Paid Family Leave

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care MomsRising Paid Family Leave

February 23, 2022

On Valentine's Day, we took to the street in the hope that Cupid's arrow would spark some care infrastructure love into the hearts of our U.S. Senators. We got together with the National Women's Law Center and with the help of Chalk R!ot, a Cocoa CareAVan, and candy hearts we spelled it out clearly and colorfully: Care. Can't. Wait.

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Paid Family Leave

February 2, 2022

On the radio show this week we cover disability rights; as well as what’s happening with the assault on abortion access and how you can help protect women’s rights and bodily autonomy; the ways in which big pharma is taking advantage of taxpayers and how to fight back; and we also hear the latest...

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

December 17, 2021

Every provision of the Build Back Better agenda is supported by at least two in three Americans. This is why it's important to spread the word far and wide about what is in this proposed legislation and what it would mean for families.

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Felicia Burnett

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Paid Family Leave

December 13, 2021

It was exhausting to care for my grandkids and my mom at the same time. Because our country doesn’t have a care infrastructure, everything has fallen on my shoulders. Right now, I’m juggling providing afterschool care with making sure my mother-in-law, who lives in an assisted living facility, is well taken care of and has everything she needs. There’s no way I can return to the workforce.

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Childcare & Early Education Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave

December 10, 2021

I’m stubborn. Yes, I have gifts to buy, cookies to bake, and kids and loved ones to care for, all on top of the ongoing madness of the pandemic. But I’m not taking my eyes off the Build Back Better Act. Not now. Not when we are so close to finally getting the care policies that my family -- and so...

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MomsRising Paid Family Leave

December 6, 2021

"Like the vast majority of workers in West Virginia and the United States, I don’t have access to paid family and medical leave. As a result, over and over again I’ve had to choose between my paycheck and caring for my loved ones when they needed me most." - Tracy Wood

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Kerri Karvetski

MomsRising Post-It Action to Pass Build Back Better

Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave

December 3, 2021

It’s hard to believe that 2021 is almost coming to a close. But, we have more work to do before 2022!! It’s time to let the Senate know that they need to pass the Build Back Better Act without delay! And...

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Sue Anne Reed

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Families & The Federal Budget Paid Family Leave

November 26, 2021

Say THANK YOU to your Representatives in the House for standing up for families by passing Build Back Better.

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

November 24, 2021

There are just seven legislative days left on the Senate calendar before the end of the year. Act now and urge your U.S. Senators to act quickly to pass the BBB Act, including paid family/medical leave, before the end of the year.

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