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Democrats look for answers to America’s child care crisis

Democrats look for answers to America’s child care crisis

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Mar 18, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Angelica Maria Gonzalez, found out she’d been accepted to law school while living in a homeless shelter. Her world was turned upside down when she lost her child care subsidies roughly a decade ago, after an unsolicited, one time child support check...
Congress members debate the effectiveness of social safety net programs, aim to reduce silos at Ways and Means Committee

Congress members debate the effectiveness of social safety net programs, aim to reduce silos at Ways and Means Committee

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Mar 11, 2020 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON — As high numbers of children in the United States continue to be born into poverty, members of Congress agreed Wednesday they should do more to provide for poor families and help their children — primarily by making it easier for parents to...
BIDEN WINS NORTH CAROLINA PRIMARY, NINE OTHER STATES IN STRONG SUPER TUESDAY SHOWING

BIDEN WINS NORTH CAROLINA PRIMARY, NINE OTHER STATES IN STRONG SUPER TUESDAY SHOWING

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Mar 4, 2020 | Campaign 2020, Topics

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina–Former Vice President Joe Biden won the North Carolina Democratic primary on Tuesday in decisive fashion, capturing over 40% of the state’s vote while overtaking the national delegate lead and putting Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign on the...
How Democrats and Republicans clash on paid leave policy

How Democrats and Republicans clash on paid leave policy

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Feb 27, 2020 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Joan Lunden co-hosted her first Good Morning America episode just seven weeks after giving birth to her first child in 1980. She was lucky — ABC provided paid maternity leave when each of her children was born. Lunden is a mother to seven...
Candidates discuss ‘entrepreneurship gap’ in debate

Candidates discuss ‘entrepreneurship gap’ in debate

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Feb 20, 2020 | Campaign 2020, Featured

WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said Democrats must work to curtail the “entrepreneurship gap” at the Democratic debate in Las Vegas Wednesday, clashing with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on how to build business equity....
As Warren looks ahead to Super Tuesday, her message remains consistent after N.H. loss

As Warren looks ahead to Super Tuesday, her message remains consistent after N.H. loss

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Feb 14, 2020 | Campaign 2020, Featured, Politics, Topics

ARLINGTON VA. — In her first public event after placing a distant fourth in the New Hampshire primary, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her campaign remain on course in messaging at a town hall in Arlington, Va., while also laying out a strategy for the...
Experts advocate for national childcare reform, subsidies

Experts advocate for national childcare reform, subsidies

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Feb 6, 2020 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON – Several Democrat and Republican members of the House agreed Thursday that current federal child care policies have set families back, hurting children and disproportionately affecting poorer families. At the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood,...
SOTU: Family Leave and Education

SOTU: Family Leave and Education

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Feb 5, 2020 | Education, Featured, SOTU2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will prioritize supporting working families by mandating paid leave and lowering barriers to education. Members of Congress from both parties said they agree with the sentiments, but disagree on how to implement the...
Congresswomen ask colleagues to support paid family and medical leave

Congresswomen ask colleagues to support paid family and medical leave

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Jan 28, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Democrat and Republican members of Congress agreed Tuesday that the federal government should do more to help families after the arrival of a child or when family members are ill — but they couldn’t agree on how to provide that help. At a House Ways and...
Impeachment managers conclude opening statements with continued calls for more evidence

Impeachment managers conclude opening statements with continued calls for more evidence

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Jan 24, 2020 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff closed the Democrats’ three-day opening arguments in the Senate trial of President Donald Trump, pleading Friday for Republican senators to call the witnesses who were prevented from testifying in the...
Activists discuss racial implications of 2020 census during National Day of Racial Hearing

Activists discuss racial implications of 2020 census during National Day of Racial Hearing

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Jan 21, 2020 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The 2020 U.S. census count officially kicked off Tuesday in Southwest Alaska. Activists on Tuesday questioned whether it will once again undercount racial minorities, which means the groups lose out in allocation of federal funding and electoral...
House Committee on Financial Services explores tackling domestic terrorism with finance

House Committee on Financial Services explores tackling domestic terrorism with finance

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Jan 15, 2020 | National Security

WASHINGTON – In the aftermath of last year’s increase in domestic extremist violence, government officials said Wednesday they need to work more closely with banks to find new ways to root out domestic terrorism. A study conducted by the Anti-Defamation League’s...
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