Statement “The report yesterday evening, that the State Department has told the Department of Homeland Security that it would be justified in withdrawing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from 300,000 immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and Honduras, is deeply disturbing.
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November 4, 2017
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November 2, 2017
Statement Today, November 2, is Latina Equal Pay Day — a day marking how far into 2017 Latinas in the United States must work to earn as much as a white man earned in 2016 alone. Women of color and moms are hit hardest by the wage gap, with Latinas making 54 cents for every dollar paid to a white man and Latina mothers making just 46 cents for every dollar paid to white fathers.
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November 2, 2017
Statement “The tax plan introduced by Republican leaders in the House of Representatives today is a non-starter for the moms of America and would have disastrous implications for their families and their futures. Just like the budget passed last week, this plan would raise taxes for millions while gutting essential programs that boost our health care, nutrition, education and economy — all in order to cut taxes for the richest one percent and for wealthy corporations.
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October 27, 2017
Statement TEXAS --Yesterday, US Customs and Border Protection detained an undocumented 10-year-old girl, Rosa Maria Hernandez, who has cerebral palsy immediately after she was discharged from a Texas hospital after undergoing emergency gallbladder surgery.
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October 24, 2017
Statement Eau Claire, WI -- Today, starting at 2 PM, moms advocacy groups will join together to deliver letters and petitions to the Eau Claire City Council, demanding a table to the vote for an “exception” for Catherine Emmanuelle, a two-term Eau Claire City Council Member and mother of an 11-month old, who has been barred from her legally protected right to breastfeed in public because she was banned from the dais (an elevated platform in chambers where council members sit) during council meetings, and has been told that breastfeeding her child in public at the council dais violates the
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October 19, 2017
Statement “The budget the U.S. Senate passed today would leave millions of working families worse off than they are right now. This vote undermines our country’s values and economy by prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy while leaving low-income families to fend for themselves. Its $1.5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy are indefensible, especially because they are coupled with deep, punishing cuts to food and nutrition assistance, health care, Head Start, Medicaid, early education, disaster assistance and other essential programs that boost families and our economy.
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October 13, 2017
Statement “Late last night, President Trump, ignoring the will of the people and the wisdom of experts, announced he would end the Affordable Care Act’s cost-sharing subsidies, which will hurt millions of America’s families, damage our economy, and throw our health care system into chaos. This action will raise out-of-pocket costs, deny millions of people access to affordable insurance and risk the stability of the individual health insurance market.
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October 12, 2017
Statement “Yesterday, California Gov. Jerry Brown took a major step to avoid compounding penalties for struggling families by signing SB 190, which ends the collection of administrative fees from families whose children end up in the juvenile justice system.
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October 12, 2017
Statement “President Trump is once again working to sabotage the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and playing politics with the health of America’s families. The heartless executive order he signed today will undo critical parts of the ACA that have made it easier for individuals to access affordable health care, jeopardizing the health and financial security of millions of Americans, and damaging our nation’s economy.
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