Weekly Wrap

February 26, 2021

This Week: W4W PAC Event Recap

This morning, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and W4W PAC hosted a virtual event with special guests Senator Joni Ernst (IA), Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05), Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-01) and Rep. Nancy Mace (SC-01). Our panelists engaged in a conversation about the disproportionate affects that COVID-19 has had on working moms and the dire need to safely reopen schools. They shared their own hardships, worries, and struggles during this time. From everyone at Winning For Women PAC, we are extremely grateful for their candidness and the work they are doing to advocate for women and families. And thank you to all that attended our event - we value your input and participation!

In case you missed it, you can watch the full virtual event below! For event highlights, keep scrolling! 

Did you attend the event? Would you like to see more virtual events like this one?

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Did You Know

Women are Bearing the Burden of School Shutdowns

• More than 2.4 million women have dropped out of the work force since the pandemic
  began, pushing women’s labor force participation rate to 57%, the lowest it’s been since
  1988.
• Under the Trump Administration, more than half of the jobs created went to women, but
  Biden’s refusal to reopen schools is forcing women out of the workforce.

Opening Schools

• It’s become increasingly clear that President Biden has no plan to safely get students back in the classroom.

• Science supports getting students back into the classroom.

• School closures have not only hindered children’s education but affected their mental
  health immensely. 

Top Left: Moderator Ronna McDaniel, Top Right: Sen. Joni Ernst, Bottom Left: Congresswomen Stephanie Bice and Ashley Hinson, Bottom Middle: Congresswoman Nancy Mace, W4W Director of Operations Danielle Barrow

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In The News

Roll Call: For Young Kim, it all began with 'Atlas Shrugged'. As one of two Korean American Republicans elected to the House last cycle (the other is her friend Michelle Steel), Kim is drawing on her experience as an immigrant amid a changing political party.

New York Post: White House denies ‘kids in cages’ hypocrisy charge as detention centers reopen. The Biden White House is being accused of hypocrisy for reopening border facilities to house migrant teenagers — including one that both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris savaged then-President Donald Trump about on the campaign trail and before.

NPR: Biden Reopens Gateway For Green Cards And Work Visas, Reversing Trump COVID-19 Freeze. President Biden on Wednesday revoked a freeze that his predecessor had put on many types of visas due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the order did not advance U.S. interests and hurt industries and individuals alike.

Politico:  Biden tosses Trump's classical architecture order. Former President Donald Trump’s attempt to favor classical architecture got the ax on Wednesday as part of a sweeping scrapping of Trump-era executive orders by President Joe Biden.

Fox News: HHS must investigate alleged Cuomo nursing home deaths cover-up, House Republican urges. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., demanded that the Department of Health and Human Services investigate New York nursing home deaths, citing the state attorney general's report that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration may have undercounted nursing home coronavirus deaths by as much as 50%.

Associated Press: US jobless claims at 730K, still high but fewest in 3 months. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week in a sign that layoffs may have eased, though applications for aid remain at a historically high level.

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