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On March 18th, our member Sasheena Salvador from Brooklyn, NY spoke at a press conference with Leader Jeffries for the Medicaid Day of Action. Here is her story: “Good morning! My name is Sasheena Salvador, and I live in Gravesend. I am a single woman and a mom to the amazing two-year-old, Aviana, who just celebrated her birthday by the way. I am also a Massachusetts national guard veteran, and a proud member of MomsRising. Thank you, Leader Jeffries, for all you are doing to fight for working...
Health care access for more than 72 million people in the United States is under threat. As Congress moves to cut spending across the board, critical Medicaid funding is on the chopping block—we’re looking at up to $880 billion in cuts—which would impact those in small town and rural communities most. Why’s that? Rural communities and small towns already face great challenges to health care access. Oftentimes people who live in rural areas have to travel great distances to access care, with...
Welcome to the first Moms Next Door Dispatch! To help build our power together, to be there for one another, and to, well, help lift our nation up and out of this mess, we’ve started a new national pilot program to rise up together and connect locally: Moms Next Door . Sign up now to get these monthly dispatches in your inbox and learn new ways to connect! What’s the Moms Next Door Dispatch? Each month, you’ll receive the Moms Next Door Dispatch (Scroll down!) – a monthly toolkit that will...
Imagine there’s more than enough public money to fully fund your child’s quality education, but instead of going to their classroom, it’s getting funneled into unaccountable private schools – some of which get to pick and choose which kids they even let through the door. Here’s the deal: School vouchers take our hard-earned tax dollars—the ones meant for our neighborhood public schools—and hand them over to private schools, many of which aren’t required to follow the same rules, provide the...
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment!!! The headlines are bleak and members of Congress need to hear from us again and again. (Thank you in advance!!) We’ve all been speaking out by the thousands because we know that the long-term impact of the budget cuts being proposed (including potentially cutting healthcare for more than 72 million people!!) by President Trump and Republicans in Congress will be devastating to hard-working families like yours, ours, and folks all across America—Thank you!...
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March 20, 2025
Last week, the Trump administration is firing 50% of the Department of Education staff. With the layoffs, Title I K-12 schools and students with disabilities will take the most damage.
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March 18, 2025
On the radio show this week we discuss the single largest program for maternity care in the United States, Medicaid, and why we’re fighting to protect it. Next, we dive into the many ways the Trump administration’s “cost-cutting” measures will actually end up costing all of our families and our economy more in the long-run, from decimating the Department of Education and school safety to the terrible tariffs creating trade wars and massive economic instability. We also cover how,...
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March 18, 2025
We are excited to introduce MomsRising’s new class of national Beacon volunteer leaders. This year we have expanded our Beacons network to one hundred and fifty-nine moms and caregivers from across the country – from Arizona to Alabama, from New Mexico to Tennessee – who have committed to this ten month leadership development and power-building program. One volunteer described the orientation this way: “I enjoyed meeting the new leaders. I was excited to know we all have a common interest in...
Last week, our member Chris Dunham from Feasterville, PA testified at the U.S. House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee to share his family's story about the importance of Medicaid. Here is his story: Dunham-hearing.jpg My name is Chris Dunham and I am a full-time caregiver for my 16-year-old son, Will, who has complex medical needs. Will is here with me today, as is his mom, my wife, Maggie. We traveled from Feasterville, Pennsylvania, because we’re gravely concerned about what drastic...