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What if we all stood up for working families? Call Right Now
Posted by: Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic SecurityEnd Tax Cuts for the Richest 2%, Not Working Families Tell your Representative to vote for tax fairness! Call 1-888-744-9958...
View ArticleH.R. 8: A Bill that Hurts Millions of Moms
Posted by: Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Senior Policy AnalystI’m at that time in life when lots of my friends are having kids. I’m thrilled for my friends - their kids are awesome and adorable. But...
View ArticleWomen’s Records in the 2012 Election
Posted by: Abby Lane, Fellow Posted by: Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Senior Policy AnalystLast night was a historic night for women in American political life. A record number of women ran for...
View ArticleYesterday, Women Showed Up
Posted by: Emily Martin, Vice President and General CounselWhile we only know of one woman who made sure to cast her vote even though her water had broken and her contractions were five minutes apart,...
View ArticleSo, What Exactly is a Discharge Petition?
Posted by: Reggie Oldak, Senior Counsel and Director of Government Relations A discharge petition is a petition maintained by the Clerk of the House of Representatives which, when signed by a majority...
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Congresswomen Hold Press Conference on How the Ryan Budget Would Impact Women
Posted by: Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Senior Policy AnalystYesterday I had the opportunity to take part in a press conference held by several Congresswomen on what the budget proposed by House...
View ArticleUrgent Action Needed for Fair Pay!
Posted by: Amy Qualliotine, Outreach AssociateToday, thanks to the great work of Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), the Paycheck Fairness Act will come up in the House of Representatives. Yes, you...
View ArticleDisorderly Conduct: The House of Representatives Should Allow a Vote on the...
Posted by: Valarie Hogan, FellowAs children, we all learn the Golden Rule: Treat others the way you would like to be treated. This basic rule, however, appears to have been left out of Robert’s Rules...
View ArticleThe Working Families Flexibility Act: Nothing But Empty Promises
Posted by: Catherine Yourougou, Fellow Posted by: Liz Watson, Senior AdvisorLast week we submitted comments in opposition to The Working Families Flexibility Act, the “comp time in lieu of overtime”...
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Unsecure Employment: House Committee Votes to Keep Workers in the Dark about...
Posted by: Valarie Hogan, FellowThere are many things that the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") does to protect Americans: DHS' mission includes everything from preventing terrorism and...
View ArticleHouse Committee Approves Ban on Abortion That Only Men Supported
Posted by: Leila Abolfazli, Senior CounselThere’s a lot going on in Congress. Immigration reform, hearings on sexual assault in the military, investigations of alleged IRS wrongdoings, etc. So what...
View ArticleA Bad Day for Sexual Assault Victims in Congress
Posted by: Sharon Levin, Director of Federal Reproductive Health PolicyYesterday, two different Congressional committees voted against protections for sexual assault victims: The House Judiciary...
View ArticleAdding Insult to Injury – The Hypocrisy of the House Leadership About...
Posted by: Sharon Levin, Director of Federal Reproductive Health PolicyAs our regular readers know, earlier this week the House Judiciary Committee voted against adding an exception for rape and...
View ArticleThe Hastily Added Sexual Assault Exception to H.R. 1797 Proves How Much Its...
Posted by: Leila Abolfazli, Senior CounselH.R. 1797 is still a really really bad bill. It imposes a federal ban on almost all abortions after 20 weeks. It has no exception for when a woman’s health is...
View ArticleCongress to SCOTUS: What’s POWADA With You?
Posted by: Valarie Hogan, FellowOn July 30, George Miller, the senior Democratic member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, introduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination...
View ArticleLast Week, Chained CPI—This Week, Raising the Retirement Age and More
Posted by: Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic SecurityIt’s August in Washington, DC and Congress is out of town—but the House Ways and Means Committee wants to know what you think...
View ArticleA $40 billion SNAP cut isn’t belt-tightening. It’s life-threatening.
Posted by: Emily Wales, FellowTighten our belts? You have to be kidding.House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is expected to introduce a bill that could come to a vote this week, which would cut...
View ArticleHouse Singles Out Women’s Health As a Bargaining Chip in the Debate Over the...
Posted by: Sharon Levin, Director of Federal Reproductive Health PolicyWhile the rest of us were watching the season premiere of Saturday Night Live this weekend, the House passed a bill that holds...
View ArticleTake Action Against the Shutdown
Posted by: Amy Qualliotine, Outreach ManagerIt’s time to end the government shutdown and make sure America pays its bills. That’s why we are joining forces with organizations across the country to...
View ArticleNew Legislation Aims to Stop Harassment Before It Starts
Posted by: Lauren Khouri, FellowOn Monday, California Congresswoman Jackie Speier introduced a bill that would require all members of the U.S House of Representatives to complete mandatory sexual...
View ArticleMayhem in the House of Representatives
Posted by: Leila Abolfazli, Senior CounselWho knew a fight over a reporting requirement for rape survivors could take down a horrible bill that would impose a nationwide abortion ban on later...
View ArticleIt Won’t Surprise You, But the House Wants to Allow Bosses to Fire Women for...
Posted by: Leila Abolfazli, Senior CounselWe all know that the majority in the House of the Representatives doesn’t look too kindly on women’s constitutional right to privacy, which includes the right...
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Déjà Vu: House Tries Again to Make Reproductive Decisions a Fireable Offense
Posted by: Leila Abolfazli, Senior CounselA couple of months ago, the House of Representatives passed a bill to undo a D.C. law, the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act (RHNDAA), that...
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Now There's Really No Excuse: Pass the PWFA!
Posted by: Abigail Bar-Lev, FellowToday is not just any old Wednesday. In fact, let’s rename it “Bipartisan Wednesday.” Or, “We All Stand for Pregnant Workers Wednesday.” Or, “The Day the Pregnant...
View ArticleThe House's Spending Plan Will Harm Millions
Posted by: Kandace Watkins, Legal InternOn June 24, the House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services funding bill, announcing that the proposed...
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