“Family and medical leave is not just good policy, it’s common sense infrastructure for a healthy competitive Wisconsin. By investing in our people, we ensure that no one has to choose between a job that they need, and a family that they love." www.wortfm.org/wisconsin-de...

"[Trump] is trying to tell us everything is more affordable now, but it's not. My health insurance is twice what it was before, groceries are more expensive than they were last year. I can't afford to live." www.poconorecord.com/videos/news/...

"Affordability, accessibility and quality...When we talk about kind of our broader child care system, those are the things we really want to prioritize and ensure are happening for families and kids here in our state in Iowa." cbs2iowa.com/news/local/2...

“Why right now is the president of the [U.S.] and Republican leaders in Congress not working with us as swiftly as possible to prevent these health insurance premium increases?” Instead of making health care affordable, Republicans are giving tax breaks to billionaires. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Republicans' refusal to extend the ACA subsidies is forcing many families to settle for worse coverage at a higher cost. “We have to pray that we don’t have to have surgery or don’t have to have some medical procedure done that we’re not aware of." www.wxpr.org/health/2025-...

“I think it’s idiotic not to have an up-or-down vote on [extending ACA subsidies]” GOP Congressman Mike Lawler said, adding: “It is political malpractice.” thehill.com/homenews/hou...

“As I was laying on the floor after I fell, my first thought was, I just broke my arm. My second thought was, I don’t know how I’m going to pay for this...That should not have been my second thought.” www.thegazette.com/health-care-...

“We can also apply the same logic to child care, to elder care & the things that machines can’t do...I believe that public policy is a letter we write to our children about the kind of nation we want to be.” Thank you @warnock.senate.gov for fighting for affordability. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

“On June 3, 1997, I gave birth to a 3-pound 6-ounce premature baby girl. Two days after giving birth, I was back at work. I couldn’t afford to miss another paycheck,” Sen. Johnson said. Wisconsin workers have earned the security of paid leave. www.wbay.com/2025/12/10/d...

"We absolutely would have been bankrupted very quickly after his birth without Medicaid." Republicans are taking away access to life-saving care for families and people with disabilities. pennsylvaniaindependent.com/health-care/...

“This is going to hurt our family...We have two young boys and don't feel good about not having health insurance with the two boys." Republicans in Congress need to extend the ACA tax credits. www.channel3000.com/news/wiscons...

The GOP shutdown caused food assistance benefits to lapse for nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites, including Julia Bennker, a child care provider in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. “It was a lot of unknowns from… the authority. So, that was just really stressful." spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee...

GEORGIA: Join us this Saturday for a Feria de Salud and Toy Drive to support the well-being of our community. This free health fair will connect families with important resources and services to stay healthy, informed, and supported. Free flu vaccines available! No appointment needed.

ICYM: Last week we released a report w/ @NPWF.bsky.social on the critical role Social Security plays in the lives of veterans & what it means when it is threatened. Social Security is a promise to our country's diverse veteran population. More here: familyfriendlyeconomy.org/news_stories...

Lynn, a home care worker in Rep. Mackenzie's district, says her $400 premium will increase to $680, but she's likely to keep it b/c of medical care needs. “I’m trying to find places where I can cut money so that I can afford my insurance come January, which is stressful." apnews.com/article/heal...

“After trying to destroy it for years, Rep. Zach Nunn is waking up to the reality that his opposition to the Affordable Care Act will cost him his job next year." iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/12/03/i...

Nearly 60% of Americans on the ACA marketplace could not afford a $300 annual increase of their health care plan. That means more and more Americans foregoing health care altogether. Republicans in Congress need to extend the ACA subsidies. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/12/04/r...

“Where is the Republican plan to solve this crisis?” asked GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

"[Republicans] don’t care about the people,” Xanthis said. “They don’t care about somebody else. All they care about is their pocket.” Working families deserve access to health care. Republicans are ripping that away to give tax breaks to billionaires. pennsylvaniaindependent.com/health-care/...

“A lot of the families that we know through our Rett syndrome network, they’re stockpiling syringes and feed bags and diapers, we’re just stockpiling everything because we don’t know when the rug is going to be pulled out." upnorthnewswi.com/2025/12/03/w...

Our health matters, it allows us to care for our families, pursue our dreams, and show up for our community. On Saturday, December 14, join us for a Health Fair & Toy Drive to support the well-being of our community. Bring your Insurance card if you have insurance (insurance not required).

In Georgia, a Social Security or SSI check is the difference between having essentials like groceries and housing and being able to afford medical expenses. More in our new report w/ @npwf.bsky.social below. familyfriendlyeconomy.org/news_stories...

1 in 8 Georgia veterans are women. Social Security & SSI are especially important to women, who historically paid less over time due to caregiving responsibilities, discrimination and other factors. More in our new report with @npwf.bsky.social ⬇️ familyfriendlyeconomy.org/news_stories...

When veterans signed up to serve, the earned benefit of Social Security was part of their contract. Now it's under threat. About 604,000 veterans live in GA, and over 40% receive income from Social Security. More in our ✨new✨report w/ @npwf.bsky.social familyfriendlyeconomy.org/news_stories...

Millions of working families rely on ACA tax credits to afford health care. But President Trump & Republicans in Congress are doing all they can to make health care more expensive - all to give tax breaks to billionaires. thehill.com/opinion/heal...

If Republicans let the ACA tax credits expire, Shana Vergestern and her familly will have to pay an extra $2,500 a year. “We've already had to make so many cuts in everything else...it's a really big impact for our family." www.channel3000.com/news/wiscons...

"Mariannette Miller-Meeks is not stopping there. She's expanding upon that with the taking away of the ACA tax credits. People need their health care. They need it now." Instead of lowering costs as promised, Miller-Meeks is making it harder to afford care. www.iowapublicradio.org/political-ne...

Across Iowa, families are getting squeezed. Instead of working to lower costs, Reps. Nunn & Miller-Meeks have voted to slash health care & make it more difficult for families to afford the care they need. We urge Reps. Nunn & Miller-Meeks to reverse course & stand up for Iowans - not billionaires.

“A lot of the families that we know through our Rett syndrome network, they’re stockpiling syringes and feed bags and diapers, we’re just stockpiling everything because we don’t know when the rug is going to be pulled out." wisconsinindependent.com/health-care/...

Reps. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks promised to make life more affordable. Yet costs are skyrocketing & Iowans are making difficult decisions between paying for health care and food. Join us as we launch Affordable Iowa & call on Reps. Nunn & Miller-Meeks to support working families.

Despite promises to lower costs, Rep. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks have made it more difficult for everyday people to make ends meet. At Affordable Iowa, we're challenging Nunn and Miller-Meeks to reverse course & fulfill their promises to bring down the costs for Iowans.

“Every single Republican voted no on my amendment,” @baldwin.senate.gov said. “They chose to send a clear, unmistakable message that they are OK with jacking up health care costs on 22 million Americans.” wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/13/a...

Though the Republican shutdown has ended, nearly 9,000 kids still don't have access to Head Start. “Head Start is not a light switch...You can’t just turn it back on.” www.the74million.org/article/the-...

Because of the Republican shutdown, over 300,000 Pennsylvanians were left hanging without support to pay for heating. No one should have to worry about keeping their home warm. whyy.org/articles/pen...

“The benefits that [Child Care Counts] had through these years are numerous,” she said. “I've been able to give bonuses to staff to retain them. When they didn't renew (Child Care Counts) in the budget, it was just heartbreaking.” www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...

"Even if lawmakers manage to vote to reopen the gov't [soon], the 2nd-gen Iowa farmer worries that the backlog USDA staffers will be facing after all the time spent furloughed, compounded by the already-strained workforce, will translate to further bottlenecks." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Thank you @govevers.wisconsin.gov for standing up for working families across the Badger State. www.wsaw.com/video/2025/1...

Voters in Georgia won't elect the next governor for another year, but the issue shaping the race is already clear: affordability. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Gov.-elect Spanberger prevailed in Virginia last week because her campaign centered the financial squeeze Virginians are feeling, due in large part to attacks from Trump & Republicans in Congress. "Virginia's economy is under attack." www.vpm.org/elections/20...

“I’m sorry that the federal government has held you captive; I’m sorry the federal government has quite literally taken food out of your children’s mouths,” said Gov. Shapiro. “We’re going to do everything we can here in Pennsylvania to love thy neighbor.” penncapital-star.com/food-insecur...

“Many of our families are already facing food insecurity. Many are on SNAP. Many rely on Head Start so they can work. In Iowa, over 5,000 parents are able to work, go to school or are in job training because of Head Start." who13.com/news/iowa-ne...

“It’s been harder to afford healthy meals without the SNAP benefits,” said Tina, a mother of 3 kids. “I have to budget tighter and either eat cheap or go hungry.” www.atlantamagazine.com/article/risi...

“It’s cruel, and it’s not OK,” Dr. Paula Jernigan said of Republicans' refusal to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits. "And it’s causing anxiety for her patients. 'I have these conversations every day, multiple times a day.' " www.unionprogress.com/2025/10/23/i...

“To say to people, ‘We refuse to come to the table to create a sustainable option for you’ is the equivalent of saying, ‘You are unimportant in the game of business that we are playing." Everyone deserves access to health care. Republicans don't agree. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/10/27/h...

“We’re going to start having less and less money as we’re depleting everything we have trying to get food," said Grace Robinson. Now, she's forced to make decisions between food and other expenses b/c of the Republican shutdown. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-go...

More than 70,000 Granite Staters rely on federal food assistance to put food on the table. The Republican shutdown is forcing them to make difficult decisions. "A lot of folks right now are feeling the squeeze." app.publicnewsservice.org/story/nh-str...?

This video is devastating. Imagine dropping your child off at daycare, only to learn that ICE took a beloved caregiver in front of the children minutes after. Imagine going to work to care for beloved children, only to be ripped away from them and your own family by ICE.

In Virginia, nearly 600 kids and their families are losing access to Head Start because of the Republican shutdown. “For thousands of families, Head Start is not optional—it is essential." www.wric.com/news/virgini...

Child care educators are the backbone of our communities. Yet this morning, a teacher in Chicago was forcibly removed from her day care center. No one deserves to be treated this inhumanely. And especially not those who care for our kids. wgntv.com/news/chicago...

“It is incredibly important care & education that Head Start provides, & it's not like you can turn that service off & then send someone to a different care and edu. provider." One Head Start program has already had to close, impacting 45 employees & 295 kids in Iowa. www.wvik.org/news-from-io...