Will one of your Senators be the Grinch Who Stole Healthcare Reform?
The vote in the Senate is going to be incredibly close and the loss or gain of just one or two Senators could make or break this historic chance to finally start fixing our broken healthcare system. We are now just days away from [...]
I admit it. With the grim news that one in four U.S. children are on the brink of hunger [1], that an estimated 5 million children are without healthcare today [2], and that 14,000 Americans are losing their healthcare every day [3], I’m tempted to retreat into the familiar comfort of eggnog and holiday [...]
If you’ve turned on the TV this week, you may have noticed that opponents of health reform have stepped up their efforts to scare families into opposing health reform. Why the frenzied pitch? Because after almost a year of debate, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on its health reform bill as early [...]
Kids are experts at getting the attention of their parents. They tug at us, they snuggle up, they deftly bargain, and let’s face it–that whining can be pretty effective. But as a political lobby, kids are easily overlooked. Right now, the headlines about health reform center on adults while millions of children remain uncovered and [...]
Full disclosure: I’m not a great baker. My kids think a Betty Crocker cake is fully homemade. However, it seems to me that healthcare reform is kind of like baking a cake. If you don’t have the right ingredients, it will fall as flat as a pancake.
Last week Senator Baucus released his proposal for health [...]
On Wednesday night, President Obama addressed Congress, saying, “The time for bickering is over.” That’s certainly music to every mother’s ears, regardless of political party.
Between our kids home for the summer and those crazy town hall meetings, we’re ready for some sanity. It’s time for Congress to finally get down to business and address our [...]
We are rising up all over the nation for stable and secure healthcare for our families! Over the last month, MomsRising members have met with Senators or Senate staff in Alaska, Delaware, Tennessee, Illinois, Virginia, Texas, Nevada, Missouri, Michigan, New York, Kansas, Utah, North Carolina, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, Nebraska and Nevada!
MomsRising heroism abounds: Texas [...]
Fist fights? Members of Congress hanged in effigy? Lies and threats? Wait a minute! This is not a real debate about healthcare reform — it’s the antics of school yard bullies!
This is a case for SuperMom and other superheroes! You can change the debate in your community just by using the superhero power of truth-telling, [...]
Exhibit A: MomsRising member, Donna, from Wyoming somehow wrangled a State Director of Senator Enzi’s office to travel a hundred miles to see her and other MomsRising members about healthcare. Here’s what she had to say about their meeting this week:
“I would encourage especially those moms who want to organize a meeting and don’t live [...]
It’s that time… excruciating pain, exhaustion, breathe and PUSH!!!! Yes, it’s up to us again. We’ve got to push Congress to give birth to healthcare reform!
Stalling on a vote in Congress is the key strategy of the opponents of healthcare reform.[1] Keep the momentum going forward. Tell your Representatives in the U.S. House not to [...]
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