Tell Senator Manchin to get back to the negotiating table!
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Dear Friend,
I’m coming to you with my heart on my sleeve. My name is Amy Jo and I’m a
West Virginia mom who has been organizing mommas and families in the
“almost heaven” state for years. [ [link removed] ] [1]And families in my state, and
across our nation, need your voice in this fight right now.
West Virginia Senator, Joe Manchin, announced this morning that he will
not support the current version of the Build Back Better Act. [ [link removed] ]
This is a stinging heartbreaking, disappointment to families in his state
who have been coming to him for the last year urging him to vote yes on
universal preschool, affordable child care, paid family medical leave, the
child tax credit, lower prescription drug prices, and more; changes that
would to help West Virginia families and businesses, as well as those
across the nation.
And we are FIRED UP:
“When I heard the news my heart sank to my stomach. I got nauseous and
immediately stressed out about how I’m gonna pay all my utilities, car
payment, insurance, and feed my family next month…Literally two weeks from
now. How dare he stand there and act like he’s working in the best
interests of West Virginians when we are yelling and screaming at the top
of our lungs for him to listen and pay attention. I’m furious.” — Amber of
St. Albans, West Virginia
[2]Today, Senator Joe Manchin betrayed his commitment to represent moms
and families in his state like Amber. And we know this is a betrayal for
families like yours across the nation, too.
Get fired up with us and tell Senator Manchin we expect him to come back
to the negotiating table — and feel free to also share what his “no” vote
would mean for your family and why our families need him to change his
vote to a YES.
This isn’t the end. If moms know how to do anything, it's how to fight
hard for our kids' futures and we KNOW our kids’ futures are on the line.
In West Virginia, we know all too well that Manchin isn’t the only Senator
who is opposing transformational solutions for families. Republicans in
Congress are so determined to prevent what might be perceived as a
Democratic accomplishment that they are often voting against the urgent
needs of their states. This isn’t a party issue but a moral one.
We don't need Senator Manchin to come "home and explain [Build Back
Better] to the people of West Virginia." What we need for him to do is to
listen to what he's been told by West Virginia mommas who have been
explaining to him and his team what this bill would mean to their families
and businesses all year.
[ [link removed] ]Senator Joe Manchin: Moms and their families deserve nothing less than
a YES vote on Build Back Better from you. Period.
We’re talking about folks who can’t take or keep a job because they can’t
find affordable child care, who are trying to work while their kids are
sick because they don’t have paid leave, who are getting sicker daily
because they can’t afford life saving prescriptions like insulin, who are
seeing loved ones forced into institutions because of a lack of affordable
home and community based care, and who are forced to live in hotels during
the holidays because they can’t afford the rising housing costs.
While lawmakers point fingers and Senator Manchin makes news appearances,
families across the nation are preparing for a hard year ahead with no
more expanded Child Tax Credit payments at the same time that many of them
will have to start paying student loans again when money is already tight.
It’s time to find a way to make progress for America’s moms and families.
We know that is possible because we’ve seen Congress do it with the
American Rescue Plan and the Bi-partisan Infrastructure bill.
Not to mention that the Build Back Better Act will help families cope with
inflation by lowering their child care and other costs. It is a
job-creator that will provide millions of good jobs for women after the
Bi-partisan Infrastructure bill created jobs in mostly male-dominated
sectors. [3]
[ [link removed] ]How many more times will moms be forced to sacrifice everything, from
their jobs, their income, and their very last bit of patience until
Senators like Joe Manchin (and every Republican member of Congress) decide
to vote YES with families instead of siding with corporate interests?
CLICK here and take action to let Senator Manchin know to do what is right
for families in his state and change his vote to a YES.
Together, we can make sure moms and families aren’t left behind.
Thank you for raising your voice with us mommas in West Virginia and for
all you do,
Amy Jo, Nina, Ruth, Namatie, Donna, Kristin, and the entire
MomsRising/MamásConPoder team
[1] [ [link removed] ]Rattle the Windows
[2] [ [link removed] ]Joe Manchin says he won't support President Biden's Build Back
Better plan
[3] [ [link removed] ]If the Senate wants to address inflation, it should pass Build Back
Better
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