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We Need Your Voice: Tell Your Governor to Defend Medicaid Funding

March 6, 2025
Right now, Medicaid funding is on the chopping block at the federal level, putting 72 million seniors, children, low-income families, pregnant people, people with disabilities, young people newly in the workforce, and people across America at risk of losing healthcare coverage. That’s not all...
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Pregnant or Pumping in the Workplace?

March 4, 2025
If you’re pregnant or pumping at work, guess what? You’ve got [legal] backup! Thanks to two game-changing laws — the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) — you no longer have to choose between a healthy pregnancy and a paycheck. And forget about...
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Our Stories: Mary Beth Cochran Speaks on the Hill

March 4, 2025
Last week, our member Mary Beth Cochran from Canton, NC spoke at a press conference with Leader Jefferies and the full Democrat Caucus on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, DC about the importance of Medicaid, SNAP, and Head Start for her family. Here is her story: Mary Beth 2.jpeg I’m Mary...
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Five Ways to Support Immigrant Children in Your Local School Community

February 26, 2025
If there’s one thing we moms know, it’s that every child deserves to feel safe and supported at school. But right now, across the country, schools are being targeted by immigration agencies - creating an environment of fear and uncertainty that impacts all children. “My kindergartener comes home...
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Cinco maneras de apoyar a los niños inmigrantes en la comunidad escolar local.

February 26, 2025
Si hay algo que las mamás sabemos, es que cada niño merece sentirse seguro y apoyado en la escuela. Pero en este momento, en todo el país, las escuelas están siendo blanco de agencias de inmigración, lo que genera un ambiente de miedo e incertidumbre que afecta a todos los niños. "Mi hija de kínder...
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Pide al Congreso que de prioridad a las familias antes que a los multimillonarios

February 25, 2025
Tenemos noticias y no son buenas . La semana pasada quedaron muy claros los planes de los republicanos de la extrema derecha de la Cámara de Representantes con la publicación de su resolución presupuestaria: están tratando de aprobar una ley que reduciría masivamente los impuestos ($4.5 TRILLONES)...
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Pennsylvania Rise and Shine: Updates for our PA Members

February 24, 2025
Happy Friday! We hope you found a moment to unwind over the long weekend. Let's be honest: we know it isn’t always easy to relax—balancing the very real frustrations of this moment while projecting calm and optimism for our children and families can be a challenge. We’re not claiming to have...
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Send a Note to NY Gov. Hochul: Child Care is Important for NY Families!

February 20, 2025
Hey New York parents! Right now, NY legislators and the Governor are looking at their budget priorities for this year. We want to make sure that Gov. Hochul understands that investing in child care is ESSENTIAL to ensure families can stay in New York, our children thrive emotionally and...
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Tell your Members of Congress to pass the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act.

February 12, 2025
This past Sunday, my church’s Spanish service felt eerily quiet. The benches were half-empty. The usual warmth and laughter were replaced with heavy silence. Many families chose to stay home, terrified that ICE would show up and tear them apart. Every parent wants their children to be able to...
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Dile al Congreso que apruebe la Ley de Protección de Ubicaciones Sensibles.

February 12, 2025
Este pasado domingo, el servicio en español de mi iglesia se sintió inquietantemente silencioso. Las bancas estaban a medio llenar. La calidez y las risas de siempre fueron reemplazadas por un pesado silencio. Muchas familias optaron por quedarse en casa, aterrorizadas de que ICE apareciera y las...
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