Families & The Federal Budget

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

December 8, 2017

…They have become great and rich; they have grown fat and sleek…. they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless… and they do not defend the rights of the needy. --Jeremiah 5:27-28 Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights...

Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising

December 5, 2017

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats and MomsRising advocates will hold a press conference tomorrow in the H-207, the Rayburn Room at 10:30 a.m. E.T. on the negative impact of the #GOPTaxScam on children and families. Who: Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi House Democrats MomsRising...

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

December 3, 2017

This is an all-hands-on-deck moment!!!! You have been speaking out by the thousands because you know the long-term effects of the GOP tax bill are atrocious. But the U.S. Senate passed their bill at 2 a.m. Saturday morning (why in the dead of night!?) and now the GOP leadership are moving to...

Elyssa Koidin Schmier

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

December 3, 2017

The U.S. Senate just passed its horrible tax bill. It raises taxes on working families, takes away the healthcare of 13 million people, and balloons our national debt all in order to give tax cuts to millionaires and mega-corporations . Like the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge , the GOP counted its coins...

Elyssa Koidin Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

November 30, 2017

There is a certain pride that I always feel when I get my two boys ready for the day. Whether it’s turning on their lights in the morning while they are snuggled in a warm bed, or making them a healthy breakfast, I feel proud that I can provide for two curious, incredibly loving children. I do not...

Kelly Ditson

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Healthcare

November 30, 2017

The Senate is set to vote this week on the most sweeping tax bill in a generation. This is no dry bill making small adjustments to the tax code. Instead, it is a bill that will affect nearly every aspect of life for average Americans from education to home ownership; from health care to child care...

Jamie Davis Smith

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

November 28, 2017

The Senate tax cut bill is the biggest tax scam in history. Read why and what you can do to stop it.

Lecia Imbery

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Healthcare

November 27, 2017

We hope you enjoyed time with family and friends this holiday week. Being around those we love helps us recharge — and reminds us who we're fighting for: our kids, friends, family, neighbors and communities. This holiday in particular stands out as a cutting reminder of how much work we still need...

Karen Showalter

Families & The Federal Budget Social & Emotional Development

November 22, 2017

On this Thanksgiving, I share again the beautiful prayer of great Black theologian Howard Thurman, A Litany of Thanksgiving, which my family reads together each year. Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the values we embrace – especially this year as we feel so threatened by the negative forces of...

Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Healthcare

November 21, 2017

I’d say it’s unbelievable, but at this point Congress really is starting to feel like a season of Stranger Things . Like the monstrous ‘Demogorgon’ that keeps coming back after it’s been sent to the ‘upside down’ (and you hope is gone forever)… the devastatingly bad Trumpcare just keeps coming back...