America’s Moms Say Representative DeLauro Has Earned Superhero Status
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July 30, 2010
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America’s Moms Say Representative DeLauro
Has Earned Superhero Status MomsRising Presents Congresswoman with Superhero Award Dubbing U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) a “superhero” for her outstanding, heroic and successful efforts to pass the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the U.S. House,
MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization for moms and everyone who has a mom, yesterday presented her with the
MomsRising Superhero Award.
MomsRising National Health Care Campaign Director Donna Norton presented the award to the Congresswoman on behalf of the
MomsRising members in her district and the more than one million
MomsRising members nationwide.
“Congresswoman DeLauro has always been a hero for children and families and today we officially honor her as a superhero,” said
MomsRising Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. “Her efforts to get this crucial legislation through the House of Representatives were super-heroic and frankly, almost super-human. Moms and dads across the country owe The Congresswoman a huge debt of gratitude and we’re here to deliver on that.”
MomsRising organized its members across the country in numerous campaigns in support of health reform. Actions included:
• Holding in-district meeting with Members of Congress;
• Sharing stories that illustrated the importance of health reform legislation in a book,
•
Mothers Know Best: MomsRising Members Share Their Personal Healthcare Stories;
• Distributing flyers dispelling myths and untruths about health reform as members of local “Healthcare Reform Truth Squads”;
• Urging Members of Congress to wear pacifier lapel pins to show their support for health reform; and
• Making more than half a million constituent contacts to the offices of Members of Congress in support of health reform.
# # # #MomsRising.org is an online and on-the-ground grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to achieve economic security for all families in the United States. MomsRising is working for paid family leave, flexible work options, affordable child care, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes so many mothers. MomsRising also advocates for healthcare for all, toxic-free environments, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families. In 2010, Forbes.com named MomsRising's web site as one of the “Top 100 Websites For Women.”
