The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy
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The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy is fighting for a future where all people can afford to care for themselves and their loved ones.
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“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."
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Wisconsin Democrats renew call for paid medical and family leave - WORT-FM 89.9
The bill announced Tuesday would set up a paid medical and family leave insurance fund, supervised by the state's Department of Workforce Development.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“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."
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"[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."
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Life isn't affordable, organizer of protest in Mount Pocono says
Stephen Marden, an organizer of a protest in Mount Pocono, talks about rising health insurance and grocery costs ahead of President Trump's visit to the area on Dec. 9, 2025.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"[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."
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"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."
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2026 legislative preview: Iowa group pushes child care, food insecurity legislation
Iowa's chapter of Save the Children Action Network is prioritizing childcare and hunger insecurity this upcoming legislative session."Afordability, accessabilit
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December 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"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."
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“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.
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Instead of making health care affordable, Republicans are giving tax breaks to billionaires.
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Ossoff says Republican opponents ‘own’ looming Medicaid cuts
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff said his Republican challengers for U.S. Senate must explain their support for Medicaid cuts found in the "big, beautiful bill."
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December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“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.
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Instead of making health care affordable, Republicans are giving tax breaks to billionaires.
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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."
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“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."
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Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees in Wisconsin and Michigan say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means choosing a lower-quality insurance plan with a higher deductible
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December 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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."
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“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."
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“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.”
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House GOP will not allow amendment vote to extend ObamaCare subsidies
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said there will not be an amendment vote on extending expiring ObamaCare enhanced subsidies as part of a House Republican health care bill this week, in a move that is …
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December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“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.”
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“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.”
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Uncertainty, anxiety plague Iowans as the Marketplace enrollment deadline looms
More than 136,000 Iowans purchased their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace this year. As premiums for many ACA plans are poised to skyrocket when tax credits expire at the e...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“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.”
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“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.
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Thank you @warnock.senate.gov for fighting for affordability.
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Warnock urges Congress to do more to combat America’s affordability crisis
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock said in a speech he worried that concerns about rising costs are leading to something darker: anger and frustration.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“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.
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Thank you @warnock.senate.gov for fighting for affordability.
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“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.
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Wisconsin workers have earned the security of paid leave.
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Deadline set for cosponsorship of paid family leave bill in Madison
The deadline for co-sponsorship of the bill has been set for Dec. 19 at 5 p.m.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“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.
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Wisconsin workers have earned the security of paid leave.
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"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.
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Republicans are taking away access to life-saving care for families and people with disabilities.
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Pennsylvania mom says Medicaid pays for the vital support that keeps her son alive
'We absolutely would have been bankrupted very quickly after his birth without Medicaid,' Maggie Gladson said.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"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.
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Republicans are taking away access to life-saving care for families and people with disabilities.
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“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.
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Republicans in Congress need to extend the ACA tax credits.
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Wisconsin family braces for loss of ACA tax credits
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin woman who gets her health insurance through the Affordable Care Act says she’s bracing for next year — when tax credits expire.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“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.
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Republicans in Congress need to extend the ACA tax credits.
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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."
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“It was a lot of unknowns from… the authority. So, that was just really stressful."
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SNAP recipient details stress over benefits during government shutdown
Julia Bennker has been on and off the federal food assistance program since 2009.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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."
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“It was a lot of unknowns from… the authority. So, that was just really stressful."
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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.
Free flu vaccines available! No appointment needed.
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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.
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.
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Social Security is a promise to our country's diverse veteran population.
More here: familyfriendlyeconomy.org/news_stories...
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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...
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."
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“I’m trying to find places where I can cut money so that I can afford my insurance come January, which is stressful."
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Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire
House Republicans in key battleground districts are working to contain the political fallout expected when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained…
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December 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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."
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“I’m trying to find places where I can cut money so that I can afford my insurance come January, which is stressful."
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“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."
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Iowa U.S. House delegation largely wary of extending health care tax credits • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Of Iowa's all-GOP delegation, only U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn signed onto a bill to extend the enhanced premium ACA tax credits by two years.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“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."
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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.
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Republicans in Congress need to extend the ACA subsidies.
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Most ACA marketplace users can’t afford potential increases, poll shows • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Many Americans who purchase their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace say they can't afford premium hikes.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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.
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Republicans in Congress need to extend the ACA subsidies.
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“Where is the Republican plan to solve this crisis?” asked GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Congress is back. But that doesn’t mean momentum for a health insurance deal.
The Thanksgiving recess didn't do much to break the impasse in Congress over expiring health insurance subsidies.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Where is the Republican plan to solve this crisis?” asked GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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"[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.
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Working families deserve access to health care. Republicans are ripping that away to give tax breaks to billionaires.
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After Medicaid saved her leg, Scranton resident fights GOP health insurance cuts
'I’m thinking to myself, Well, what am I going to do? I don’t have the money. I literally have nothing in the bank right now,' Krysten Xanthis said.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"[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/...
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."
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WI families hoard medical supplies in case they lose Medicaid
In July, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, bringing cuts of around $1 trillion to federal Medicaid spending from 2025 through 2034. The cuts are predicted to…
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December 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“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."
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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).
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).
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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).
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...
More in our new report w/ @npwf.bsky.social below.
familyfriendlyeconomy.org/news_stories...
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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...
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...
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...
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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...
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
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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...
December 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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...
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.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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...
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