Friend, you are on my mind.

The word “thankful” isn’t big enough, bold enough, or broad enough to
describe how I feel about the opportunity to work in this movement with
you -- or the gratitude I feel for the way you’ve changed the nation for
the better over the past couple of years... even though we’ve been in a
pandemic when you’ve been busier and more stressed than ever.

But I’ll say it just the same: Thank you. I, and we at MomsRising, are
more-than-words-can-describe thankful for you -- and grateful for what we
together are accomplishing.

Thankful that together with other MomsRising members you have made over
876,000 constituent contacts in support of the Build Back Better Act that
passed the U.S. House (Next stop: The US Senate!) and has brought us
closer to finally having the care infrastructure that our families and
economy need, including: a national paid family/medical leave policy, free
Pre-K for all 3 and 4-year-olds, maternal health equity, home- and
community-based services for people with disabilities and the aging,
childcare costs cut in half, an extended expanded monthly Child Tax Credit
payment, and more.

Thankful that you (yes, YOU!) have shifted our culture. We’re entering
into a new era when more and more leaders recognize that women's
challenges are America's challenges, and women's successes are America's
success. Most importantly, more and more leaders are recognizing that our
country will never realize its full potential if women and, in particular,
women of color, continue to be devalued, underpaid and left behind. 

Thankful. I’m so thankful for each member of this community. Your actions,
a million strong over the last year, are making a difference, and we are
WINNING!

The Build Back Better (BBB) passed the US House last week in no small part
because of YOU!

We’ve been fighting, together, for the values and the policies in the
Build Back Better Act (BBB Act) since MomsRising started in 2006. Along
the way we’ve had huge victories like passing the Affordable Care Act
which brought healthcare to 30 million people and passing the Pump Act
just weeks ago. And when we pass the Build Back Better Act, it might be
our biggest single LEAP yet! Your work has helped set the stage for this
moment, and it is what is propelling this bill, and the values of care it
contains, forward through the Senate.

[ [link removed] ]We asked you last week: How is Your Heart? Our MomsRising community
together had a lot to share, and it turns out we’re feeling a lot of the
same feelings. Here is some of what you said:

My heart is grateful for folks who work for children and moms. Kids are
our future. We need to do everything in our power to nurture and sustain
them.
- Jane from Pennsylvania

My heart is overwhelmed, both with tasks and gratitude.
- Mary from Kentucky

My heart is breaking for the injustice of a teen who walked free after
killing and injuring people. I am afraid it will embolden others to
kill. 
- Laurel from Minnesota

I'm deeply grateful for everything I have - family, friends, career -
and simultaneously overwhelmed on the home front and terrified by what I
see going on in the world. I'm just trying to do what I can and take it
one day at a time.
- Rainbow from Texas

My heart is nervous that the Senate will gut BBB.
- Rebecca from North Carolina

Our hearts are full of so much right now - we carry hope and fear, joy and
heartbreak, alongside each other, and that’s okay. I carry these feelings
with you. Together, We Are MomsRising, and we welcome YOU just as you are,
today and everyday. We are so grateful YOU are a part of this community.

Thank you.

- Kristin

P.S. [ [link removed] ]We’ve opened up our Giving Tuesday campaign early for members like
you! Make a contribution to boost the MomsRising movement and another
donor will match your generosity!


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