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Statement “There’s no question that families need policies that make it possible for moms and parents to care for their kids, go to work, and contribute to their communities. That’s why moms across the country are demanding quality, affordable child, elder and disability care; fair pay; access to maternal and all health care; and paid family and medical leave for when we have babies, our kids get sick, or we need to provide elder care or recover from serious illness.

Media advisory MomsRising has experts available to discuss our country’s maternal health crisis during Black Maternal Health Week this week, including Tina Sherman, our National Director for Maternal Justice who is a North Carolina-based doula; and Monifa Bandele, our Senior Vice President, a maternal health expert whose Texas-based grandmother was once denied maternal health care because of her race.

Statement “Every U.S. Representative who voted to pass the SAVE Act today chose voter suppression over our democracy. The Republican unity on this bill is a disgrace and a betrayal of our core values as a nation. The U.S. Senate must reject it.

Statement “As President Trump’s latest tariffs promise to drive prices even higher, today is a painful reminder that Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women must cope with the devastating impacts of his trade war while also facing discriminatory pay practices. Overall, AANHPI women are paid an unacceptable 83 cents for every dollar paid to White men. But averaging across such a wide range of identities is dangerously misleading, and obscures the reality that many AANHPI subgroups face much more painful wage gaps.