Mom to Bea and Gus, settling into the way life should be. Exec Director at Frances Perkins Center.
Maine
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As the first woman in a presidential cabinet, Frances Perkins fought for Social Security, minimum wage, and a ban on child labor. It’s time to honor her far-reaching contributions with a national park site! #ParkForPerkins #FrancesPerkins #NewDeal #NationalParkNews
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Frances Perkins’ leadership radically improved the lives of everyday workers – her story deserves a permanent home in the @NatlParkService. Join NPCA in calling on @POTUS to designate the Frances Perkins Homestead a national monument! support.npca.org/page/71034/…
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It was an enormous honor to watch @GabbyGiffords receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom today. Congratulations, Gabby, you continue to inspire us all.
Did you know only 1/400 of 1% of @StoryCorps stories make it onto @npr @MorningEdition ? This one is worth a listen
“Miss Betty” Thompson started working at the Jackson Women’s Health Organization in the mid-‘90s. By 2004, it was the only abortion clinic in Mississippi. She shares what brought her to this work. Our Story of the Week, as heard on @MorningEdition. storycor.ps/381nTV3
A few days late reading this, but @reshmasaujani thank you for summing this up exactly. elle.com/culture/career-poli…
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Take a guess about the number of these states that ensure access to #PaidLeave to new parents or to people who give birth?
Yup. Zero.
Don't believe them when they say they're trying to protect children and life.
This is about power, control and subjugation.
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Candidates, if you’re tweeting/texting “abortion is health care” today, you’re doing it wrong. Call your consultants. Call your contacts at the committees. Call me! The opposite of control isn’t health care. It’s freedom. Get your shit together, please.
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I am a 71 year old woman. I can no longer bear children. I am apoplectic about what this leaked SCOTUS decision will do to a generation of women in this country. There has not been one word about the responsibility of the impregnator.
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This is bullshit.
The Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito and obtained by POLITICO.
“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Alito writes. politico.com/news/2022/05/02…
While it is great that companies are offering paid leave, but it still leaves millions of workers without. fortune.com/2021/10/28/paid-…
Talk to you soon!
If it's Friday, it's @SteveScully
Tune in @SXMPOTUS Midday
Now- Ambassador @kvolker on Ukraine/Russia
1 p- @steveliesman on the markets
1:20 p- @GioLockhart on @StoryCorps
- @alaynatreene of @axios
for a look at the week ahead.
Re-play @ 6 P ET, anytime on @SIRIUSXM App!
I will be on @SIRIUSXM POTUS with @SteveScully talking about @StoryCorps and our signature initiative One Small Step at 1:20, tune in if you happen to be in the car!
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As a former Congressional aide, I know how easy it is for staff to be overlooked.
We can't forget how traumatic January 6th was for staff & we must ensure they get the mental health support they need to heal from such a painful & harrowing experience.
bostonglobe.com/2022/01/04/n…
Giovanna Gray Lockhart retweeted
Tomorrow is going to be a tough one for those of us who were there or had loved ones in the building. Thinking of all of you and finding strength knowing I’m not alone in this.
Thank God for the USCP, DC MPD, and every person who fought to keep us safe that day
#January6th
I met JoAnna on a rainy day on Capitol Hill. She doesn’t work in politics but politics is certainly doing a number on her and her family. JoAnna deserves paid leave @Sen_JoeManchin @PaidLeaveUS cnn.com/2021/12/22/opinions/…
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Thank you to Emily from WV for sharing their story to help lift our nation. @Sen_JoeManchin - West Virginians need you to vote YES on #BuildBackBetter with #PaidLeaveForAll #HomeCare #ChildCareForAll because #CareCantWait
“If policymakers are serious about addressing Americans’ concerns about the rising costs of living, they’ll pass the country’s first national paid family and medical leave program as part of the Build Back Better Act with haste.”thehill.com/opinion/white-ho…
yeah we do, thanks for coming @chamberofmoms !
Walking out of the #PaidLeave Briefing like... (Thanks to @PaidLeaveUS, @GioLockhart & @EmTSuss!) #ChamberofMoms #BuildBackBetter
"But if you were expecting a frothy cocktail to take your mind off the world’s troubles, the premiere throws that drink in your face." pretty much sums up how I felt about the @hbomax 's @AndJustLikeThat @nytimes