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August 12, 2021

Last September, as wildfires ravaged the Pacific Northwest, my son George’s preschool was closed because it was unsafe to play outside. For what was already a very hard year for our kids—in the middle of an unprecedented global pandemic—I had to explain to my son that this time it wasn’t the virus...

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WA State Representative Liz Berry

Immigration Politics & Policy

August 12, 2021

During the early hours of August 11, the U.S. Senate passed the budget resolution and kept a pathway to citizenship in the reconciliation package. Now it's on to the U.S. House of Representatives. Urge your member of Congress to support this important measure.

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Claudia Tristán

Family Economic Security Food! Immigration Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

August 5, 2021

While August is usually a quiet time on the legislative front, the pandemic has made this year anything but usual. In fact, August is busier than ever on the legislative front! So we need your help making sure our leaders prioritize building a care infrastructure. Here are #5Actions that need your attention.

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Sue Anne Reed

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MomsRising Politics & Policy

August 2, 2021

Let’s make something clear here. Families are trying their best to weather this storm and shouldn’t have to pay the price of delayed relief funding and a pandemic that continues to impact our communities. Tell Congress and the White House to take immediate action to extend the federal eviction moratorium!

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Jeannina Perez

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy

July 27, 2021

Our nation can choose to provide quality child care and ensure all our families are able to thrive. We need to create a child care system that meets the needs of children, families, communities, and child care providers. Please take action!

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S. Nadia Hussain

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Childcare & Early Education Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

July 19, 2021

From January 2015 to July 2019, 58 pregnant women had miscarriages while in ICE custody.

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Claudia Tristán

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

July 14, 2021

We are dedicating this week’s #5actions to the Child Tax Credit. We are here to answer all your questions about the CTC and provide ways for you to help spread the word about this amazing program that will cut child poverty in half! In addition, we need YOU to speak out for the CTC.

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Elyssa Schmier

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Health Care Politics & Policy

July 13, 2021

We need to improve our long-term care system to enable kids and people with disabilities, as well as older adults, to live safely at home and thrive in their communities. Tell Congress to make expansion of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) a priority.

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Felicia Burnett

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising Politics & Policy

July 9, 2021

Catch up on this can't-miss content from the MomsRising community this past week. Enjoy, and keep rising!

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Kerri Karvetski

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Make the Child Tax Credit Improvements Permanent

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

July 8, 2021

All the great improvements that have been made to the Child Tax Credit will disappear after a year unless Congress takes immediate action to make these improvements permanent. We need you to speak out NOW!

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Elyssa Schmier