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Dear Friend,
As we wrap up February this weekend with Leap Day and head into spring, we
can't help but notice all of the conversations regarding the coronavirus.
More importantly, we are all concerned with the costs that will place
burden on American families of both getting tested and in whatever
vaccines Big Pharma produces. Please join us in telling Congress not to
allow Big pharma to price gouge patients.
We've also included other actions of important work being done in
Washington. We need your help in making sure all of our voices are heard.
Thank you for all you do, and enjoy Leap Day!
1. Quick signature: Big Pharma wants to profit off coronavirus.
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BACKGROUND: Public, taxpayer dollars have led the way in developing
treatments and vaccines for the coronavirus, but, President Trump and
Health and Human Services Secretary Azar are considering giving
pharmaceutical corporations monopolies to sell them at whatever price
maximizes profits.
Research and investment in treatments and vaccines funded with public
dollars should not be handed over to private corporations with no
guardrails so they can price gouge patients and rake in profits. [ [link removed] ]Click
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2. Help MomsRising Shine a Light on TRUTH!
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BACKGROUND: We’ve all heard the story about six-year-old George Washington
chopping down his father’s cherry tree, and not being able to lie about
it. And, of course, Abraham Lincoln was known as “Honest Abe.” We are
furious that in 2020 we could not have a more different leader in the
White House. Donald Trump has verifiably lied more than 15,000 times. He
and his Administration regularly twist reality, sow confusion, and hide
facts in an unending campaign to gaslight America — manipulating the truth
and making people question what’s real — to serve Trump’s own ends.
Support MomsRising’s work to challenge the Trump Administration’s lies.
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3. We need Child Care for All Families Now!
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BACKGROUND: Childcare and pre-K costs are sky high—in fact, in 30 states
and the District of Columbia, infant care costs exceed the average cost of
college tuition. Approximately half of American families live in a
“childcare desert”, meaning they can’t access the quality childcare they
need. Additionally, early learning providers, 94% of whom are women, are
struggling significantly since childcare is one of the lowest paying
industries in the United States.
This is why we are inspired and thrilled that Senator Patty Murray (WA),
Senator Bob Casey (PA), and Representative Bobby Scott (VA) are taking a
stand to address these issues by introducing the Child Care for Working
Families Act. This legislation will address our nationwide early care
crisis by lowering childcare costs for low-income and middle-income
families, supporting universal pre-K programs for all 3 and 4 year-olds,
and significantly improving compensation and training for the childcare
workforce to ensure that our nation’s teachers and caregivers have the
support they need. [ [link removed] ]Sign Now!
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4. Join MomsRising for a #KeepMarching online conversation with “Dying of
Whiteness” bestselling author Dr. Jonathan Metzl
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BACKGROUND: Why do so many people seem to take policy positions that only
end up hurting themselves in the long-run? In his bestseller, Dying of
Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's
Heartland, Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl provides answers, looking at:
Why white Missourians want looser gun laws;
Why white Tennesseans opposed expanding healthcare; and
Why white Kansans agreed to dismantle a public education system that
ranked among the best in the nation.
[ [link removed] ]RSVP now for this powerful and illuminating conversation with Dr.
Jonathan Metzl, Tuesday, March 10, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.
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5. Tell Congress: Support the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act!
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BACKGROUND: Despite the Pregnancy Discrimination Act's requirement that
pregnant workers receive equal treatment, the fact is that some employers
are still firing pregnant workers for requesting simple,
medically-necessary accommodations, like avoiding heavy lifting or being
able to take extra water breaks. Discrimination is the last thing you
should have to worry about when you’re pregnant, but even in 2020 pregnant
workers are still being denied reasonable, medically-necessary
accommodations at work (like extra water breaks or being able to sit down)
because of loopholes in the 35 year old Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would make it unmistakable: Employers must
provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers who need
them. [ [link removed] ]Tell your U.S. Representative to support the *BIPARTISAN*
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act!
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Thanks for all you do!
- Sue Anne, Nate, Gloria, Kristin, Diarra, Elyssa, Linda, Nadia, Sara and
the rest of the MomsRising / MamásConPoder Team
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