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March 25, 2026
News release Washington, DC – The Women’s Disinformation Defense Project (WDDP) and the Gender Equity Coalition (GEC), including over 120 organizations at the forefront of the gender justice movement whose member organizations collectively reach millions across the country, released the following statement in advance of the U.S. Senate’s vote on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE America Act:
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March 25, 2026
Statement “In every corner of the country, as families are being crushed by soaring costs and a worsening care crisis, Equal Pay Day is a searing reminder that women and moms must navigate these affordability challenges without the full paychecks we deserve. Women working full-time and year-round in the United States are paid just 81 cents for every dollar paid to men. That figure widens to a disgraceful 76 cents on the dollar when part-time and seasonal workers are included – roles many women must take because they are juggling work with family caregiving.
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March 20, 2026
News release CARLISLE, PA – Sky-high costs for gas, groceries, and health care. Child care that is unaffordable and hard to find. Attacks on immigrant communities and on our democracy itself. Those were among the issues moms discussed with members of Congress Thursday evening when more than 300 moms and families gathered at the Barn at Creek’s Bend in Carlisle, Pennsylvania for a community forum with U.S. Democratic Women’s Caucus leaders from around the country. The event, hosted by MomsRising, focused on policy solutions that will lift women, workers and the economy. 
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March 19, 2026
Statement “The child care crisis has taken a terrible toll on our state’s moms, families, small businesses, and its economy. It’s harmed every part of West Virginia. That’s why families from every corner of the state have called on lawmakers to enact policies that will help solve this crisis. Now, after hundreds of calls, emails, meetings, conversations, and incredibly hard work, our state legislature has passed legislation to address that crisis, with overwhelming bipartisan support. HB 4191 also has strong support from families, the business community, and child care providers. Gov.
March 18, 2026
Statement "Our hearts break for Dolores Huerta, and all the women who were raped and violated by Cesar Chavez and by others who used their power to abuse and cause harm. Huerta’s revelations are a painful, searing reminder that we can never let up in the work to protect the safety, health, and dignity of every person.
March 17, 2026
Media advisory U.S. Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Becca Balint (VT-AL), and Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) will join a community forum in Carlisle Thursday evening to meet local moms and caregivers to discuss policy solutions that will lift Pennsylvania women, workers, and families. Rep. Leger Fernandez is the Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, Rep. Houlahan serves on the Caucus’ Executive Steering Committee and Rep. Balint is a proud member of the Caucus.
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March 17, 2026
Statement “Virginia will be stronger, healthier, and more successful when Governor Abigail Spanberger signs into law the paid family and medical leave and earned sick days bills the state legislature passed last Friday, allowing 3.2 million of the state’s working people access to paid time off to recover from serious illness or injury or to care for a seriously ill family member. Her election is making enactment of these essential laws possible; former Gov. Glenn Youngkin had callously vetoed them. What a difference an election makes!
March 11, 2026
Statement “America’s moms are deeply disturbed by the reckless decision by the Trump Justice Department to rescind the commonsense restrictions on ‘no-knock’ warrants adopted in 2021. This action is callous and shameful.
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March 9, 2026
News release Today MomsRising, the country’s leading moms advocacy group with more than a million members, delivered nearly 40,000 petition signatures from moms across the nation demanding that Congress reinstate the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD).
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March 9, 2026
Media advisory The West Virginia Association for Young Children (WVAYC) has small business leaders and advocates available to discuss recent state House passage of HB 4191, which would help alleviate staffing challenges facing small businesses throughout the state by taking steps to address the child care crisis that is forcing too many West Virginia parents out of jobs. 

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