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I'm not a job creator

October 11, 2018
Last year, Republicans unilaterally passed tax cuts that disproportionately benefited the wealthy and corporations. By giving tax cuts to wealthy Americans, particularly investors, Republicans claimed their tax bill would lead to substantial job and wage growth. Unsurprisingly, this has not...
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Jacqueline Boberg
Families & The Federal Budget

How Many Tax Cuts Do Millionaires Need?

October 10, 2018
In Trump’s latest efforts to enrich wealthy people like himself, his administration recently proposed indexing the capital gains tax rate to inflation. This change would give billions of dollars in tax cuts to wealthy investors, while giving no relief at all to the working class. Right now, the...
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Morris Pearl
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

Pass on Tax Cuts!

October 9, 2018
In order to ensure the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of December 2017 (TCJA), the GOP expanded a loophole to particularly benefit those who would vote on it: themselves. This includes deficit-hawk Senator Corker (TN), who had been undecided on breaking his promise to not add to the deficit...
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Pierce Delahunt
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration Politics & Policy

The Human Needs Report: FY19 begins, anti-immigrant rule proposed, reactions to a SCOTUS confirmation, and more

October 8, 2018
The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on the FY19 Labor-H bill and other FY19 spending, a proposed anti-immigrant rule, a bill to fight the opioid crisis, tax cuts 2.0, reactions to the Supreme Court confirmation, and more.
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Lecia Imbery
MomsRising MomsVote

A Plan To Channel Our Rage & Our Power: Get Out the #VOTE! You in?

October 5, 2018
What’s happening in Washington, D.C. is horrifying, but one truth is shining through: Together we are the loud, visible, and urgently necessary force our nation needs right now. The future is ours. We've. Got. Each Other. And we’ve got to keep pushing forward together. Channel your rage, your...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Health Care

Medicaid Transformation is happening. Here are three key items to watch.

October 5, 2018
Strong health insurance is at the core of ensuring that children and their caregivers have access to effective physical and behavioral health services. Child advocates, take note: Medicaid, the health insurance program for over 1 million North Carolina children, is in the midst of a full-scale “...
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Ciara Zachary
MomsVote

No Justice, No Seat!

October 5, 2018
We’re staring at the news on our computer screens in horror: U.S. Senators Manchin and Collins just announced they’d vote YES on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Tomorrow (Saturday) the full U.S. Senate is voting on whether or not to officially confirm him for a...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

Setting the Example in This Moment

October 5, 2018
As parents and grandparents once again struggle to determine how to explain to their children current headlines of moral indecency at the highest levels, adults everywhere are reminded that we must all continue to strive to be the examples we want our children to emulate. We cannot depend on anyone...
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Marian Wright Edelman
Food!

Healthy Schools Power Pack!

October 5, 2018
Every child deserves a healthy start. A healthy school day enables our children to learn, succeed and thrive. Parents are thrilled about the progress schools have made around healthier meals, snacks and drinks in recent years. But there's more to do. We know that a healthy school day also means...
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Karen Showalter
Food! MomsVote

Top #5Actions of the Past Week: October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018
It's been another big week. If you're fed up with the epic level of awful coming out of Washington, D.C., we have some concrete and powerful things you can do! Sign up to get free postcards to mail to registered voters who haven't always voted on Election Day (we give you everything you need). You...
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Karen Showalter

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