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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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Story time: The fall of Roe v Wade did not silence us. It activated us.

11/15/22
Why is abortion critical for moms? America’s moms were faced with the unthinkable reality when the U.S. Supreme Court relegated our autonomy to the states, making our ability to access the reproductive health care we needed almost impossible. Everything changed for every woman, every family, and...
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Diarra Aida Diouf
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2022 IMPACT: Our Legislative & Policy Wins

01/27/23
In 2022 MomsRising won transformational policy changes that bettered the lives of families, boosted the economy, and lifted democracy.
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Kerri Karvetski
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Families & The Federal Budget

Day in the Life: Follow MomsRising on a Child Tax Credit Day of Action in Capitol Hill!

12/15/22
One year ago today (December 15th, 2021), the last expanded monthly Child Tax Credit payments went out. These checks were a huge relief for families to help pay for necessities like medical bills, rent, food, childcare, and more. MomsRising members across the country raised their voices in response...
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Tell Congress “prioritize our families now!”

11/18/22
There are less than 7 weeks left in the year but WOW does Congress have some work to do! We have created a “to-do” list for Congress to keep them on schedule for delivering important policies for our families, children, and economy by the end of the year.
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Elyssa Schmier
Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

Entendiendo el programa de alivio de los préstamos estudiantiles

11/03/22
Ha habido mucho revuelo en torno al programa de alivio de los préstamos estudiantiles del presidente Biden, ¡y con razón! El presidente Biden anunció el 17 de octubre que el portal para aplicar en línea para el alivio de los préstamos estudiantiles estaba abierto y en la misma semana visitó...
MomsRising Together
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Namatie Mansaray
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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

Dile al presidente Biden que cancele la deuda de préstamos estudiantiles

08/24/22
En poco más de 1 semana, expirará la moratoria de los préstamos federales para estudiantes. Y miles de miembros y familias de MomsRising/MamásConPoder en todo el país enfrentarán una vez más la carga y la tensión financiera de los pagos de préstamos estudiantiles escandalosamente altos. Apuesto a...
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Linda Stone

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Tell Congress: Be a Mighty Duck!

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Tell Congress: Be a Mighty Duck!

We can prevent stillbirths. Urge Congress to Act!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/27088/?source=action">We can prevent stillbirths. Urge Congress to Act!</a>

Sign our letter telling Congress to enact the Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act!

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We can prevent stillbirths. Urge Congress to Act!

Tell Congress: Expand the Child Tax Credit!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/26564/?source=action">Tell Congress: Expand the Child Tax Credit!</a>

Make sure your members of Congress include an expansion of the Child Tax Credit in the year-end package! SIGN OUR LETTER!

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Tell Congress: Expand the Child Tax Credit!

SIGN OUR LETTER to include our families in the next economic package

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/23754/?source=action">SIGN OUR LETTER to include our families in the next economic package</a>

Congress and the White House are starting to discuss the next economic package. We need your help in making sure our families and the care infrastructure are not left behind. SIGN OUR LETTER!

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