MomsRising Newsroom

Media advisory On Thursday morning outside the U.S. Capitol, MomsRising representatives in heart costumes urged Congress to pass urgently needed policies that families love, including affordable child care, full funding for WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children), and an expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC).

Statement “America’s moms cheer tonight’s U.S. House of Representatives vote to pass a bill to temporarily expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC). This expansion, too, will allow people to work, take care of their families, and contribute to our communities. Specifically, this new expansion will lift as many as 400,000 children out of poverty this year and boost businesses and our economy. The U.S. Senate must quickly pass it as well, so moms and children, businesses, and our economy can benefit.

Statement “America’s moms, families, and business and health care leaders have been heartened by the bipartisan, bicameral congressional working group issuing a Request for Information in December, and the House Bipartisan Paid Family Leave Working Group issuing a legislative framework

Statement “The anti-abortion victories of the last year-and-a-half have been devastating losses for our country. Millions of moms and pregnant people have been denied the health care they need to be safe and healthy, protect their fertility, care for their families, and simply survive. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v.