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In this audio segment, Christine Johnson-Staub was quoted about how $40 billion in child care funding would help stabilize child care programs and make the system stronger going forward.
In a recent New York Times magazine article, actor Steven Yeun said, “Sometimes I wonder if the Asian-American experience is what it’s like when you’re thinking about everyone else, but nobody else is thinking about you.” These words hit me harder than expected, particularly during a year where Asian Americans have been disparaged physically, emotionally, and economically while the “progressive” community remains silent.
Ashley Burnside was quoted about the expansion of SNAP student eligibility during COVID-19.
Olivia Golden was quoted about her urging the Biden administration to formally rescind the 2019 public charge rule.
AAPI women have to work more than 14 months to match what white, non-Hispanic men make in just one year.
This decision marks a turning point in the fight against the harmful Trump regulations.
Wendy Cervantes was quoted about how 2.2 million children with Social Security numbers, with undocumented immigrant parents, will be able to get stimulus payments.
"Economic stability and removing financial strain is critical to supporting young families, said Kisha Bird, director of youth policy at the Center for Law and Social Policy."
CLASP was mentioned about how the American Rescue Plan "potentially stands to halve child poverty in the United States."
Senate passage of the American Rescue Plan brings overdue help one step closer to the hardest hit.