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News release Washington, DC — Amid an escalating wave of militarized immigration enforcement, the Gender Equity Coalition (GEC), joined by 80 organizations and movement allies, delivered a letter today demanding that Congress use its constitutional oversight and funding authority to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). 

Statement “No one with stomach flu or strep throat should have to choose between going to work or losing a paycheck if they take time off to recover. No mom or dad should lose pay because they need to care for a sick child. No domestic violence or sexual assault survivor should go without pay for taking the time to obtain a restraining order. But moms, working people, and caregivers face those and other impossible choices every day because Congress has failed to pass a national earned sick days policy. That can change, now that the Healthy Families Act has been reintroduced in both the U.S.

Statement “Our state’s tax code is broken and that is creating a budget crisis that threatens the education, health care, and child care systems Washington’s working families rely on. Our budget crisis is putting moms, working families, small businesses, and our state’s economy in peril. The Millionaires Tax, now before the state legislature, is a long-term fix our state needs. It would help repair our state’s broken tax code by providing an estimated $3.7 billion annually to fund early education, schools, and health care, while cutting taxes for working families and small businesses.

Media advisory Conducting raids at or near schools and child care centers. Harassing immigrant communities, including immigrant care workers. Holding children in dangerous, unsanitary conditions and detaining their caregivers. Withholding federal child care funds without cause. Forcing terrified children and families into hiding.