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January 27, 2017
Statement Washington, DC — Moments ago, President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring “extreme vetting” for refugees entering the United States and suspending visas for those travelling from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.   Statement from Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, CEO and executive director of MomsRising.org:  
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January 25, 2017
Statement “Rep. Tom Price demonstrated again that he would be a terrible choice to serve as the nation’s next U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services at the Senate HELP (Health, Education, Labor & Pensions) Committee hearing today. He supports the deplorable action by the new Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without a replacement, which puts at risk the health insurance that 30 million people, including four million children, rely on.  
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January 25, 2017
Statement “As President Trump announced actions today, he invoked moms as an excuse for advancing his divisive policy that will hurt our economy, our families, and destroy communities.  We want to state clearly: The actions President Trump announced today are his agenda, not ours. And they are, quite simply, wrong.  
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January 18, 2017
Statement “The hearing before the Senate HELP (Health, Education, Labor & Pensions) Committee yesterday evening raised very serious concerns about the nomination of Betsy DeVos to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education. As an organization comprised of mothers and other caregivers, we recognize that providing all our children the best possible education is of the utmost importance.  
January 10, 2017
Statement “Today the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin its confirmation hearing on Senator Jeff Sessions, a nominee whose record clearly indicates that he is absolutely not qualified to serve as United States Attorney General. Senator Sessions’ record on voting rights, anti-discrimination protections, policing practices, government surveillance, immigrants’ rights and more demonstrates that he is far outside the mainstream and in no way qualified to head the federal agency charged with protecting and advancing justice in this country.  
January 4, 2017
News release MomsRising members will be on Capitol Hill Thursday, January 5th to deliver powerful personal stories from parents all across the country that educate leaders about how repealing or weakening the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and gutting Medicaid, Medicare and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) would devastate families. The members will deliver storybooks – collections of more than 175 personal experiences of moms and dads from all 50 states – to members of Congress.  
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December 20, 2016
Statement “Today, the DC Council voted to pass the nation’s most progressive paid family and medical leave insurance bill. Working families across the District are celebrating the fact that when this legislation is implemented, nonprofit and private-sector workers in DC will be able to use paid family and medical leave to care for a new child, treat a serious illness, or care for a sick relative.   
December 8, 2016
Statement “The New Jersey legislature attempted to stand up for the rights of incarcerated pregnant women, children and others by passing S51, which would have restricted the use of solitary confinement in state prisons. By vetoing this important legislation, Governor Christie has shown that he has no concern for the well-being of the most vulnerable among us. Instead of listening to the overwhelming evidence and the members of the legislature, the Governor has chosen to stick his head in the sand and pretend that the problem is nonexistent.  
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December 8, 2016
Statement “The selection of fast-food CEO Andy Puzder for Labor Secretary is a clear indication of the aggressive anti-working family agenda that President-elect Trump seems eager to champion in his new administration.    
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November 29, 2016
Statement “Taken together, President-Elect Trump’s appointments to date present a significant threat to our democracy, to the people of our country, and to our economy:    

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