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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 Family Economic Security

¿Ya recibiste tu crédito tributario por hijos?

07/16/21
¡A partir de hoy, podría recibir hasta $300 al mes por niño debido al Crédito Tributario por Hijos! Si bien esto ayudará a muchas familias, (y podría ayudar a sacar hasta el 50% de las familias de la pobreza este año), todas las grandes mejoras que se han hecho al Crédito Tributario por Hijos...
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Elyssa Schmier
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Make the Child Tax Credit Improvements Permanent
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

Take Action to Make Improvements to the Child Tax Credit Permanent

07/08/21
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!
MomsRising Together
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Elyssa Schmier
Childcare & Early Education

At 56 Head Start Remains Most Effective Tool to Increase Equity

05/27/21
Expanding access to Head Start and Early Head Start within new federal investments in early care education will ensure that we advance equity.
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Joel Ryan
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Families & The Federal Budget

The GOP wants to cut off unemployment! TAKE ACTION NOW!

05/24/21
The Republican governors of 22 states (and counting) have outrageously decided to stop federal unemployment payments to unemployed workers, citing the false idea that the economy is “roaring back” and people are staying home for no good reason. As if!
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Elyssa Schmier
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Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

Families need accessible broadband in the pandemic

05/19/21
This month, people everywhere were collectively asking the same question: what should we get for mom? Take it from this mom—a card and flowers are always nice, but, this Mother’s Day, broadband access is what millions of moms really need. Here’s why.
MomsRising Education Fund
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Jessica Rosenworcel
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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

Member Spotlight: Robyn Boyles on The Importance of Filing Taxes by May 17th!

05/13/21
“The stimulus checks helped a lot, and it would be nice to continue to get help since we’re still in debt from last year.”
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Hanna Addis

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Tell Congress: Make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/17812/?source=action">Tell Congress: Make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent!</a>

Sign our petition NOW calling on Congress to make the improvements to the Child Tax Credit permanent!

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Tell Congress: Make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent!

Tell Congress: We Must Build Back Better for Women & Families!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/17881/?source=action">Tell Congress: We Must Build Back Better for Women & Families!</a>

We need our members of Congress to prioritize women and their families in all upcoming infrastructure legislation. Join me to demand building back better for all women and families!

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Build Back Better for Women & Families!

QUICK SIGNATURE: Demand Congress pass Paid Leave

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/17811/?source=action">QUICK SIGNATURE: Demand Congress pass Paid Leave</a>

Paid Family and Medical Leave is a necessity for our families to thrive and our economy to prosper.

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The time for Paid Leave for All is now!

How does the Child Tax Credit help your family?

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/17693/?source=action">How does the Child Tax Credit help your family?</a>

MomsRising wants to hear from YOU about how the newly expanded monthly Child Tax Credit payments will help your family. Share your story with us now!

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How does the Child Tax Credit help your family?

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