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The federal budget campaign champions the priorities of women, moms, and families in the federal budget. This campaign includes work on taxes/revenues, SNAP, WIC, Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Medicaid, CHIP, healthy school lunches, and more.

People are often surprised to hear that even a physician can end up on Medicaid...but I’m a great example that it can happen to anyone. I’m 32 years old, married, with two small children and I am a family physician. In January of this year, right at the beginning of a new plan year and new...Read more
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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice

Mom to Mom: Why Politicians Need to Hear from Moms Like You and Me

08/13/26
Key Takeaways: MomsRising member Kat De La Cruz shares why her advocacy work with MomsRising has empowered her to share her story and fight for families. Kat learned through her advocacy with MomsRising that every person has a story to share that sharing it can result in real change. While...
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Kat De La Cruz
MomsRising member Nathalie holding her baby during MomsRising/DWC/Mamás Caucus "Moms Pay the Price"
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising

When Mothers Rise

08/13/26
The Big Picture Mombassador Nathalie shares how MomsRising empowers moms to embrace all that encompasses motherhood and to find strength in transforming their experiences into powerful tools for advocacy before our elected leaders. Nathalie discusses the ways that moms can be predictably challenged...
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Nathalie Demirdjian-Rivest
Mombassador Nathalie with her daughter
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Paid Family Leave

The Mothers We Failed

08/05/26
The Essentials Mombassador Nathalie Demirdjian-Rivest discusses the unique challenges faced by mothers in the United States, from soaring costs to globally substandard social policies. Nathalie shares her personal experience of being a working mother, juggling caregiving and professional...
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Nathalie Demirdjian-Rivest
Four women holding signs reading "Moms Rising for Democracy, Medicaid, SNAP & WIC, and Child Care
Family Economic Security Health Care

Tell Congress to Reverse the Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP — Demand Relief from H.R. 1

07/03/26
One year after the passage of Donald Trump’s H.R. 1 bill, everyday families are suffering from devastating cuts to healthcare and vital food assistance. Moms across the nation are facing surging costs, hospital closures, and reduced benefits while taxpayer money funds unnecessary vanity projects. Read on to see how you can join MomsRising to demand that Congress restore essential funding to SNAP and Medicaid.
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
A graphic graphic celebrating the Fourth of July prompting families to sign the Mom Declaration.
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

Tell Congress to Support the Mom Declaration — A National Blueprint for Life, Liberty and Happiness

07/03/26
This 4th of July, we’re raising our voices to make it easier and more affordable for families to build good lives. Add your name to the Mom Declaration for Life, Liberty, and Happiness! We’ll deliver it to Congress so they know what we expect them to be working toward.
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
MomsRising members Julie, Samantha, & Nicole w/ MomsRising staff & Reps. Tlaib, Pettersen, Grijalva
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

Moms Pay the Price — Testimony of My Family’s Affordability Crisis

06/18/26
At a Glance On April 28, 2026, Michigan member and mother Julie Groce joined MomsRising and Mamás con Poder and two other members for the first-ever mom-centered Congressional hearing on affordability ‘Moms Pay the Price’ on Capitol Hill to share their experiences on how hard it is to balance a...
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Julie Groce

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Quick Signature: Tell Congress to say NO to a budget that funds human rights abuses and mass deportations!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/47086/?source=action">Quick Signature: Tell Congress to say NO to a budget that funds human rights abuses and mass deportations!</a>

Join us today in telling the Republican-led Congress they must not cut Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs for families to pay for horrific and cruel policies.

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Tell Congress to say NO to a Republican-led budget that fuels human rights abuses and mass detention, paid for by cuts to Medicaid and other programs that lift families and the economy!

TAKE ACTION NOW to protect Head Start!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/33525/?source=action">TAKE ACTION NOW to protect Head Start!</a>

Republican leadership in Congress want to cut funding for our country’s most successful early learning program, Head Start by $750 million, depriving roughly 80,000 children access to this critical program!

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SIGN NOW to oppose cuts to Head Start!

Tell Congress: Build a Care Infrastructure ASAP

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/17448/?source=action">Tell Congress: Build a Care Infrastructure ASAP</a>

Congress is FINALLY poised to take much-needed action on childcare, paid leave, taxes, living wages and more; but we need to send in as many signatures as possible to help make sure that these policies don’t get pushed aside and overlooked as the final national recovery and infrastructure legislation is being crafted this week and in the weeks to come.

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Tell Congress: Build a Care Infrastructure ASAP

SIGN NOW to protect WIC!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/31806/?source=action">SIGN NOW to protect WIC!</a>

With rising food costs, and increased program participation, it is more critical than ever that we strengthen and protect WIC! Sign our letter to Congress now.

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SIGN our letter calling on Congress to protect and robustly fund WIC!