Statement “Twenty-nine years after Congress passed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which provided unpaid leave to about 3 in 5 workers in this country, and in the 3rd year of a raging pandemic that has intensified the already-urgent need for paid leave, 50 Republicans and 1 Democrat are blocking U.S. Senate passage of the national paid leave program the country needs. America’s moms are tired of waiting.
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February 4, 2022
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February 1, 2022
Statement “We learned today that in December, 4.3 million people in this country quit their jobs. This follows a record 4.4 million people leaving their jobs in November. Those ‘quits’ often represent people being pushed out of their jobs. They are a stark reminder that our failure to adopt paid leave and invest in child care is destabilizing businesses, constraining our economy, and causing families to struggle to meet their most basic needs and save for the future.
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February 1, 2022
Media advisory Moms are standing up, speaking out, and demanding Build Back Better. A Marching Band will be outside the Russell Senate Office Building at the corner of Constitution Avenue and Delaware Street from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm today, and again on select days over the next two weeks with signs like the one below:
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January 31, 2022
News release WASHINGTON, DC -- In a new letter to members of the US Senate, sent today, more than 250 nonprofit organizations, business leaders, and women’s advocates are urging passage of the Build Back Better Act with haste.
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January 21, 2022
Statement “America’s moms are horrified by recent and impending U.S. Supreme Court actions that put women’s health and families’ well-being in grave jeopardy. Most people who have abortions are moms; and moms want abortion care to be accessible to all who need it, including low-income women, women of color, and immigrant women. Instead of improving access to this basic health care, politicians have been attacking and denying abortion care and our highest court is failing to protect this basic liberty.
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January 20, 2022
Statement “Last night’s U.S. Senate failure to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act was a costly and bitter disappointment that puts our hopes for democracy at grave risk. At a time when state lawmakers are passing laws to suppress the votes of Black, Indigenous and people of color, using extreme gerrymandering, trying to lock historically marginalized Americans out of the political process, and allowing dark money to set our country’s agenda, Congress had a responsibility to step up and protect our democracy. Last night the U.S. Senate utterly failed to do so.
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January 12, 2022
Statement “The Consumer Price Index December report, out this morning, is sobering confirmation of what moms and families already know: Prices for essentials, including food, housing and energy, continue to rise, making it extremely difficult for many families to provide for their kids and make ends meet.
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January 6, 2022
Statement “Today is a somber anniversary, when we remember last January’s brutal, appalling attack by domestic terrorists on the U.S. Capitol and on the lawmakers and staff who were doing their jobs by certifying a free and fair election. We recognize the terrible toll that attack took in deaths and injuries as well as the toll it has taken on our unity and civility as a nation. America’s moms strongly support decisive action to hold accountable every single person who planned, funded, or participated in that attack.
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January 5, 2022
Statement “2022 is off to a rough start for America’s moms, families, and businesses. The pandemic is surging, hundreds of thousands of people are becoming ill and being asked to quarantine each day, many schools and child care centers are operating remotely if they are open at all, transportation systems are compromised, and the already-high cost of food, medication, housing and energy is rising fast.
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December 19, 2021
Statement “Senator Manchin’s announcement this morning that he will not support the Build Back Better Act at this time is both a stinging disappointment and a call to action to lawmakers to find a way to pass the essential measures this bill contains. America’s moms expect Senator Manchin, and the U.S. Senate, to return to the negotiating table and pass Build Back Better in early 2022. Unless they do, Sen.
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