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02/14/14

Last week, I wrote about developments in Congress and several states to stop the practice of shackling pregnant women. Now, the Senate Judiciary Committee in one of those states, Iowa, has changed a bill setting limits on shackling to one that charges the Department of Corrections with making rules...

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Rachel Roth

Health Care

02/13/14

Yesterday, I had the honor of having coffee with Vice President Joe Biden to discuss affordable healthcare and how it’s affected my life. Being a member of MomsRising, I was extended an invitation to meet with Vice President Biden and some extraordinary women to discuss healthcare issues, the good...

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Marla Harrington

Family Economic Security

02/13/14

“In the wealthiest nation on earth nobody who works full time should have to live in poverty—nobody, not here in America.”- President Obama , yesterday as he signed an executive order that raises the minimum wage to $10.10 for all new federal contract workers. We agree! This is important because...

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Elyssa Schmier

MomsVote Politics & Policy

02/13/14

Women can and do run for office, but their path to politics differs from the one most men follow. Women are generally asked to run and likely to have been recruited. Men tend to initiate their own candidacy, and worry less about if they are qualified or not. Women tend to feel under qualified,...

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Valerie Young

Health Care

02/12/14

The story about Israel Hilton, an uninsured Texas man with terminal brain cancer left me heartbroken at first. That feeling quickly turned to anger after finding out that, despite working full-time, the jobs he'd worked didn't offer health insurance. With an income of just $13,000/yr there's no way...

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Felicia Burnett

Politics & Policy Health Care

02/12/14

After launching their daughter, Julie Gonzales Corbin and her husband embarked on midlife career transitions. In 2013, they counted their lucky stars and squeaked by without health insurance. When they learned about the new affordable insurance options, they quickly selected a bronze Group Health...

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Roberta Riley

Health Care

02/12/14

Texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the country. With more than 4 million uninsured Texans eligible for health coverage right now through the health insurance marketplace—and the fact that most of them can get help paying for coverage, due the financial assistance that too many people still...

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Mimi Garcia

Health Care

02/11/14

Game time - in more ways than one! MomsRising members across the nation watched the State of the Union address and tracked the policies moms and families care about during a national game of BINGO! Indeed, shouts of BINGO! were heard across the nation that night because the president not only noted...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Health Care

02/10/14

Right now, too many Texans are hearing, “I'm sorry, you don’t qualify,” in their quest to access healthcare. Texas has the largest percentage of uninsured people in the United States: six million people. Fortunately, approximately three million uninsured people are eligible for affordable coverage...

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Julie Pippert

02/10/14

Remember the three-parent babies I told you about in December? The ones made with genetic material from two different women? Well, the United States might be moving a step closer to their creation. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on February 25 and...

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