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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Food! Health Care

May 4, 2025

The Families Over Billionaires storybooks—crafted from thousands of voices—are shining a spotlight on what’s at stake for families when Medicaid, SNAP, education, and child care are on the chopping block. Stories like Ashley's from Pennsylvania: "Our child has multiple disabilities that require...

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Felicia Burnett

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Family Economic Security Food!

April 2, 2025

Last week, our member Cindy Camp from Baltimore, MD testified at the U.S. House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee to share her family's story about the importance of SNAP. Here is his story: Good afternoon. My name is Cindy Camp, and I live in Baltimore. I’m a mother, a grandmother, a...

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Felicia Burnett

Food! Health Care MomsRising

March 14, 2025

Tell Your Governor to Defend Medicaid Funding Republicans in Congress are pushing for massive tax breaks for the rich and think we should pay for them by cutting healthcare (and other critical programs) for those who can least afford it. Right now, Medicaid funding is on the chopping block at the...

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Sue Anne Reed

Our Stories

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Food! Health Care

March 4, 2025

Last week, our member Mary Beth Cochran from Canton, NC spoke at a press conference with Leader Jefferies and the full Democrat Caucus on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, DC about the importance of Medicaid, SNAP, and Head Start for her family. Here is her story: Mary Beth 2.jpeg I’m Mary...

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Felicia Burnett

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Parenting & Families Podcast Politics & Policy

March 3, 2025

On the radio show this week we dive into the power of policy at the state level, including paid family & medical leave, to “Trump-proof” your state. We hear the latest with immigration policy and the importance of the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act . We cover Trump’s immigration and tariff...

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

February 25, 2025

Tenemos noticias y no son buenas . La semana pasada quedaron muy claros los planes de los republicanos de la extrema derecha de la Cámara de Representantes con la publicación de su resolución presupuestaria: están tratando de aprobar una ley que reduciría masivamente los impuestos ($4.5 TRILLONES)...

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Elyssa Schmier

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Food! Health Care MomsRising Parenting & Families Podcast Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

February 3, 2025

On the radio show this week we dive into the confusion, harm, and chaos caused by Donald Trump's ridiculous Executive Orders and nominees, from a funding freeze that shut down Medicaid portals in all 50 states to the nomination of an unqualified, unfit, and utterly confused cabinet nominee in RFK...

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

January 28, 2025

En un movimiento ilegal, anoche, el presidente Donald Trump declaró que detendría las subvenciones y los préstamos federales con efecto hoy a las 5 p.m. ET. Los detalles de este memorando aún son algo desconocidos. Los únicos programas que sabemos que no se verán afectados son los pagos de Medicare...

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Xochitl Oseguera

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

January 28, 2025

Trump’s illegal freeze potentially impacts a wide swath of vital programs that allow parents to work, children to thrive, people to contribute to their communities, and small businesses and our economy to run, like: Head Start, health care, disaster relief, school meals, veterans programs, public schools, elder care, clean water infrastructure, housing assistance, meals on wheels, and federal cancer trials, and so much more. If this sounds incredibly concerning and illegal it is!

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Breastfeeding Food! Maternal Justice

January 17, 2025

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, many families across affected regions are grappling with challenges that disrupt everyday life, including safely feeding their babies and young children. We were grateful to join the NC Breastfeeding Coalition’s Support & Advocacy for Infant Feeding in...

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