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05/22/23

On the radio show this week we cover hope in motion in states like Michigan; why the recent introduction of the FAMILY Act (paid family/medical leave) and Healthy Families Act (earned sick days) is a big, BIG deal for everyone; we also celebrate the re-introduction of the MOMNIBUS, to help improve...

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Honor Moms Every Day 2023 picnic group photo

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05/19/23

We want to thank all our wonderful members -- and over members of Congress -- for joining our inspiring day to honor our moms and stand for policies that lift families!

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Hanna Addis

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising

05/16/23

Valoramos nuestras libertades. La libertad de estar con nuestros hijos y familias cuando más nos necesitan, de escoger lo que es mejor para nuestras familias, de enviar a nuestros hijos a escuelas en las que cada niño sienta que pertenece y donde pueda prosperar y la libertad de tener igualdad...

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Linda Stone

Childcare & Early Education

05/15/23

Did you hear the great news……?! I taught at a Montessori preschool for 15 years. I loved my job, and it was an honor to guide some of Washington’s youngest learners and help them develop essential cognitive and social skills. But I was never paid a living wage, and I struggled to make ends meet. I...

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Reshonna Booker-Reynolds

Podcast

05/15/23

Breaking Through: Family Values at Work, Stopping Gun Violence and Hate, Women and the Economy, and Victories on the Horizon On the radio show this week we cover Family Values at Work, the power of the voices of families in Congress, and you; we hear the latest in the campaign to stop gun violence...

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The root of the word discipline comes from discipulus which means learner or pupil.

MomsRising Social & Emotional Development

05/15/23

The root of the word discipline comes from discipulus which means learner or pupil. At one point humans understood that discipline was actually about learning and not so much about punishment. In the horse (and human) herd, discipline is a loving and protective act. Teaching our youngsters how to...

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Beth Anstandig

Maternal Justice MomsRising

05/12/23

This is a special Mother’s Day edition of #5Actions! We are looking forward to celebrating with all the moms and like-moms in our lives on Sunday and we hope you are too! But we all know that Mother’s Day is about more than brunches, flowers, and chocolates – it's a time we take to honor the moms...

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Taylor Austin

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice

05/12/23

El Día de la Madre es un GRAN día... un día de celebración, de amor, de recuerdo, de flores y tal vez de un poco de baile mientras reímos, nos abrazamos, lloramos y posiblemente incluso nos enojemos... y también un día en el que cada una de nosotras juntas podemos tomar alguna acción rápida,...

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Xochitl Oseguera

Family Economic Security Food!

05/11/23

Have you recently left the grocery store wondering how anyone can afford food? Me too. The truth is not many people can. The rising cost of food is making it difficult for moms, grandparents, and families to put food on the table. And worse still, many families who rely on the Supplemental...

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Joy Ikekhua

Families & The Federal Budget

05/11/23

Breaking news! We are an estimated 22 days away from the GOP-created debt ceiling crisis becoming a world-wide problem. [1] If Congress doesn’t take immediate action to raise the debt ceiling, like Trump did three times on his watch [2], we will– for the first time in history – default, leading to...

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