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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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Happenings Inside the U.S Capitol, World Contraception Day, Abortion Bans Update and More

09/18/23
On the radio show this week we cover the latest from the U.S. Capitol including around WIC and childcare; we learn what’s happening with access to birth control in America and about World Contraception Day; we hear the latest with local abortion bans, including outrageous proposed bans on being able to drive to get an abortion in some states; and we close the show learning why the U.S. budget fights matter to you and our economy.
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Your voice, our voices together, and our votes, make a BIG difference over time!

08/17/23
BOOM! Yesterday was proof positive that your voice, our voices together, and our votes, make a BIG difference over time! We were at the White House bringing member stories, petition signatures, and priorities forward as we also celebrated — along with many colleagues — the one year anniversary of...
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Dile al Congreso: ¡No hagan recortes al programa SNAP!

06/14/23
En los próximos meses se tomarán decisiones cruciales con respecto al Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP), uno de los programas más poderosos que tiene nuestra nación para combatir el hambre. Casi dos tercios de los beneficios de SNAP se destinan a familias con niños y 1 de cada...
MomsRising Together
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Elyssa Schmier
Families & The Federal Budget

Public Benefits Work Requirements Don't Actually Work

06/12/23
Recently a bipartisan deal kept the U.S. from the brink of economic disaster and saved millions of jobs….but there was a price to pay for that: further time restrictions and harsh work requirements were passed for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps) and TANF. Many...
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Gina Arias
Tell Congress: Protect SNAP!
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food!

Food stamps are at risk for hundreds of thousands of families

06/08/23
Last week a bipartisan deal kept the U.S. from the brink of economic disaster and saved millions of jobs… but there was a price to pay for that: Further time restrictions and harsh work requirements were passed for 750,000 SNAP (food stamps) recipients. Now, with major decisions being made in the coming months regarding the vital Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) we need to make our voices heard to Congress: Hands off SNAP!
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Children need Care, not Cliffs

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/34088/?source=action">Children need Care, not Cliffs</a>

Tell Congress: No cuts to child care!

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Children need Care, not Cliffs!

QUICK SIGNATURE: Tell Congress to fund kids and families!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/33880/?source=action">QUICK SIGNATURE: Tell Congress to fund kids and families!</a>

SIGN OUR LETTER now! Let your elected leaders know that you are paying attention and you expect them to pass a budget that reflects the priorities of America’s families, not just big businesses and the mega wealthy.

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SIGN NOW: Tell Congress -> NO CUTS to Schools!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/34007/?source=action">SIGN NOW: Tell Congress -> NO CUTS to Schools!</a>

This is not a drill. A bill in the Republican-led U.S. House Appropriations Committee would cut federal funding for Title I schools by 80%!?!

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SIGN NOW: Tell Congress -> NO CUTS to Schools!

SIGN NOW: No to the Republican Tax Scam 2.0!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/32991/?source=action">SIGN NOW: No to the Republican Tax Scam 2.0!</a>

SIGN OUR LETTER NOW calling on Congress to make the wealthy and mega-corporations pay their fair share, not give them more tax cuts!

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Tell Congress to stop the GOP Tax Scam 2.0!

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