising and its Spanish-speaking community, MamásConPoder,will work hard to get the word out about the new rule, so that immigrant parents will no longer fear applying for food, housing, and health care supports that they or their children are entitled to access.
“America’s moms want every child and family to be able to access food, housing, and health care, every immigrant to be treated with compassion and respect, and our government to reject racism and anti-immigrant sentiment in all their forms.”
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