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Dear Friend,

A normal end of August is often all about enjoying the waning days of
summer vacation before the return to school, but this August is anything
but normal. When my district announced its back-to-school plan, the house
of cards that is my child care, my ability to work, and my overall sanity
collapsed.

I know I am not alone.

We can’t fix what we each face individually by piecing together ad hoc
solutions. We need permanent solutions and we need them now. The U.S.
House passed updated COVID-19 relief weeks ago. But Republican Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is stalling. He needs to get moving.

[ [link removed] ]*Urge the Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate to end their
vacation and do their jobs: They must act NOW to pass immediate COVID-19
relief that will really make a difference for families and the economy.

Moms are spent -- at wit’s end -- running on empty. We have used all the
tools in our toolbox, we are depleted, and we have no more favors to call
in. In this pandemic, when everything is harder, costs more, and takes
more time, we can’t be moms, childcare providers, teachers, breadwinners,
nurses, and play a dozen other roles all at the same time.

If it wasn’t clear before, it certainly is now! We need national workplace
protections including affordable, accessible child care and health care,
fair pay, paid family/medical leave and earned sick days, and emergency
measures to improve access to food and housing. Without systemic change,
we know no mom can juggle it all alone. We also know that together, we can
make the changes we all need.

[ [link removed] ]CLICK HERE to tell the U.S. Senate to do its job and behave like the
leaders we deserve.

Moms have their priorities straight -- and time and time again we get our
jobs done. Look at the facts. Nearly nine in ten women in our country
become moms [1], and the vast majority of moms are in the paid labor force
[2]. We’re also providing unpaid caregiving labor that is irreplaceable
and worth trillions of dollars per year [ [link removed] ]. Now, moms are being
disproportionately forced out of the labor force in this she-cession [ [link removed] ].
That’s devastating for families and our economy [ [link removed] ].

At my house, I am the organizer, I make sure everyone gets up on time and
gets where they need to be, and I make sure that they have everything they
need. But I can’t keep doing it alone. I need a fair wage to support my
family, earned sick time and paid leave to care for my family, and quality
child care I can afford so that I can do my JOB! With school out I am a
teacher’s aide, the cafeteria worker, and at times the hallway monitor. I
simply can’t keep up.

Moms know what we need - true investment in the programs that matter for
families and lift our economy. Fully funded schools so that they can have
social workers, nurses and supports for students instead of police
officers and armed guards. Unemployment insurance that will be there
should we need it and cover our basic needs, health care to ensure we all
survive this crisis, and a plan with adequate funds that gives us all the
help we deserve. Child care infrastructure investments for infants and
toddlers, and now thanks to the pandemic, additional child care for school
aged children so we can go to work.

[3]CLICK here to tell the U.S. Senate to get back to work. Families are
working double time and our economy and country are relying on them! Tell
Congress to do its job and support families.

*Please also forward this email and post the action link on your social
media. The more of us who raise our voices, the faster we’ll get the U.S.
Senate back to work.

Thank you! - Christina, Kristin, and the MomsRising Team 

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