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October 31, 2025
We moms shouldn’t have to hold the nation together on empty. Yet here we are in the middle of a government shutdown that has thrown families into chaos. SNAP benefits are being cut; air traffic controllers, military school teachers, families in several states are losing child care as Head Start...
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Write a letter to the editor: Stop the health care heist!

Tell Congress to stop the health care heist!

October 29, 2025
These days, it seems like the cost of everything is going up—from the grocery store to the gas pump. The last thing people can afford right now is more expensive health care. Take action NOW by writing a letter to the editor to tell Republican leaders in Congress: Stop the health care heist! *Don’t...
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Breaking Through: Release the Epstein Files, Rx Kids, Destruction at the White House, Early Childhood Special Education

October 27, 2025
On the radio show this week we dive into the chaos in Washington, D.C., from the Big Bad Betrayal Law, the government shutdown, and the secrecy of the Epstein Files. We hear about the highly successful Rx Kids program in Michigan, which provides a financial foundation to mothers and babies,...
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Your top actions for this week from MomsRising: Saturday, October 25, 2025

October 25, 2025
Keep up the health care fight Access to affordable health care polls sky high across people of all political parties in every state—and has long been a priority for our nation. But the $1 trillion health care cut made in the budget bill passed this summer will rip coverage from 15 million Americans...
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Celebrate Head Start Awareness Month By Ending the Government Shutdown!

October 24, 2025
October is Head Start Awareness Month and it’s a chance to reflect on 60 years of an impactful, groundbreaking program it is for millions of children and families throughout the nation. Launched in 1965 as a comprehensive child development program, Head Start has been the most important social and educational program for children, families, and communities that the United States has ever undertaken. MomsRising's new Head Start Storybook uplifts just some of the incredible Head Starts experiences of parents, families, children and providers over the last 60 years, as it provided childcare access and comprehensive services to more than 38 million children and their families.
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Today we stand with women with disabilities demanding fair pay.

October 23, 2025
Some disabilities are visible. Others are not. Disability is diverse. It includes mobility, physical, sensory, and developmental differences, as well as chronic illness, mental health conditions, and neurodivergence. But whether visible or invisible, women with disabilities are working, parenting,...
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Breaking Through: Cuts to Special Education, Latina Equal Pay Day, Virginia Elections, ICE Terrifying Chicago

October 20, 2025
On the radio show this week we dive into cuts to special education, hearing directly from an educator about how these cuts impact students. We hear about Latina Equal Pay Day and the policies that would help close the wage gap, including paid family & medical leave, funding for child care, and...
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How are rising health care costs impacting your family?

October 20, 2025
“We went from a family of three to four, double income to single. We have a plan through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that only costs us $168 per month and it's a godsend compared to the $1000+ we were paying. Everyone should have affordable health insurance!” - K, Colorado Mom Health care costs...
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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’...
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Breaking Through: 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...
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