Dear Friend,

Sometimes when I feel totally overwhelmed by my three young kids, being a
working mom and my neverending pile of unfolded laundry, I can’t help but
relate to that doctored image of a dumpster fire floating down the street.
Yes this one:

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But then I see what Republican leaders in Congress have been up to and
realize that my dumpster fire is nothing compared to theirs. Instead of
actually doing their jobs and supporting our families on child care, many
of the Republican leaders (who control the U.S. House, BTW) have been
infighting, playing politics with our kids, putting up barriers to passing
child care assistance, and generally ignoring the fact that our child care
system is in an active crisis. It’s far time that every single one of our
elected officials understand that their votes on child care will impact
OUR votes for THEM. 

*[ [link removed] ]CLICK HERE to register to vote or to double check that your voter
registration up to date (and your voter information is correct)! 

Why should you check your registration [ [link removed] ]now? Because 2024 is only two
weeks away, and the new year will not only bring us a presidential
election, but also all 435 seats in the United States House of
Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will
be up for election.

Voting is such a crucial piece when it comes to activating around child
care. The advocacy we do is so contingent upon who we actually have in
office representing us and making the decisions that impact our lives and
the well being of our communities and economy. When we come together as a
community and vote in elected leaders who care about the issues we care
about, we move the needle forward. We’ve seen that with historic amounts
of child care legislation introduced in the last few years. WE DID THAT.  

Now, we need even more elected leaders who really hear our stories and
understand the struggle families have been facing for decades, and
actually do something about it together. 

[ [link removed] ]We need to MOM the VOTE so that child care remains a priority in this
HUGE upcoming election! Click now to check your voter registration status
or to register to vote!

Now is our time to double down on organizing our voices and our votes.
Why?  Unfortunately, Republicans in Congress have so far shown a complete
disregard toward the difficulties families and businesses are facing by
allowing critical child care stabilization funds to expire last September,
knowing full well that 3.2 million children could lose their access to
child care, childcare centers will close, childcare professionals will
lose their jobs, and parents will be pushed out of much-needed jobs as a
result. These critical funds saved an already broken child care industry
from total collapse during pandemic times and protected businesses from
losing valued employees – and letting them run out has already had a
negative impact. Just last month 29% of families reported an increase in
their child care tuition, 28% of child care providers experienced wage
cuts or were unable to sustain salary increases, and 24% of providers
reported that they are now serving fewer children. [1] 

This is all infuriating, but YOU have not been taking these child care
cuts lying down. 

You’ve been speaking up and taking action, and it’s already made a real
difference. Just a few weeks ago President Biden announced a request for
$16 billion in emergency supplemental funding for child care that is being
pushed to Congress, and recently, Democratic U.S. Senators and other
leaders spoke from the Senate floor on the ongoing child care crisis,
urging their fellow members of Congress to pass $16 BILLION per year in
emergency child care dollars to address the ongoing child care cliff.

[ [link removed] ]Let’s get things moving!  Mom the Vote by checking your voter
registration status now and help put out this dumpster fire! Too many
electeds are okay with child care going down in flames. Use your vote to
say enough is enough, we need child care support!

***After you take action, please share this link on social media, as well
as with friends and family.  The more of us who take action and who share,
the faster we’ll make the changes we seek.***

Moms across this country are lifting democracy—we are such a powerful
force! A force that pushed child care, against so many odds, to be a
national priority. Now let’s continue the MOMentum by ensuring our voices
and the voices of families, children and providers are heard loud and
clear! No more hot messes, no more dumpster fires, our electeds need to do
better, and know that our members will hold them accountable at the ballot
box.

-Nadia, Nina, Lauren, Hanna, Kristin, Donna and the entire
MomsRising/MamásConPoder team

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