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Ways & Means Democrats, Pelosi, MomsRising to Spotlight Republican Tax Bill’s Harmful Effects on American Families

November 13, 2017

Lisa Lederer, 202-371-1996

WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Ways & Means Committee members Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA) and Terri Sewell (D-AL), and Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) will join MomsRising families to highlight real examples of the Republican tax legislation’s disastrous impacts on Americans across the nation.
 
WHAT:
Pelosi, Ways & Means members Chu and DelBene hold press conference on how the Republican tax bill will harm American families
 
WHO:
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
Ways & Means Member Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
Ways & Means Member Judy Chu (D-CA)
Ways & Means Member Terri Sewell (D-AL)
Democratic Women's Working Group Chair Lois Frankel (D-FL)
MomsRising CEO and Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Families negatively affected by the Republican tax bill: Peter and Lisa Witzler from Maryland, Suzanne Garwood from Virginia and Nikki Berlew O'Meara from Pennsylvania
 
WHEN:
Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 10:00 am
 
WHERE:
234 Cannon House Office Building
 

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MomsRising.org is an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to increase family economic security, decrease discrimination against women and moms, and to build a nation where businesses and families can thrive. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families, including criminal justice reform, immigration policy reform, and gun safety. MomsRising is working for paid family and medical leave, affordable, high quality childcare and early learning, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes women — particularly moms and women of color — and so many others. MomsRising advocates for access to healthy food for all kids, health care for all, earned sick days, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. MomsRising maintains a Spanish language website: MamásConPoder.org. Sign up online at www.MomsRising.org — and follow us on our blog, and on Twitter and Facebook.