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Moms Say: Restore Health Care, SNAP, and Head Start - and REOPEN the Government!

YOUR stories and your priorities were powerfully in front of members of Congress this week as MomsRising’s Executive Director, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives. Moms—and our priorities—are being heard: Fund health care, SNAP, and Head Start, and reopen the government immediately.

This government shutdown over Republicans' refusal to roll back devastating cuts to health care for 17 million people and extend critical ACA tax credits to stave off skyrocketing health care premiums has reached a fever pitch. Families are hurting. Not only are health care costs expected to skyrocket, SNAP benefits (also known as EBT and food stamps) will end on November 1, even though the administration has funding they could pull in to continue the program. Our ability to build good lives hangs in the balance. Meanwhile, the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress play games with our shared future, while funneling more tax breaks to their billionaire besties. WE WON’T HAVE IT.

Kristin Rowe Finkbeiner Testiying on a Panel in Congress

Join us and sign on to tell Republican leaders in Congress to fully fund health care, food assistance, and Head Start, and REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT NOW.

Dear Member of Congress,

I am writing to you today as your constituent. The situation with rising health care, food, and child care costs is urgent. Please work with your colleagues to restore health care, SNAP, and child care so people can build good lives and our economy is stabilized – and reopen the government immediately.

The government shutdown is leaving families on the brink – including your constituents: SNAP benefits end on November 1 for 42 million families across the country, health care cuts will rip away health care for 17 million Americans, while the expiration of the ACA tax credits are increasing premiums for 24 million Americans. Also, as of November 1, without continued funding, Head Starts in 41 states and Puerto Rico are in danger of closing their doors, which will push parents out of much-needed jobs and push children out of much-needed early education. All of this hurts the economy, businesses, and families alike.

Hard-working American families who are contributing to their communities and our country, need you to have their back and reopen the government immediately with restored health care, SNAP, and Head Start. Voters sent members to Congress to represent them and have long prioritized these programs.

Please get back to the negotiating table to restore health care, SNAP, and Head Start and reopen the government for the sake of families, communities, businesses, and our economy.

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