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The federal budget campaign champions the priorities of women, moms, and families in the federal budget. This campaign includes work on taxes/revenues, SNAP, WIC, Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Medicaid, CHIP, healthy school lunches, and more.

People are often surprised to hear that even a physician can end up on Medicaid...but I’m a great example that it can happen to anyone. I’m 32 years old, married, with two small children and I am a family physician. In January of this year, right at the beginning of a new plan year and new...Read more
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Families & The Federal Budget Immigration

Family Separation is Wrong: SIGN NOW to Stop Trump’s Immigration Policies

11/06/19
We’ve all been hearing about the depths of cruelty of the Trump Administration’s family separation policies for a while, but the extent of that cruelty is still being discovered. Horrifyingly, just last week, the ACLU discovered 1,556 more immigrant families were separated than previously estimated...
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Elyssa Koidin Schmier
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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Social & Emotional Development

20 Years of Turning the Lights On for Afterschool

10/25/19
For 20 years, the Afterschool Alliance has been organizing a celebration and rally for afterschool programs each October. Moms lead the way on these events, because they know how important it is that their kids have safe, supervised, educational activities each afternoon, after the school day ends...
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Jodi Grant
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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsVote

Voter Postcards are BACK! Your September MOMentum

09/30/19
Happy September! We’re feeling the MOMentum as we head into the last quarter of the year-- thanks to the support of so many generous donors like you, our MomsVote work is taking off! And not a moment too soon: 2020 is almost here and we’re ready to take action, talk with friends and neighbors, and register every eligible voter we can. Are you with us? Read on!
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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsVote

QUICK & POWERFUL: #5Actions for the Week of 9/27

09/27/19
It's been another super-charged week, and we hope you have some time to unplug this weekend. Before you do: Please take a moment to be sure you've signed these quick and urgent top actions, below. This week we're talking about protecting our elections, surprise medical bills, registering to vote,...
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In NC, Many Seniors Feel Pangs of Hunger-- Listen to their Voices in this Podcast

09/24/19
Post retirement years are optimistically dubbed the golden years. But those years are no holiday for many residents of Durham, NC. That’s why Durham City has proclaimed the week of Sept. 22-28 as Durham Senior Hunger Awareness Week. Listen in to the older adults in this week’s episode of #Voices of...
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Families & The Federal Budget Gun Safety Immigration

Top #5Actions of the Past Week: September 13, 2019

09/13/19
Happy Friday. We're sharing this week's roundup of top and timely actions below, featuring timely and important calls-to-action around immigration, taxes, gun safety, and more. Scroll down for an exciting photo of our team at the debate in Houston last night, too! As always, sharing this list with...
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TELL CONGRESS: Support Working Family Tax Credits!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/9750/?source=action">TELL CONGRESS: Support Working Family Tax Credits!</a>

We need tax policies that work for working families, NOT mega-corporations! Sign our letter to Congress now telling them to strengthen the EITC and Child Tax Credit!

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TELL CONGRESS: Support Working Family Tax Credits!

Tell Congress: No tax cuts for billionaires and mega-corporations!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/7716/?source=action">Tell Congress: No tax cuts for billionaires and mega-corporations!</a>

Despite the so-called Tax Cuts and Jobs Act being unpopular and harmful to our economy, the GOP leadership and President Trump are proposing a second round of tax cuts for the 1% and mega-corporations. SIGN OUR LETTER NOW speaking out!

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The GOP-Trump Tax Scam 2.0 is coming! SPEAK OUT!

Tell Congress: Protect Net Neutrality!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/6314/?source=action">Tell Congress: Protect Net Neutrality! </a>

An open internet is essential to protecting freedoms we hold dear: our ability to innovate, speak our mind, connect, and hear diverse voices and opinions. Urgent action needed!

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Tell Congress: Protect Net Neutrality!

Share your SNAP experience with MomsRising!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/7055/?source=action">Share your SNAP experience with MomsRising!</a>

MomsRising wants to hear from YOU about how work-related requirements in order to access SNAP would affect your family now or when you were on this program in the past. Tell us your story!

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Your voice is needed! Share your SNAP experience with MomsRising!

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