Families & The Federal Budget

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

March 11, 2016

Imagine what our country could do with an additional $695 billion. Imagine the number of schools we could build. The number of teachers we could hire (and the decent salaries we could pay!) The number of child care and early childhood education slots we could fill. Imagine how we could combat...

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David Elliot

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

March 11, 2016

There were 7 million of you out there, many of them moms, who recently missed out on the Earned Income Tax Credit. The EITC is a key opportunity during tax time for working Americans to infuse some cash into their households. For a filer with children -- this averaged to $3074 in 2013. Yet, year...

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Rose Afriyie

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

March 11, 2016

With the arrival of warm weather, health officials in the U.S. say it is not a matter of if but when we will see a widespread outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Are we ready for it? No, we are not. Stateline , an initiative of Pew Charitable Trusts, recently reported that budget cuts at the...

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David Elliot

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Food!

March 11, 2016

Congress has been dragging its feet to pass emergency funding that could help Flint families suffering with poisoned water. We need you to stand up and speak out TODAY! Write Congress and tell them to support Flint families ASAP!

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Elyssa Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

March 10, 2016

Join us as we talk taxes at our #TaxChat Tweetchat on March 15th!

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Elyssa Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

March 8, 2016

Disagreements among House Republicans over their FY17 budget proposal caused House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) to postpone a committee meeting originally set for February 25 where the proposal would have been unveiled.

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Lecia Imbery

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

March 8, 2016

Negotiations in the Senate over funding to help Flint, MI have produced a bill with a bipartisan list of 10 cosponsors, and it contains a cut to pay for the Flint relief. Yet its prospects are still uncertain.

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Debbie Weinstein

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

March 7, 2016

Rachel Mingo has 11 reasons to be concerned about the lead poisoning scandal in Flint, Michigan.

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Lecia Imbery

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

March 4, 2016

Flint is experiencing a disaster and needs relief urgently. Senators should act now to stop the suffering and speed the process of repair.

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

March 1, 2016

A Coalition on Human Needs analysis released this week shows that over the past six years, dating back to fiscal year 2010, funding for many of our country’s most important priorities has shrunk. We need Congress to recognize that an investment in people is an investment in our economy, which would benefit everyone. We are seeing the harm now from years of cuts. It is time to rebuild.

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Debbie Weinstein