News release WASHINGTON, DC -- On Wednesday, June 21st, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) will join with a coalition of progressive organizations, health care advocates, and parents and kids dressed in superhero costumes, for a speak out on Capitol Hill opposing the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and its replacement with the secretive Republican plan.
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June 20, 2017
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June 19, 2017
Statement SEATTLE, WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, Seattle police officers shot and killed Charleena Lyles, a black 30-year-old mother of four having a mental health emergency, in front of “several children.” According to the Seattle Times, Lyles had a history of mental health struggles and was three months pregnant with her fifth child when she was shot by police. Lyles had called the police to report a possible burglary and was killed by responding officers.
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June 14, 2017
Statement “We are sending comfort, healing, and peace to all those hurt and affected by this morning's shooting at the GOP congressional baseball practice. The moms of America once again mourn that yet more people were added to the ranks of those victimized by our country’s gun violence epidemic.”
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May 30, 2017
Statement MARYLAND -- Moms across the country are applauding Maryland legislation that significantly restricts disciplinary actions like suspensions and expulsions of public school students in pre-K through second grade, which passed in April and has been officially made law. The new law will ban expulsion as a penalty for children in almost all cases, and restrict the use of suspensions only to narrow, case-by-case circumstances.
In response to the new law, Monifa Bandele, Vice President of MomsRising, issued the following statement:
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May 30, 2017
News release This Thursday, parents and children will practice their best dance moves at a family-friendly dance party at the California State Capitol. The event – organized by MomsRising, First 5 Sacramento, Children Now, and Common Sense Kids Action – aims to urge legislators to prioritize funding for kids in the 2017-2018 state budget.
WHAT: Dance party in support of early learning, including affordable child care and preschool, in California
WHO: Moms, dads, children and advocates for early learning
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May 25, 2017
Statement WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) along with Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2017 – legislation that would immediately increase the federal minimum wage to $9.25 per hour, increasing the minimum wage gradually until it reaches $15 per hour by the year 2024. The legislation would increase the tipped minimum wage for workers who have not seen a salary increase since 1991. The bill has 31 Senate co-sponsors and 152 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives.
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May 25, 2017
Statement “Governor Hogan’s veto of the Healthy Working Families Act is a huge disappointment and a betrayal of Maryland’s working families, and of the legislators in both the state House and Senate who passed it.
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May 24, 2017
Statement Moments ago, the Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the Republican health care plan that was passed by the US House of Representatives.
According to the CBO scoring, an estimated 23 million more people would be uninsured under the House legislation than under current law by 2026.
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO of MomsRising, issued the following statement in response to the CBO score:
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May 23, 2017
Statement “This Mother's Day month, it's time to get real: We live in a country that often claims to worship mothers but, in truth, becoming a mother puts women at a tremendous lifelong economic risk. In fact, being a mom is now a greater predictor of wage and hiring discrimination than being a woman.
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May 22, 2017
Statement “Food. Health Care. Housing. Education. Air that is breathable and water that is safe to drink. The budget proposal the Trump administration released today would put all that in jeopardy in order to pay for huge tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations. This budget would jeopardize the health care, nutrition and education of our children, families and aging parents.
“Quite simply, this budget would devastate our economy and our families.
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