Families & The Federal Budget

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May 6, 2016

As we celebrate mothers and grandmothers, foster mothers, and all those who step in to parent children in need, let’s pledge to take responsibility not only for our own children and grandchildren but for all children or at least for one child who may not be our own.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

May 2, 2016

The number of children receiving child care funded by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) fell to a 16-year low, according the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP ). The CCDBG is the primary source of federal funding for helping low-income families pay for child care, with half...

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

April 29, 2016

The lack of a Congressional budget resolution hasn’t stopped the Senate from moving forward with work on FY17 spending bills. So far, the Senate Appropriations Committee has cleared four of the 12 spending bills needed to fund the government.

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Lecia Imbery

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April 29, 2016

Mother’s Day was founded with a simple and beautiful wish – to honor the person who has done more for us than anyone in the world. At MomsRising, we do more than honor moms. We empower them – every day, all year long. We unite moms to win protections from gun violence, win access to lifesaving...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget

April 26, 2016

Congress is considering early learning funding RIGHT NOW! Write your members of Congress TODAY and tell them to support a significant increase in funding for high-quality, affordable childcare and early learning opportunities!

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Elyssa Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget

April 25, 2016

I grew up in a family that was long on challenges and short on money. To be frank, my parents were both alcoholics and had untreated mental health issues, and we didn’t have much money after my dad lost his job in the 1980’s and we moved to a small town in rural MN. Because of where I have been,...

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Randi Schmidt

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

April 23, 2016

EarthDay.png I’m old enough to remember when Earth Day was mostly about planting trees and recycling. Since then, it’s taken on a whole new urgency as we’ve ( most of us , anyway) realized that this climate change thing is real, it’s our fault, and it’s serious. So it’s strange to realize that on...

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Lindsay Koshgarian

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Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

April 20, 2016

Summer, and mosquito season, is quickly approaching yet the U.S. Congress is dragging its feet on passing emergency funding so we are prepared for a potential Zika Virus outbreak. We need YOU to take action now. Write your members of Congress tell them to pass emergency funding for Zika as soon as possible!

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Elyssa Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget

April 18, 2016

This Tax Day, we need YOU to reach out to Congress and tell them tax breaks for working families, not just wealthy corporations!

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Elyssa Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget

April 15, 2016

April 18th is Tax Day! You will be paying your taxes but some wealthy corporations will be skipping out on billions of dollars in taxes. Lets send them and Congress a message on Twitter from 2-3pm ET.

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Elyssa Schmier