Let's keep the pressure onU.S. Senate MUST pass HEROES Act
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Breaking news, Friend, just yesterday, the U.S. House released a
new phase of the COVID-19 relief package, the HEROES Act. Because of the
efforts of fearless MomsRising members and action takers like you, many of
your priorities and demands are included in the package including: a
HEROES’ fund of $200 billion for essential workers who are risking their
lives in the midst of the pandemic; a stronger Payroll Protection Program
(PPP) which will extend the urgently needed PPP loan program as well as
help ensure communities of color receive the support they need and
quickly; an increase in funding for testing and treatment of the virus;
and, also importantly, an extension of Paid Family Leave and Unemployment
benefits.[1]
[ [link removed] ]-> Tell your U.S. Senators: Pass the HEROES Act quickly! Right now is
not the time for U.S. Senate to stall-- millions of Americans are faced
with both financial and healthcare burdens and require immediate relief.
The HEROES Act is just a start. Congress must also turn its attention to
creating more pathways and funding to reduce incarceration, which is
critical to public health; and to the emerging crisis in child care, which
has become a national emergency with centers closing every day and many
not expected to be able to reopen so that parents can go to work without
substantial public investments.
MomsRising has joined forces with the National Women’s Law Center, Black
Women’s Roundtable, Planned Parenthood, UltraViolet, NARAL, Women’s March
and 70 women’s organizations from around the country to demand more --
much more -- for women and our list of demands remains the same:
* Prioritize our health and safety ahead of corporations.
* Get life-sustaining relief to us NOW.
* Make state governments strong; they are our lifeline.
* Stop the attacks on our reproductive care, including abortion access.
* Protect our safety and our right to vote in 2020.
Now that the U.S. House has passed the HEROES Act, the U.S.Senate must do
everything in their power to make sure this Act passes quickly too. Women,
our sisters, our people cannot wait any longer for protection from the
devastations of the COVID-19 crisis. We need relief, funding, and support
NOW.
[ [link removed] ]By taking action with us, you are standing up for your family, friends,
neighbors, immigrants, and essential workers. Help us all by continuing to
keep the pressure on the U.S. Senate by signing on with us.
*After you sign on, please take a moment to share the action link on
Facebook or Twitter -- or even to forward this email to friends. The more
of us who take action, the faster we’ll make changes together.
#WeDemandMore
Thank you,
Diarra, Elyssa, Ruth, Monifa, Kristin and the entire MomsRising.org team
P.S. Mark your calendar now to join us this Tuesday, May 19, for a
national day of action. We will keep your U.S. Senators’ phones ringing
all day long, with demands to give women the COVID-19 relief they
deserve.
P.P.S. MomsRising and dozens of our We Demand More Coalition partners are
working together to fight for women and families. [ [link removed] ]Has your family and
community been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic? Tell us
your COVID-19 story. Personal experiences are powerful and can make a HUGE
difference in helping elected leaders understand why taking critical
steps—like passing paid sick days and ensuring COVID-19 testing is widely
available—are essential to the health and well-being of our communities.
[ [link removed] ][1] The Heroes Act One Pager - House Appropriations
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Should I pay for rent or food? If I had an unwanted pregnancy right now,
what could I do? Can I afford to take a sick day from work? Should I risk
getting sick to go out and vote?
This is where we’re at in the COVID-19 crisis, Friend. The
richest country on the planet is forcing its families to make impossible,
even deadly, decisions. Women are shouldering the brunt of it—especially
women of color. We’re the majority of those working on the front lines to
keep people alive and fed. We’re caring for our kids. We’re most likely to
lose our jobs because of this crisis.
[ [link removed] ]Sign on NOW to our list of demands for women. Congress has provided
only a small fraction of the relief urgently needed for the courageous
women workers and caretakers on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis.
Shocking new data has emerged that show Black and Latinx people are dying
at rates markedly higher than white Americans.[1]
[ [link removed] ]Our elected leaders must develop and implement health equity
interventions across all components of coronavirus response legislation,
collect national health outcomes data by race, and ensure that all new
policies urgently address these racial and ethnic disparities. We need
Congress to:
* Prioritize our health and safety ahead of corporations.
* Get life-sustaining relief to us NOW.
* Make state governments strong; they are our lifeline.
* Stop the attacks on our reproductive care, including abortion access.
* Protect our safety and our right to vote in 2020.
Congress cannot continue to let women and families struggle while giving
bailouts to corporations. They’re letting anti-abortion politicians
exploit this crisis to attack our rights. They’re standing by as voters
risk their lives to cast their ballots. The next COVID-19 relief package
MUST right these wrongs.
[ [link removed] ]→ This is a moment when we must be speaking in unison in our loudest
voice — and we need you, your friends, and your family to join us. We
won’t stop fighting until our voices are heard.
Make no mistake, it’s women who bear the burden of this crisis. It’s the
bus driver working a 15-hour shift for the riders who rely on her; the
young mother wondering how she’ll feed her daughter after being laid off;
the nurse who shows up every day to save lives while risking her own.
While lawmakers are busy relieving corporations and big banks, who will
take care of those that take care of us? We will.
When more people like you take action, the louder our voices become.
Thank you,
Diarra, Elyssa, Ruth, Monifa, Kristin and the entire MomsRising.org team
P.S. MomsRising and dozens of our We Demand More Coalition partners are
working together to fight for women and families. [ [link removed] ]Has your family and
community been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic? Tell us
your COVID-19 story. Personal experiences are powerful and can make a HUGE
difference in helping elected leaders understand why taking critical
steps—like passing paid sick days and ensuring COVID-19 testing is widely
available—are essential to the health and well-being of our communities.
P.P.S. Are you looking for more information on how to access the COVID-19
support programs Congress has already passed (like unemployment insurance,
paid family leave and paid sick days, and nutrition assistance)? We’ve got
you covered! [ [link removed] ]Check out this video and resources from a webinar we held
last week.
[1] [ [link removed] ]‘A Terrible Price’: The Deadly Racial Disparities of COVID 19 in
America
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