[ [link removed] ]MomsRising presents: Riser Update
Top Actions
of the Past Week
Saturday, April 6, 2024

[ [link removed] ]FY25Budget

Tell Congress to fund programs that boost families!

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We’re excited that President Biden has listened to the voices of moms and
families and is planning to make major positive investments in his FY2025
budget including: child care, paid family and medical leave, the Child Tax
Credit, maternal health programs, and mental health care, and other
programs to give families the tools they need to work and thrive. These
policies will also lift the economy. Now we need the U.S. Congress to take
action!

[ [link removed] ]SIGN our letter to the U.S. Congress telling them to follow President
Biden’s lead and pass a budget that lifts our families, children, and
economy.



 

[ [link removed] ]wealthtax2024

Tell Congress: Pass the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act now!

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As most families struggle to pay their monthly child care bills and go
without paid family and medical leave, the ultra-wealthy 0.01% in this
country are blasting space ships into the atmosphere for fun and companies
like Tesla are paying practically $0 in taxes, while their CEO Elon Musk
walks away with a $4.4 billion paycheck. Must be nice. Certainly isn’t
fair!!!

It’s time that wealthy individuals and wealthy corporations pay their fair
share in taxes!

Simply put: We should not continue to give huge tax breaks to the
wealthiest individuals while working families are forced to solve the care
crisis on their own. This hurts our economy and families alike. If people
like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Rupert Murdoch paid their fair share in
taxes, there would be more than enough to invest in child care, paid
family and medical leave, the Child Tax Credit, and aging and disability
care.

[ [link removed] ]***SIGN our letter calling on the U.S. Congress to pass the
Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act and make the wealthy pay their fair share in
taxes!



 

[ [link removed] ]rxaction-postinsulinforall

Quick signature! Tell Congress to save lives by lowering prescription drug
prices for everyone starting with insulin!

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In response to calls from patients, President Biden worked with Congress
to pass the Inflation Reduction Act which was a major win for prescription
drug reform and included a provision to restrict the cost of insulin to
$35 monthly for patients enrolled in Medicare. Following this victory, a
number of pharmaceutical companies bowed to pressure from President Biden
and voluntarily capped patient costs for insulin.

However, this is just the beginning. Congress needs to take further action
to extend the benefits of prescription drug reforms, which are currently
saving Medicare patients and taxpayers billions of dollars, to people of
all age groups, ensuring that everyone can access reduced prescription
drug prices, starting with insulin.

[ [link removed] ]Life-saving medication, like insulin, should be easily available to
everyone who needs it. Click here to tell Congress to lower the cost of
prescription drugs for people of all ages starting with insulin!



 

[ [link removed] ]Immigration_Economy_LTE_2024

Immigrants give their all, help defend immigrants from hate!

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There is no clearer indicator than last month’s horrific Baltimore Francis
Scott Key Bridge collapse to highlight the blood and sweat immigrants are
giving every day to this country. Meanwhile, some of our country’s leaders
are committed to lies and dangerous rhetoric while completely ignoring the
fact that immigrants are pouring their heart, soul, and their lives to
build America’s infrastructure. While the rest of us were sleeping, six
hard-working construction workers gave their lives to better ours and
improve our commutes to work.

The six construction workers were also fathers, brothers, husbands, and
uncles, who came from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala with
hopes of achieving the American Dream. [1] Their sacrifice should remind
us that immigrants in this country should be celebrated and not demonized.

[ [link removed] ]WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR! Immigrants are building this country,
let’s stop the hate!

[ [link removed] ]tps-for-ecuador

Ask Secretary Mayorkas to protect immigrant families by granting TPS for
Ecuador!

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Tell the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that
granting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ecuador will not only keep
families together but will also contribute to the economic strength of the
United States.

Ecuadorians have faced widespread violence, political unrest, including an
ongoing armed conflict. Granting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to
Ecuador will allow eligible Ecuadorians who have lived in the United
States for many years to continue contributing to the workforce, which, in
turn, will provide more economic relief to our state and nation.

Join us in asking Secretary Mayorkas to stand with vulnerable immigrant
families!

[ [link removed] ]Urge Department of Homeland Security Secretary to take immediate
action to keep families together and grant TPS to Ecuadorians.



[ [link removed] ]CTC_LTE2024

Send a letter to your paper supporting the Child Tax Credit!

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Back in January the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a
bipartisan tax package which would temporarily expand the Child Tax
Credit, lifting up struggling families and our economy. Now we need to
keep the pressure on the U.S. Senate to quickly pass this legislation! If
the Senate can get this across the finish line when they return from
recess in two weeks, our families can start accessing the expanded Child
Tax Credit THIS tax season. This is money struggling families could use
now to pay for child care, groceries, rent, medicine, and other
necessities.

[ [link removed] ]Using our quick and easy tool, send a Letter to the Editor to your
local paper calling on the U.S. Senate to pass the bipartisan expansion of
the Child Tax Credit now!

[ [link removed] ]Justice4RyanGainer

Another Black young man has been killed at the hands of the police.

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Ryan Gainer was only 15. He is described by loved ones as a cross-country
running enthusiast who hoped to study engineering. Earlier this week, on
March 9, Ryan was tragically taken from his family when he was senselessly
murdered by a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy.

Before Ryan's life was taken, he was in distress due to his autism.
However, when sheriff's deputies arrived, instead of providing care or
support to Ryan and his family, they shot and killed Ryan for holding a
gardening tool. This is yet another horrific story of a failed system
where Black children and families in need of support are instead met with
police violence.

Since 2017, police have shot and killed over 120 children under the age of
18 years old. [1] And Black children are six times more likely to be shot
to death by police. [2] These deaths are heartbreaking, and the racial
disparities reflected in these numbers are both stark and incredibly
unacceptable.

We call for the termination of all officers involved and join BLM
Grassroots[3] in demanding the San Bernardino County Sheriff department
must release all information connected to this investigation including the
names of the deputies involved and for charges to be filed immediately. 

[1] “[ [link removed] ]People shot to death by U.S. police 2017-2024, by age group”

[2] “[ [link removed] ]Black Children Are Six Times More Likely to Be Shot to Death by
Police”

[ [link removed] ]TAKE ACTION for Ryan Gainer and demand that the San Bernardino County
Sheriff take immediate action to ensure this never happens again!

[ [link removed] ]healthy-meals-for-all

Tell Congress to support Healthy School Meals for All!

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School meals are often the only way students facing hunger can get
reliable, consistent, and nutritious meals on a daily basis, so we demand
that Congress make no-cost school meals accessible for all students.
Studies show that students at schools with no-cost school lunch have
better standardized test scores, concentration, comprehension, memory,
participation, and attendance.

SIGN HERE to tell Congress to make sure no child goes hungry during the
school day and pass Healthy School Meals for All NOW!

[ [link removed] ]*CLICK HERE to tell Congress to support Healthy School Meals for All
across the country! School meals are often the only way students facing
hunger can get reliable, consistent, and nutritious meals on a daily
basis, so it’s time to make them accessible for ALL students.



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