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Reproductive Rights Groups Call Out Trump’s Lies Ahead of FOX News Town Hall for Women

Washington, D.C. — Shortly, voters will see Donald Trump lie about his stance on reproductive rights and other women’s issues during a FOX News town hall with an audience of all women. Trump has not changed his extremist agenda and views, but he has increasingly become aware that his policy stances are deeply out-of-touch with […]

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NWLC Action Fund on VP Harris’ Announcement to Strengthen Caregiving Support for Sandwich Generation  

Washington, DC – Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released a statement following reporting this morning that Vice President Kamala Harris will be announcing a new policy to support sandwich generation caregivers – those caring for both young children and aging parents – and help older Americans more easily […]

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NWLC Action Fund on Latest in Brett Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Investigation

Washington, DC — Fatima Goss Graves, president of the the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following statement after the Washington Post reported that the Trump White House constrained the FBI from investigating sexual assault claims against now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.  “The findings reported today by the Washington Post are staggering, appalling, and unsurprisingly […]

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NWLC Action Fund: Donald Trump’s Abortion Stance Has Not Changed. He’s Just a Pathological Liar Getting Desperate.  

Washington, DC – Emily Martin, Chief Program Officer at the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, put out a statement in response to Donald Trump and JD Vance’s transparent attempts to mislead voters about their stance on abortion rights.  “Let’s all give Donald Trump a slow clap for finally figuring out how to read a […]

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NWLC Action Fund Applauds VP Harris for Prioritizing Caregiving in Her Economic Agenda 

Washington, DC – Vice President Kamala Harris today delivered a speech outlining the three pillars of her economic agenda. Her first pillar – lowering costs for families – included expanding the Child Tax Credit, reducing child care and elder care expenses, and guaranteeing paid leave for workers.   Last week, the NWLC Action Fund applauded […]

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NWLC Action Fund Statement on VP Harris’ Plan to Cap Child Care Costs for Families  

Washington, DC – Vice President Kamala Harris today revealed her plan to tackle the high cost of child care for women and families during an interview with reporters from the National Association of Black Journalists.   Melissa Boteach, Vice President of Child Care and Income Security at the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the […]

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NWLC Action Fund on Kamala Harris’ Decisive Victory in ABC Debate

Washington, DC – Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, issued the following statement after tonight’s ABC debate.   “This wasn’t even close – Kamala Harris is the decisive winner of tonight’s debate. The Vice President presented a clear plan to help women and families, while Donald Trump could only […]

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Presidents of National Women’s Law Center Action Fund and EMILYs List Set the Stage Ahead of Harris-Trump Debate 

Washington, D.C. – Today the presidents of two major women’s organizations held a call to set the stage ahead of the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Tuesday night’s debate on ABC will undoubtedly include a major focus on reproductive freedom, a top election issue that presents the starkest possible […]

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Care Can’t Wait Action Leaders React to Donald Trump Claiming Child Care “Is Not That Expensive” In New Interview

WASHINGTON – Today, National Women Law Center Action Fund’s Fatima Goss Graves, Care Can’t Wait Action leader Ai-jen Poo, SEIU International President April Verrett, and Dawn Huckelbridge, founder of Paid Leave PAC, issued the following statements reacting to Donald Trump’s latest out-of-touch rant on child care, in which he claimed child care “is not that expensive, relatively […]

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NWLC Action Fund Applauds Focus on Gender Justice at Democratic National Convention 

Washington, DC — Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, offered the following reflection on the work ahead after last week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. “The Harris-Walz ticket is the most gender justice-focused presidential campaign in our history, and that was on full display at last week’s convention. Both […]