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WED @ 1:45 PM ET: Dem Women’s Caucus to Host Mother’s Day Press Conference Calling for Action on Care and Reproductive Rights

May 7, 2024
Workplace Justice, Paid Family & Medical Leave, Reproductive Justice, Early Care & Education

Lisa Lederer, 202/371-1996

WASHINGTON, D.C. – WEDNESDAY, May 8 at 1:45 PM ET, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) will host a Mother’s Day press conference recognizing moms across the country and calling for action on the policies that will help them thrive. This Mother’s Day, moms don’t want just chocolate and flowers—they want care policies that actually deliver quality affordable child care and elder care, they want their reproductive rights protected, and much more. The Democratic Women’s Caucus—many of whom are moms themselves—will call for House Republicans to back up their empty “pro-family” rhetoric with actual action that will help moms this Mother’s Day.  

The press conference will include Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, DWC Vice Chair Nikema Williams, DWC Vice Chair Teresa Leger Fernández, DWC member Brittany Pettersen, Donna Norton, Executive Vice President of MomsRising, and moms from across the country who will share their stories fighting for the policies that will help women thrive.

MomsRising will give Democratic Women's Caucus members superhero capes at the event, and storybooks with the experiences of moms across the country who have struggled without a care infrastructure.

WHAT:

Mother’s Day press conference calling on action for the policies moms need to thrive.

Call will include a media Q&A.

WHEN:

WEDNESDAY, May 8

1:45 PM ET

Media set up beginning at 1:30 PM ET

 WHERE:

House Triangle

 WHO:

Democratic Whip Katherine Clark

DWC Vice Chair Nikema Williams

DWC Vice Chair Teresa Leger Fernández

DWC member Brittany Pettersen

Donna Norton, Executive Vice President of MomsRising

Krystal Judah, mom and MomsRising activist from Wisconsin

Nancy Pontius, mom and MomsRising activist from Pennsylvania

 RSVP:

 Interested media can RSVP HERE.

 

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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, stop discrimination against women and moms, and 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: www.MamásConPoder.org. Sign up online at www.MomsRising.org — and follow us on our blog, and on Twitter and Facebook.