Families & The Federal Budget

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

February 15, 2017

Today, Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination to be the United States Secretary of Labor, a major victory for America’s working moms, dads and families and a demonstration of the power of grassroots activism. Half of all primary breadwinners are moms. The U.S. Department of Labor is critical to the...

MomsRising Together

MomsRising

Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising Politics & Policy

February 13, 2017

In the weeks leading up to the vote confirming Betsy DeVos as secretary of education, the switchboards on Capitol Hill were overwhelmed with calls. Hill staff noted that some senators received 25,000 or more letters and emails about DeVos, most in opposition to her nomination. Concerned parents,...

MomsRising Together

Rebecca Ullrich

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

February 10, 2017

The Pentagon hid $125 billion in waste. But the Trump Administration and Congress are preparing to give even more money to the Pentagon for the current fiscal year and for years to come.

MomsRising Together

Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

February 10, 2017

Within hours of taking the oath of office, President Trump took steps to continue the GOP’s pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act. His Republican counterparts on Capitol Hill, however, missed their first self-imposed deadline on passing legislation to do so. President Trump signed an executive...

MomsRising Together

Lecia Imbery

Breastfeeding Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

February 7, 2017

As you have probably heard by now, Congress is trying to repeal health coverage by gutting the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is a big deal. Independent, credible experts agree that a repeal of the ACA without an immediate replacement would leave almost 30 million people uninsured, including 4...

MomsRising Together

Abbie Gately

Families & The Federal Budget Immigration

February 3, 2017

If you are reeling from the series of Executive Orders and Memoranda issued by President Trump in his first two weeks in office, and horrified by what clearly seems to be an unconstitutional, un-American and unjust ban on Muslims from seven countries that has caused outrage at home and abroad, keep reading.

MomsRising Together

Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Food!

January 19, 2017

Stories of hunger where you least expect it are plentiful – yet they are hidden from view. TIH_Molly_ .jpg “In the fall of 1997, I drove up to my $3 million home and saw a small note tacked on the door saying the house was going to be auctioned off in 30 days.... Circumstances like divorce and job...

MomsRising Together

Abby Leibman

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

January 18, 2017

The 115 th Congress convened on Jan. 3 and hit the ground running. The Coalition on Human Needs just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report , our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations, with a look at what Members of Congress have...

MomsRising Together

Lecia Imbery

Thank you!

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Health Care MomsRising MomsVote Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

January 13, 2017

Submit your very own thank-you note to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. We'll deliver it to the White House before they leave office!

MomsRising Together

Sara Alcid

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

January 9, 2017

America has become two separate and unequal societies, especially when it comes to opportunities for our children. Yet this can and must be reversed, for hope to be restored, and for America to keep its place in the global economy. These themes were conveyed by Harvard Professor Robert Putnam,...

MomsRising Together