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STATEMENT OF Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO, MomsRising, On the Candidates Not Addressing Issues Important to U.S. Women and Mothers in Last Night’s Presidential Debate

October 3, 2012
Statement “Let's face it: Last night both Governor Romney and President Obama missed a chance to win over women and mom voters.  After the debate, we were left scratching our heads wondering how the the preset debate agenda items titled, ‘Economy I, Economy II, and Economy III’ could have left out women, children, and families when women are holding up our economy.  Fair pay, the price of child care, and a lack of paid leave to care for children and the elderly are among the key economic issues in women’s and mothers’ daily lives.  Any discussion about the economy that leaves out women, moms, and f
Campaigns:
MomsVote
MomsRising Together

STATEMENT OF Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director, CEO and Co-Founder, MomsRising, on Judge Blocking Provisions of Pennsylvania Voter Identification Law

October 2, 2012
Statement “Today’s action by Judge Robert Simpson to block enforcement of  Pennsylvania’s draconian and unnecessary voter identification law is cause for celebration among women and moms everywhere! This law is one of many underhanded and unfair efforts to prevent citizens from exercising their constitutional right to vote.  
Campaigns:
MomsVote
MomsRising Together

America’s Moms Turn Watchful Eye to Presidential Debates

September 28, 2012
News release WASHINGTON, DC – With this year’s election pulling into the homestretch, mothers all across the country are listening carefully to hear what the candidates have to say about the issues that are most important to them, and they’ll be paying particular attention on October 3 when the presidential candidates hold their first debate on domestic policy in Denver, CO.
Campaigns:
MomsVote
MomsRising Together

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO of MomsRising, To Speak at DNC Women’s Caucus On Issues Important to Mothers

September 6, 2012
Statement “We’re not soccer moms on the sidelines, but networked moms on the front lines.  We’re paying attention, we're organized, and we’re voting.    More than 80% of women in the United States have children by the time they're forty-four, making moms one of the most important parts of the American public, culturally and electorally.  Many of the realities that moms face everyday are not yet being addressed on the campaign trail.  
Campaigns:
MomsVote
MomsRising Together

STATEMENT OF Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director, CEO AND Co-Founder, Momsrising, on Ann Romney’s Introduction of Mitt Romney and the Romney/Ryan Record on Issues Important to Moms:

August 28, 2012
Statement “As Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan accept the Republican nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, they need to consider one of America’s most important but overlooked demographics: moms.    “More than 80 percent of women in the United States have children by the time they're forty-four, making moms an important part of the American public, culturally and electorally.    
Campaigns:
MomsVote
MomsRising Together

STATEMENT OF Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director, CEO, and Co-Founder, MomsRising on New Bureau of Labor Statistics American Time Use Survey

August 20, 2012
Statement “There’s good news and bad news in the American Time Use Survey released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week. The good news is that more people are able to access and use paid leave, which is good for our nation’s families. The bad news is that it’s still the case that people in low-wage jobs, particularly women, often don’t have access to paid leave.  
Campaigns:
Paid Sick Days
MomsRising Together

Over 1.7 million of immigrant youth could benefit from Deferred Action process

August 10, 2012
News release While we continue the momentum towards passage of the DREAM Act, mothers across the country are standing in support of the 1.76 million immigrant youth who will be able, starting August 15, 2012, to seek a form of administrative relief from deportation.  
Campaigns:
Immigration
MomsRising Together

STATEMENT OF Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director, CEO and Co-Founder, MomsRising, on the Preventive Health Care Provisions of the Affordable Care Act

July 31, 2012
Statement “There's no question that millions of American women, moms and their families have already benefitted from the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Moms like Christine Farley, whose son has Cystic Fibrosis, and who no longer has to worry that he’ll be denied coverage because of his pre-existing condition or run into a lifetime cap on his health care coverage. Moms like Tracy Munoz, whose adult sons will be covered under her and her husband’s insurance plans until they reach 26.
Campaigns:
Health Care
MomsRising Together

STATEMENT OF Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director, MomsRising, On Supreme Court Ruling on Affordable Care Act

June 28, 2012
Statement “As moms and caregivers for our families, we know how crucial health care is. The Affordable Care Act has proven to be a life-changing, and life-saving, law, and we are overjoyed that families will continue to benefit from its provisions.  
Campaigns:
Health Care
MomsRising Together

STATEMENT OF KRISTIN ROWE-FINKBEINER, CEO and Executive Director, MomsRising, On The Mercury and Air Toxics Rule and Children’s Need for Clean Air

June 18, 2012
Statement “The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Rule is an important step forward for clean air.   It will protect families all across the country from dangerous toxics like mercury and arsenic and prevent more than 100,000 asthma attacks a year.  
MomsRising Together

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