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Families & The Federal Budget

Corporate Tax Sellout

November 6, 2017
Welcome to tax policy by conflict-of-interest. The Republican tax scheme is a plan made for billionaires – exactly like the one in the White House. – Rob Weissman, president, Public Citizen Yesterday, the House Republicans released bill text for their tax giveaway plan—and the details are just as...
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Susan Harley
Health Care

Medicaid is Not a Dirty Word – Let’s Start Talking About It

November 6, 2017
Let’s face it – safety net programs like Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the medical expenses deduction have a bad rap. For decades we have heard myths about undeserving “welfare Moms” and able-bodied young adults who could work...
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Jamie Davis Smith
Immigration

¡No vamos a permitir que separen a las familias de las 320,000 personas que tienen TPS!

November 6, 2017
Mi amiga María tiene TPS. María no solo fue la maestra de mis dos hijas mayores cuando estaban en la guardería sino también se convirtió en un pilar fundamental en la vida de ellas. Su entrega y profesionalismo en el aula de clase ha beneficiado a mis hijas y a decenas de ni ñ os que la han tenido...
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Linda Stone
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

Send a Letter to Your Local Paper Speaking Out Against the Tax Bill

November 6, 2017
Something really scary happened recently! Scarier than those ghosts, witches, and ghouls that showed up trick-or-treating at your door the other night. Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill today that would give $1.5 trillion (TRILLION!!) in tax cuts to the top 1...
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Elyssa Schmier
Maternal Justice Realistic & Fair Wages

Pauli Murray's Song of Hope

November 3, 2017
Hope is a song in a weary throat. Give me a song of hope And a world where I can sing it. Give me a song of faith And a people to believe in it. Give me a song of kindliness And a country where I can live it. Give me a song of hope and love And a brown girl’s heart to hear it. This verse is from...
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Marian Wright Edelman
Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

5 Things to Know About Parenting Challenging Behaviors (with videos!)

November 3, 2017
Parenting is amazing, but can also come with it’s challenges. . Because of this we asked YOU what scary parenting challenges you would like us to discuss with the amazing Lina Acosta Sandaal, an early childhood mental health specialist from Stop Parenting Alone . She answered our questions and...
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Abbie Gately
Food!

Can ads teach our kids about good health?

November 2, 2017
I admit; I can be swayed by the food industry’s marketing messages. When I see ads depicting fruits and vegetables or using physical activity to promote food or drinks, it causes me to think that products may be healthier than they actually are. And it turns out kids think the same thing. A new...
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Sally Mancini
MomsRising

Gratitude and Resistance

November 2, 2017
You've all have been busy since we were last in touch! I've seen great posts from you around so many of our issue areas (especially health care, immigration and paid family leave). Thank you for continuing to resist in the best way you know how. As we move forward, we want to keep the communication...
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Sili Recio
Families & The Federal Budget Food! Politics & Policy

Why I'm Grateful for SNAP and WIC

November 2, 2017
The U.S. Congress just unveiled a tax bill that would give 80% of tax cuts to the top 1%. Meanwhile, low and middle-income families across the country will be left footing the bill through higher taxes and cuts to vital health care, nutrition, and education programs. Concerned parents, grandparents...
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Abbie Gately
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget

Robin from VA: Why Head Start Matters to our Family

November 2, 2017
The U.S. Congress is just weeks away from unveiling a tax bill that would give 80% of tax cuts to the top 1%. Meanwhile, low and middle-income families across the country will be left footing the bill through higher taxes and cuts to vital health care, nutrition, and education programs. Concerned...
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Abbie Gately

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