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March 20, 2012
This past September, I was honored to be part of a delegation of powerful women leaders from across the country who came to Atlanta to bear witness to the testimony of immigrant women, children, and service providers who are struggling because of anti-immigrant policies in Georgia. This was the...
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Tiffany Williams
Environmental Health

Tips Tuesday: A Season of Tips

March 20, 2012
Every Tuesday on the MomsRising blog , you can find new information on how to eliminate dangerous chemicals and toxins that are in every day products. Our weekly guides break down the information moms need into easy-to-understand, realistic tips for daily life. We can’t avoid all chemicals, but a...
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Claire Moshenberg

We Belong Together, From Georgia to Alabama

March 20, 2012
The We Belong Together women’s delegation to Georgia last year was a powerful experience for me as we met with immigrant women there who are living in fear with their families as they deal with criminalization, racial profiling and police harassment. Georgia’s new “get tough on immigrants law,” had...
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Betty G. Robinson
Environmental Health Health Care

DIY Green Spring Cleaning

March 20, 2012
Happy first day of Spring! Spring break is here or on it's way, the Spring holidays are just around the corner, and with all this Spring merriment comes a host of Spring chores. It's time for spring cleaning! Photo credit: Photo by Flickr user bies This year, why not skip pricey, potentially toxic...
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Claire Moshenberg

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Arizonans on Medicare Saved $37 Million

March 20, 2012
A report released earlier this year from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that 65,729 Arizona Medicare beneficiaries saved $36,977,657 on their prescription drugs in 2011 thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This represents an average savings of $563. The report,...
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Raul Grijalva

Defeat of Blunt Amendment A Victory For Women Over Cynical, Dangerous Attempt to Deny Health Care Services

March 20, 2012
On March 1, 2012, I released a statement applauding the defeat by the Senate of "the Blunt amendment" which would have given limitless and unprecedented license to any employer or insurance plan to exclude any health service to any American for any reason, based on undefined religious or moral...
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Robert Menendez

Why I Voted for the Affordable Care Act

March 20, 2012
Prior to the signing of critical health care reform legislation two years ago, more than 46 million Americans found themselves uninsured or underinsured. This was an unacceptable situation. I believe that every American has a right to quality, affordable health care regardless of age, income, job...
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Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez

Celebrando el segundo aniversario de la reforma de salud

March 20, 2012
For English, click here . Personalmente estoy celebrando la reforma de salud en grande, porque en abril de 2011 me diagnosticaron con cáncer de seno. Unos días después empezó mi tratamiento: los médicos me entrevistaron y me hicieron varios exámenes. También recibí un gran apoyo emocional de parte...
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Luz Villafana

Celebrating the Second Anniversary of Health Reform

March 20, 2012
Para español, haga clic aquí . Personally, I am celebrating health reform in a big way. In April 2011, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. A few days later, my treatment began. I had to take various lab tests and then meet with a team of health care providers. Family and friends were generous in...
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Luz Villafana
Paid Sick Days

OJ, humidifiers, and 40 million Americans

March 20, 2012
I'm a mom of two small kids. So germs, coughs, colds, viruses and I are all on a first name basis ("Well, hello there, RSV . I'd hoped to miss you this time around!"). And I've developed a routine for dealing with all manner of ailments whether they be child or adult-sized: Break out the...
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Ruth Martin

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