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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, leaders from the country’s top organizations representing the reproductive freedom and the care agenda movement discussed the high stakes for women in the 2024 election and reinforced the importance of reelecting President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.  The choice between the two presidential tickets is crystal clear: Donald Trump […]

Washington, DC – Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released a statement Thursday following the conclusion of the first presidential debate on CNN:  “Tonight’s debate served as a grim reminder of the stakes of this election. On one side of the stage, you have President Biden, who defended abortion […]

By National Women’s Law Center Action Fund There is so much at stake in November—for our reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy, for building safe and inclusive schools, for protecting our democracy, and for investing in a real care economy, where all of us can thrive. The lead-up to November has already begun and tonight marks […]

Washington, DC – June 24, 2024 – Today marks the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – which overturned the federal constitutional right to abortion.  See below for a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund.  […]

By National Women’s Law Center Action Fund Primaries are in full swing, and the general election is just months away—candidates are fine-tuning strategies and messaging to rile up their bases and turn out the vote. Unsurprisingly, Republicans are turning to their go-to strategy of creating a culture war based on misinformation and inciting fear and […]

Washington, DC – May 30, 2024 – Today, former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. In response, Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund issued the following statement: “Accountability has long evaded the former president. Yet, 12 of his […]

Washington, DC – To cap off Care Workers Recognition Month in April, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund launched its caregiving focused 2024 national voter guide with partners in three battleground states this week, marking the beginning of its electoral work this campaign season. Click here for NWLC Action Fund’s voter guide focused […]

WASHINGTON – President Joseph Biden delivered his State of the Union address tonight, where he discussed critical gender justice priorities that are key to safeguarding our democracy and protecting individual rights, such as IVF and abortion access.   Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following […]

By Kat Menefee, Counsel, Income Security Congress is currently considering bipartisan legislation to expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC) that would keep half a million children out of poverty by 2025. This expansion would help families pay for food, rent, and other bills. The bill has already been resoundingly approved by the House Ways and […]

By Erin Weber, Strategy and Policy Manager of State Advocacy In the lead up to the 2023 elections, many Republicans went out of their way to avoid talking about abortion because they know their position—specifically their desire to impose further restrictions in additional states—is a losing one.   Well, they lost. And they’ve been losing […]