Congratulations to Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who held her first hearing as Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Tuesday! As a tireless champion for women’s rights, Representative Maloney’s first hearing was on federal paid family leave. We’re here for @RepMaloney ‘s first hearing as chairwoman of the @HouseOversight committee-it’s an important one! Witnesses […]
Will the Real Abortion Expert Please Stand Up?
Thursday, November 14, the House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing to examine how state policies impact access to comprehensive reproductive health services, including abortion. Congressman William Lacy Clay from Missouri requested the hearing after reports that the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services had been keeping a spreadsheet tracking the menstrual cycles […]
On Allyship: Attending the SCOTUS Protest on LGBTQ Discrimination
Last month–LGBT History Month–on October 8, the Supreme Court heard three cases regarding LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace. To show support for those representing the cases and the LGBTQ community generally, and to demonstrate the will of the people, a protest was held outside the Supreme Court. A few key moments stood out to me, […]
37 Years Later…
Yesterday, the United States House Judiciary Committee considered H.J. Resolution 79, legislation to remove one of the few barriers left to finally add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution: the 1982 deadline for ratification. First proposed almost a century ago and passed by Congress in 1972, the ERA was ratified by only 35 of […]
Climate Protests Should Become Our Normal
On Friday, September 20, millions of young people and allies around the world participated in the Global Climate Strikes. The purpose of these strikes was to tell adults across the world to get it together and do something to address climate change. This is no easy task, and will definitely require a massive overhaul of […]
Congressional Roundtable: Maternal Health & Mortality
Last week we went to a congressional hearing for the Committee on Energy and Commerce for HR 1897, HR 1551, HR 2902 and HR 2602, four bills that aim to address the maternal health and mortality crisis in America. During the hearing, expert witnesses testified and representatives from across the country gave their thoughts and […]
H.R. 40: A Path to Restorative Justice
On June 19th, a few of the other FMF interns and I met at the Rayburn building bright and early to gather for the House congressional hearing on H.R. 40, a bill which establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African-Americans. The bill, introduced at the beginning of 2017, was given the […]
Baby’s First Congressional Hearing
Last Wednesday, June 19th, I went to my first House committee hearing. It’s wild for me to admit that despite living right outside of Washington, D.C. for the past 19 years and being politically active for the past seven, I had never actually been to a congressional hearing before. I was excited and filled with […]
My Voice Matters: How I Learned to Talk to My Legislators
Until I, myself, lobbied on Capitol Hill, I never realized how simple it really is. Whenever I thought of lobbyists, I always pictured middle-aged white men making under-the-table deals with Congresspeople to further corporate interests, but this past summer, I – a 20 year old, female college student – sat down with my Senators and […]
Title IX is Under Attack and Students are in Danger
Sexual assault is a serious issue on college campuses. To me, this is the most repeated phrase I hear when discussing sexual assault. I have heard it from my professors, I’ve heard it from the president of my college, I’ve heard it from the provost, staff members, classmates, documentaries, the media, news, my coworkers, politicians, […]
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