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NWLC Action Fund Responds to House Passage of Budget Bill
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Responds to House Passage of Budget BillWashington, DC – Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following statement after the House voted to pass the Senate version of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1). The bill now heads to Trump’s desk for his signature. “Every person in this country should be furious that this devastating betrayal…
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NWLCAF Responds to Supreme Court Ruling Upholding South Carolina Order Blocking Medicaid Funding for Vital Health Care Services at Planned Parenthood
Read the statement: NWLCAF Responds to Supreme Court Ruling Upholding South Carolina Order Blocking Medicaid Funding for Vital Health Care Services at Planned ParenthoodWashington, DC (June 26, 2025) —The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today shut down Medicaid enrollees in defending their right to seek health care from their provider of choice. The Court effectively gave South Carolina the green light to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. As a result, tens of thousands of low-income residents…
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NWLC Action Fund Slams House Republicans for Their Midnight Robbery
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Slams House Republicans for Their Midnight RobberyWashington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund released a statement following House passage early this morning of the Trump-Republican reconciliation package: “Donald Trump and House Republicans’ big, ugly bill is a betrayal to the millions of women and children who will lose health care and food assistance so that billionaires can get…
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NWLC Action Fund Reacts to Deadly Bombing at Fertility Clinic in Palm Springs
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Reacts to Deadly Bombing at Fertility Clinic in Palm SpringsWASHINGTON, DC (May 17, 2024) — Earlier today, a targeted bombing took place at The American Reproductive Centers in Palm Springs, California, killing one person and injuring four others. Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, issued the following statement: “This senseless act of violence is a direct…
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NWLC Action Fund Reacts to Senate Moving Forward with Passage of House Republican Budget
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Reacts to Senate Moving Forward with Passage of House Republican BudgetWashington, DC – Following the cloture vote in the Senate to move forward with the passage of the House Republicans’ continuing resolution to temporarily fund the government, Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, put out the below statement: “To all of the Republican and Democratic senators who voted to…
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NWLC Action Fund Opposes House Republicans’ Continuing Resolution that Disproportionately Hurts Women and Children
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Opposes House Republicans’ Continuing Resolution that Disproportionately Hurts Women and ChildrenWashington, DC – House Republican leadership over the weekend released their continuing resolution to fund the government through the end of the year. The stopgap measure is expected to be voted on as early as tomorrow, March 11. Maribel Ramos, director of government relations at the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the…
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NWLC Action Fund Responds to House Passage of Budget Deal
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Responds to House Passage of Budget DealWashington, DC – Following House passage of the third budget deal, which came after Elon Musk and Donald Trump defeated an earlier, bipartisan version of the bill that was set to pass, Angel Padilla,vice president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released this statement: “Once again, we were brought to the brink of…
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NWLC Action Fund Statement on Senate Republicans Electing Sen. John Thune as their Next Majority Leader
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on Senate Republicans Electing Sen. John Thune as their Next Majority LeaderWashington, DC – Following the election of Senator John Thune (R-SD) to be Senate majority leader, Angel Padilla, vice president for strategy and policy at the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund, released the following statement: “The key question following today’s Senate leadership election is whether John Thune will prioritize the needs of his constituents…
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NWLC Action Fund Statement on the 2024 Election Results
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on the 2024 Election ResultsWashington, DC – Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following statement after the presidential race was called for Donald Trump and JD Vance. “This is the outcome that we feared and fought tirelessly to prevent. While it’s a dark day for our democracy, let’s remember that Donald Trump…
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NWLC Action Fund Applauds VP Harris for Prioritizing Caregiving in Her Economic Agenda
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Applauds VP Harris for Prioritizing Caregiving in Her Economic AgendaWashington, 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
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on VP Harris’ Plan to Cap Child Care Costs for FamiliesWashington, 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 Applauds Focus on Gender Justice at Democratic National Convention
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Applauds Focus on Gender Justice at Democratic National ConventionWashington, 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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NWLC Action Fund Statement on Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’ Running Mate
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’ Running MateWashington, DC – Following Kamala Harris’ announcement today that she selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate, Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following statement: “Tim Walz’s strong progressive record, legislative and executive leadership experience, and demonstrated efforts to put families first make him an excellent…
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