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10/03/17

Earlier this year, a woman named Clara arrived at the United States border seeking protection from gender-based harm she faced in West Africa. She had endured an arduous journey trying to reach the U.S. border, where officials registered her claim for asylum. Rather than release her to pursue her...

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Katharina Obser

DC Event!

Families & The Federal Budget

10/03/17

Do you want to give your Halloween superhero costume a test run while at the same time speaking out for our health care, nutrition, and education (and speak out against tax cuts for wealthy corporations)!? Great! RSVP now and join us on Capitol Hill Wednesday, October 4th , at 10:30 a.m. !! Here’s...

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Elyssa Schmier

Maternal Justice

10/03/17

Jarvis Cooper emailed the Texas Jail Project a message with the subject line “please help” on July 11 th. He was reaching out for his partner, Kandace Washington, a 22-year-old woman more than six months pregnant with a high-risk pregnancy, incarcerated in the county jail in Beaumont, on the upper...

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Diana Claitor

Gun Safety

10/02/17

MomsRising executive director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner issued the following statement on last night’s shooting in Las Vegas: “We send our love and comfort to the families and loved ones of all those murdered at the shooting last night at a country music festival in Las Vegas, and wish a speedy and...

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Families & The Federal Budget

10/02/17

143 horas. Ese fueron el numero de horas que pasé sin electricidad después de que el huracán Irma azotó la parte central de la Florida. Pero teníamos un generador y podíamos ir a la gasolinera cuando necesitábamos gasolina. También teníamos suficiente agua, comida y medicamentos. La comunicación...

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Sili Recio

Health Care

10/02/17

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ensures that we always give our kids a winning hand of lifelong health! Republicans and Democrats created this critically important program in 1997 because it was a low-cost, sound investment in our children's health and future—and they were right !...

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Felicia Burnett

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Gun Safety

10/02/17

We woke up this morning to devastating news. Once again, our hearts are broke as we heard reports of people hurt and killed by gun violence, this time in a mass shooting in Las Vegas. Last night, from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel, a gunman rained a hail of bullets on a crowd of thousands of...

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Gloria Pan

Families & The Federal Budget Food! Health Care

10/02/17

There's a LOT going on in our nation right now. Amidst the chaos, we’ve created a timely new tax explainer video to discuss what's coming before Congress this week. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on their budget this week and the Senate Budget Committee will begin debate on...

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Elyssa Schmier

MomsRising

09/30/17

Estamos felices en anunciar que MamásConPoder, la comunidad en español de MomsRising ha sido seleccionada para recibir el Premio Diamante 2017 en la categoría de "Defensa de los Latinos." Este premio reconoce las contribuciones significativas por parte de líderes cívicos elegidos o designados por...

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Linda Stone

Military Families

09/29/17

I drove my son to school today because he missed the bus . . . again. Although that menial and tedious task certainly had not been a part of my plan for today, one of the things I value deeply in this unpredictable life is trying to make the most of unexpected moments. So as I sat next to him in...

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