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

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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We Are MomsRising!
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Social & Emotional Development

We Are MomsRising, Marysol from California

08/15/18
In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Marysol in California about her experience of finding childcare for her two kiddos. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . I’m a mother of two. I have a six year old daughter and...
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Abbie Gately
Family Economic Security Food!

QUICK SIGNATURE NEEDED to protect food stamps!

08/13/18
Every once in awhile something uplifting and amazing happens in Washington, D.C.— and when that special something happens, it’s likely because moms, dads, and concerned people like YOU have spoken out! That’s what’s currently happening with the piece of policy (the Farm Bill) that funds and...
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Elyssa Koidin Schmier
Families & The Federal Budget

TELL CONGRESS: No more tax cuts for the 1%!

08/13/18
Brainstorm with me for a second….what are some things the moms of America need? -Paid family and medical leave -Quality, affordable childcare and healthcare -Good schools and parks for our kids Here is one thing the moms of America definitely DON’T need: Another GOP-Trump Tax Scam that benefits the...
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Elyssa Koidin Schmier
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration MomsRising

Top #5Actions of the Past Week: August 10, 2018

08/10/18
We know you are busy with summer vacations and in some parts of the country getting kids back to school, so that’s why we provide the top #5Actions for the week for you to review and take action. This week, we need your help in stopping the spread of 3D guns, protecting SNAP, and preventing even...
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Sue Anne Reed
We Are MomsRising!
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

We Are MomsRising, Sheri from Iowa

08/06/18
In our third installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Sheri in Iowa who used SNAP while being a single mom and being in school. She recently graduated this May. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post. There is this myth that people...
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Abbie Gately
We Are MomsRising!
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Healthcare

We Are MomsRising, Cyndi from Indiana

08/01/18
In our second installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Cyndi in Indiana who benefited from the Affordable Care Act. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . Without the [Affordable Care Act], my whole family would have lost our...
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Abbie Gately

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

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/7716/">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 SNAP in the Farm Bill!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/7162/">Tell Congress: Protect SNAP in the Farm Bill!</a>

Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress are proposing significant cuts to SNAP in the Farm Bill, as well as creating unnecessary and harmful barriers to access. SIGN OUR LETTER NOW & tell Congress to protect SNAP!

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Tell Congress: Protect SNAP in the Farm Bill!

Tell Congress: Protect Net Neutrality!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/6314/">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!

Tell your U.S. Representative: Hands off SNAP!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/7332/">Tell your U.S. Representative: Hands off SNAP!</a>

ALL HANDS ON DECK: We need you to deliver a letter to your U.S. Representative's local office NOW to protect SNAP! Sign up here and we'll send you everything you need.

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Tell your U.S. Representative: Hands off SNAP!

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