You’ve got to give them credit. They’ve got a lot of nerve. Unbelievably, details are surfacing about a plan proposed by Senator Toomey (R-PA) and some of his colleagues on the Congressional “Super Committee” that would actually REDUCE tax rates for millionaires while cutting essential services for children, youth, and the elderly. In fact, Senator [...]
This month another one of my talented, amazing friends was laid off from her job. Sadly, her situation is all too common. “My husband just lost his job and therefore we lost all of our health insurance about a month ago. … We have 2 young children – one is 8 years old and the [...]
Sometimes when I open the newspaper, I feel like throwing it right back out to the curb. (No disrespect intended to the curb.) Last week, for example, there was the terrible new census data report that nearly one in six Americans is living in poverty, and one in four babies born in America right now [...]
Usually, my supermom powers get me pretty far. Children off to school in the morning? Check. Semi-nutritious snack in backpack? Check. Clean air for my children to breathe at recess? That’s where I get stumped. That’s not the kind of thing that any mom, despite our numerous superpowers, can do alone. And that’s why I was [...]
After endless weeks of watching Congress bicker and storm out of negotiations, the words of the immortal pigeon in Mo Willem’s children’s book echoes in my mind… “LET ME DRIVE THE BUS!!!” Because after that whole crazy ride, we have arrived at a debt ceiling deal that does not come close to reflecting the priorities [...]
The current default crisis reminds me of a never-ending game of Chutes and Ladders. Just when you are full of glee thinking that you’re making progress, you fall precipitously down a chute to square one. It’s national torture. And unfortunately, it’s not a game. A default would have devastating consequences for children, families, and communities. [...]
Good news! Today I had the opportunity to represent MomsRising at a meeting with White House officials about cancer prevention. Your signatures were delivered along with those from other organizations who are also members of theSafer Chemicals Healthy Families Coalition. We talked about how concerned parents are about the chemicals that our children are exposed [...]
When you have kids, anniversaries can get short shrift. Suddenly, a quick pizza lunch can suffice for a romantic date. But anniversaries are important not just to mark what we have achieved, but also to renew our commitment to going forward. This March 23rd is the Anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, [...]
Something doesn’t add up. These days you hear a lot of members of Congress saying, “Governments need to budget like families do.” I couldn’t agree more. Every family I know budgets by putting the health, safety, and future of their children first. But what gets me is that some of the same members of Congress [...]
Get tired of hearing the same loudmouths jabbering on about politics on TV? Us too. That’s why we’re bringing the voices of MomsRising members to a national audience. Voices like Kris Cambra, a Massachusetts MomsRising member, who the night of the vote to repeal health reform told ABC World News Tonight why as the mother [...]
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