Dear Friend,

Our community showed up strong for the October Community Zoom Meeting, and so did our incredible speakers! We were joined by powerhouse leaders, Neera Tanden, President and CEO, Center for American Progress (CAP), and Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO, National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), who brought the energy, insight, and inspiration we needed to keep pushing for change.

During our time together, we talked about what’s really going on with the government shutdown and how the reckless decisions of the Republicans in Congress have pushed our healthcare system into a full-on crisis. When Republicans cut $1 trillion from healthcare programs this summer, they took healthcare from over 15 million people. Now, the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits—which help 24 million people afford healthcare—are also under threat, putting affordable healthcare at even greater risk. Instead of funding essential healthcare programs, Republican leaders in Congress have doubled down on cuts and even shut down the government out of an unwillingness to negotiate.

It’s become very clear that their priority isn’t families or our economy, but tax breaks for millionaires and terrifying hardworking immigrants, people who are critical to our care infrastructure, our economy, and our futures! Our nation needs a safe and orderly immigration process that balances compassion and security, NOT cuts to healthcare and NOT cruelty. So we are not backing down. Together, we are meeting up, organizing, speaking out, and fighting for the care every family deserves. 

We are very grateful to our guest speakers, including Monifa Akinwole-Bandele and Felicia Burnett; thank you also to our MomsRising team members Kristin, Diarra, and Catalina! And the biggest thank you to every participant who listened, offered their experiences, asked thoughtful questions, and took action.

Spotlight: Protect Medicaid Toolkit 

We’ve launched a new Protect Medicaid Toolkit designed to make it easy for you to take online action against the devastating Medicaid cuts! Our healthcare just took a major hit: Republicans cut around $1 trillion from Medicaid and added bureaucratic barriers to accessing care. No administration has ever slashed healthcare as deeply as the budget bill Republicans passed this summer and President Trump signed into law—and it’s all to give tax breaks to billionaires and commit human rights abuses against hardworking immigrants—people who are essential to our care workforce and our communities.

This is unacceptable, and Republican leaders in Congress need to change course now! It’s important to speak out so people understand the impact of these cuts. Here are some ways to show your support for Medicaid and make your voice heard: 

• Share your Medicaid story with your community! You can use our simple recording tool to record a video, write it out (maybe even both!) Sharing your story will make a huge difference in helping push elected leaders (and people within your own community) to understand why Medicaid is so needed and so important. 

• Create and share a custom Medicaid framed photo. Yes, that’s right! Download a picture of yourself, a family member, and/or friend (with their consent, of course) and show your support for Medicaid by customizing it with a unique frame then post it on social media. 

• Share these downloadable graphics on social media! The graphics are available in both English and Spanish, with pre-made captions, ready to be shared on your social media. Be sure to tag your members of Congress and use hashtags: #ProtectMedicaid and #CanceltheCuts. 

Meeting Recording

If you missed the meeting or would like to review any part of the program, no problem! You can find it on our YouTube Channel. (Please feel free to share it with anyone you think might find this helpful!)

The recording is also available on Zoom; to listen to it in Spanish, just click the word icon and select Spanish.

• https://momsrising.zoom.us/rec/share/RHTGasIp_fesG2AmRs0ZKEThxMoFuUaqY-BGLYTHg8Eg8UYf_iiQkyLMjIljELNs.zbRPxeFwoYlwIMUE
• Passcode: j5cG=$Ie

Take Action Now!

Here are the four actions and resources we shared so you have them handy.

1- Quick signature: Tell Republican leaders in Congress to stop rising healthcare costs!

2- Share your story: How are rising healthcare costs impacting your family?

3-Quick signature: Tell Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "You're fired!" 

4- #Trumpflation!: We’re asking people to take a pic of too high price tags & bills - and post them on social media with hashtag - #Trumpflation 

Receipt Bank: https://trumpflation.momsrising.org/ (where you can RT more #Trumpflation content) 

We are powerful together—and each of us is needed now more than ever.

Next Community Zoom Meeting - Join us November 20th! 

We love meeting with members of our community and hope to see you at our next MomsRising Community Zoom Meeting, which is on November 20th, which you can RSVP to here.

Have a wonderful rest of the week! Remember to share the meeting invite and actions with friends and family—and also be sure to follow us on Youtube, Instagram, and Bluesky to stay updated and get notifications of any upcoming events.

With hope,

Diarra, Kristin, Monifa, Felicia, Catalina, and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team

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