Skip to main content

Families & The Federal Budget

In-Person Event
Moms stand in front of the Capitol holding signs in support of health care

Tell Congress: Put families first!

July 17, 2025
On Saturday, July 26th, families in every corner of the country will come together in peaceful marches, rallies, gatherings, and actions to say: Our families come first, and we will continue to come together, and rise for each other. Save the date so you can join us on July 26th in this mass...
Felicia Burnett's picture
Take Action
Hand holding money illustration

From Groceries to Gas: How Trumpflation is Hitting Home and What You Can Do About It

October 16, 2025
You’re not imagining things when you look at prices and find yourself gasping out loud. Moms across the country are sounding the alarm — and MomsRising is turning that frustration into power.
Nate's picture

Wear YELLOW on October 18 for NO KINGS

October 16, 2025
Trump and Republicans in Congress have shut down the government instead of fixing the health care crisis they created—and we’re not staying quiet. On October 18th, hundreds of thousands of people across the country will come together to say NO KINGS! Will you join us? Here’s the latest update: We’...
MomsRising's picture

Trump’s Health Care Shutdown, Head Start, We Heart Portland, Gun Violence Prevention

October 6, 2025
On the radio show this week we dive into Trump’s Health Care Shutdown, with Republicans refusing to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits that make health insurance affordable for millions of families. We also hear about Head Start, and what recent attacks, delayed grants, and reduced staff means...
MomsRising's picture

Health Care Over Shutdown

October 2, 2025
NEWS UPDATE! President Trump and Republicans in Congress just shut down the government as they continue to push a partisan spending bill that will cause Americans’ health care costs to soar. SIGN to tell Republican leaders in Congress: Reopen the government by passing a funding bill that reverses...
MomsRising's picture

Health Care Over Shutdown

October 2, 2025
NEWS UPDATE! President Trump and Republicans in Congress just shut down the government as they continue to push a partisan spending bill that will cause Americans’ health care costs to soar. SIGN to tell Republican leaders in Congress: Reopen the government by passing a funding bill that reverses...
MomsRising's picture
Premature baby.

RFK Jr’s Vaccine Policy Changes–Unsound Science and Uncalled for Costs

September 23, 2025
Over the course of the last six months, I have watched and listened with bewilderment as Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, a vaccine skeptic, has made increasingly scientifically unsound statements and policy proposals. As a parent who looks to science for sound...
Jean Nguyen's picture
Beacon Hub Leader Anna Knapp dropped off a MomsRising storybook at Rep Tony Wied’s office (WI-08).

Back-to-School Rewind: MomsRising Members Take Action in Their Districts to Defend Schools, Medicaid, SNAP, and More

September 22, 2025
Across the country, MomsRising gathered this summer to push back against the Trump administration and GOP-led Congress’s “Big Bad Budget Bill.”
Ruth Martin's picture

Free To Be, Saving WIC, #Trumpflation, GOP Burning Down Reproductive Health Care

September 22, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into Dr. Jack Turban’s new book Free To Be and how to bust the myths and disinformation about the trans community. We hear about what is happening with the Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program WIC and how you can help make sure that does not sunset. We...
MomsRising's picture

How Trump & RFK Jr. Are Making the Child Care & Health Care Crisis Worse, Why Humor Breaks Partisan Divides

September 10, 2025
On the radio show this week we dive into Trump's inconsistent policies on child care, which exacerbate the child care crisis by creating uncertainty and underfunding programs. We discuss the role of humor and storytelling in breaking partisan divides and fostering empathy. We hear about the harmful...
MomsRising's picture

Pages