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01/09/14

From the moment I received that email I got excited. An email where it said “MomsRising was looking for a mom who has a unique story to share on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.” At work everyone was extremely excited for me, we were anxious to see if I would be selected for this outstanding...

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Sheila Arias

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

01/09/14

We keep hearing from moms and women from around the country who are struggling to make ends meet and terrified that they are going to lose their unemployment benefits. Kimberly and Andrea have experiences shared by so many people out there. MomsRising is going to continue to advocate for the...

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Elyssa Schmier

Health Care

01/09/14

Guess which famous Floridian recently signed up for a health insurance plan through Obamacare? Marco Rubio! Shocked? Me too! It's hard to believe that Rubio, a staunch opponent of the new healthcare law, not only signed up for health coverage through the federal marketplace, but also accepted a $10...

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Jeannina Perez

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget Realistic & Fair Wages

01/09/14

This week the Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as the first chairwoman of the Federal Reserve Board in its hundred-year history. Most reports about Yellen’s confirmation have taken note of her ascent through the glass ceiling, as well as her impact as a model for women and girls. I was most intrigued...

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Shay Chan Hodges

Family Economic Security

01/08/14

I’ve been reading a lot about the “war” on poverty, what with today being the 50th anniversary of the declaration of “unconditional” war on the awful predicament. On this day in 1964, LBJ traveled to Martin County, KY and announced the creation of programs that are still in place today: Medicaid,...

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Kelly Dasa

Immigration

01/08/14

Fusion , a venture between Univisión and ABC News, conducted an investigation and found that U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained at least 13 pregnant women in one detention facility in Texas. Fusion also published a statement by ICE acknowledging that one of the women "in fact...

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Elisa Batista

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

01/08/14

As the Senate continues to debate an extension of unemployment benefits, we continue to hear from families dealing with joblessness. We have added two more stories to our collection from moms Elizabeth and Wendy. Elizabeth's (from Chicago, IL) story: My story is like most others: decades of working...

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Elyssa Schmier

01/08/14

“I delivered my only child, Hannah, eight years ago in Laurel, Md., shackled to a bed, chained like an animal, in a vulnerable position, exposed to all, without family, only prison guards by my side,” Rebecca Swope told the House Judiciary Committee in Maryland in February 2013. Swope is part of a...

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Rachel Roth

Families & The Federal Budget

01/07/14

Never, did I ever believe, that one day, I would be unemployed at no fault of my own. I’ve always been known as a dedicated, hardworking employee, motivated to get the job done, with a keen eye to detail. I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but former employers have always raved about me! It’s true,...

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Tasha Taylor

Paid Sick Days

01/07/14

Something amazing is happening across the country. People are coming together across cities, states and even at the national level to stand up for a basic workplace protection – the right to earn paid sick time. Across the country people are taking a stand. They’re saying that when someone is sick...

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