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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

April 11, 2018

Tax Day is coming up—April 17th! From this point forward Tax Day is going to look very different than those in the past few years. Yes, many of us will be making last minute trips to the post office to file our taxes but perhaps more important: We're realizing we were lied to and ignored by those...

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Elyssa Schmier

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

April 9, 2018

GOP leaders in the U.S. Congress want to pass unnecessary, harmful, and overly restrictive work requirement in order to access SNAP, which boosts our families and economy. Sign our letter NOW telling Congress "hands off SNAP!"

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Elyssa Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Maternal Justice

April 7, 2018

Were you able to join our incredible Town Hall meeting with Senator Elizabeth Warren on Thursday night? We couldn't be more excited to move into this next election season with some exciting plans and a firm commitment to helping parents get to the polls! Don't worry if you missed it - there's lots...

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Karen Showalter

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

April 5, 2018

Some Representatives are pushing for a vote in the House next week on a balanced budget amendment, which would amend the Constitution of the United States to require Congress to balance the federal budget every year. While this might not sound like such a bad idea in theory, it would be disastrous in reality.

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

April 4, 2018

We have to be the agents of the kind of change that strengthens our nation by including all our people in the opportunities for progress. Dr. King knew that, striving to bring together sanitation workers, laborers, farm workers, the labor movement, young people, and people of faith and conscience to call upon government to tear down the legal and economic barriers to full participation.

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Debbie Weinstein

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration Politics & Policy

March 29, 2018

Read on for the highs and lows in the FY18 omnibus spending package, the future of the Farm Bill, and a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

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Lecia Imbery

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

March 29, 2018

Congressional leaders are mulling what to do for the rest of the year. We have a list of ideas for them, but we want to hear from you.

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

March 15, 2018

Only 27 percent of unemployed workers received unemployment insurance in 2016 – a near historic low – according to a recent report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP). The report also found that the percentage of jobless workers receiving unemployment insurance (UI) has declined by 25...

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Immigration Politics & Policy

March 9, 2018

Daniela Gonzalez is a mother of two who lives in Jackson, Mississippi. She graduated from middle and high school in Jackson and is now enrolled in paralegal training classes and pursuing her college degree. Daniela is deeply engaged with the Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance (MIRA) fighting for...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration Politics & Policy

March 5, 2018

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report, with the latest on Congress’s spending and budget work, immigration proposals, gun control measures, and much more.

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Lecia Imbery