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What Tim Walz Taught Me 22 Years Ago…and Today 

By Andrea Johnson, Senior Director of State Policy and Strategy Mr. Walz—as he will forever be known to me and his former students—was my high school teacher in Mankato, Minnesota in the late ‘90s/early ‘00s. He built the set for my senior play and was always out in the hallways with a big smile checking […]

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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 Launches $1.3 Million Electoral Program to Mobilize Women Voters in Key Battleground States

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 25, 2024 – The National Women’s Law Center Action Fund (NWLC AF) has launched a $1.3 million electoral program to mobilize high-potential women voters in key battleground states ahead of the 2024 election. This comprehensive initiative includes digital ads, phone outreach, text campaigns, and the distribution of voter guides, all designed to […]

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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 Launches Voter Guides in Key States Ahead of 2024 Election

Voter guides outline key issues for voters in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nevada Washington, DC – September 16, 2024 – Today, the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund (NWLC AF), in partnership with grassroots organizations including Mothering Justice Action Fund, 9to5 Action Fund, Make it Work Nevada, and One APIA Nevada, released voter guides in Michigan, […]

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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 […]

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JD Vance’s Cat-astrophic Mistake: Poll Finds Childless Women are Happy and Care About Families

Washington, DC – New polling released by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund and Morning Consult finds that all voters, including childless women who own cats, overwhelmingly support robust policies for children and families. The polling also finds that a strong majority of voters, including parents, childless women, and childless cat owners, consider […]