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October 8, 2026
Statement “Today is a painful reminder that year after year, Latinas continue to face an unjust, punishing wage gap that drains much-needed resources from our families, our communities and our economy. This shameful discrimination hits Latina moms the hardest; on average, Latina moms are paid just 41 cents for every dollar paid to White, non-Hispanic dads. Overall, Latinas are paid a disgraceful 53 cents on a White, non-Hispanic man’s dollar, robbing families of resources needed to pay for the soaring cost of health care, child care, housing, groceries and more.
October 5, 2026
Statement “The proposed regulations the Treasury Department and the IRS issued last week on the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit only intensified our concern that this tax credit voucher scheme will rob our country’s public schools of the resources they need to educate the next generation.
September 25, 2026
PA Feels the Squeeze, and We Have the Receipts!
Media advisory On Monday and Tuesday, MomsRising Together and Pennsylvanians Together in Action  will host pop-up lemonade stands in Harrisburg, Scranton and Bethlehem to hear from local families about how the soaring cost of gas, groceries, health care, child care and other essentials is squeezing their budgets. 
September 1, 2026
Statement Thank you, Chairman LaHood, and Ranking Member Davis, for the opportunity to testify today. I am Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director of MomsRising.
September 1, 2026
Statement Thank you, Chairman LaHood and Ranking Member Davis, for the opportunity to testify today. I’m Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director of MomsRising, which has a total membership of 3.7 million, who live in every state, and are working to help build a nation where families can thrive. We’re grateful for the opportunity to bring the voices of millions of moms before this Subcommittee.  
August 24, 2026
Statement “The public charge regulation scheduled to take effect on September 18 will force immigrant mothers to choose between taking their children to get medical care and risking their green card status.
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August 7, 2026
Statement Moms Say: Hands Off Head Start

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