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Statement of Debra L. Ness, President National Partnership for Women & Families

Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families

Statement of Debra L. Ness, President National Partnership for Women & Families

Statement of Debra L. Ness, President
National Partnership for Women & Families

Audio News Conference

Statement of Debra L. Ness, President National Partnership for Women & Families

Hearing on H.R. 1740, 1691, 2279, and 995 (regarding the prevention and treatment of breast cancer)

Paid Sick Days Coalition Website Recognized for Excellence

Statement of Debra L. Ness, President National Partnership for Women & Families

“The national paid family leave program Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) plan to unveil tomorrow would exacerbate rather than help solve the enormous challenges families face. We appreciate that Sen. Rubio and Rep. Wagner are looking for a...

“The bill the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions is focused on today would make our country less family friendly and less healthy by letting businesses exempt themselves from state and local paid sick...

“The bill the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions considered this morning, H.R. 4219, offers no benefits to any workers. As the hearing made clear, this bill would jeopardize badly needed, highly popular...

Where Restrictions on Abortion Pills Could Matter Most The New York Times, March 2, 2023 A judge is poised to rule in a case that seeks to revoke the approval of the most common, safe and effective abortion pill regimen, with the potential for consequences to be felt...

Ten years after the bill was first introduced and 10 years after steadfast efforts from advocates, President Biden signed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) into law on December 29, 2022. The landmark law confirms protections for pregnant and birthing workers,...

In a time when Black stories and Black history are being erased and censored, uplifting those stories and the people who tell and live them is critically important. That's why this Black History Month, some of the National Partnership staff have put forward book...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the greatest advance for women’s health in a generation. Attempts to repeal the ACA not only put women’s access to health care in dire jeopardy, but threaten their economic security as well. Repealing the ACA risks going back to a time...

Talking Points for MACRA final rule

CPeH fact sheet on HIT in the QPP / MACRA final rule

One Historic Vote, One Big Problem to Fix

House Passage of Stupak-Pitts Amendment Betrays Promise of Health Reform & Puts Women at Risk, Ness Says

Nation’s Top Paid Sick Days Experts React to House Introduction Of Emergency Influenza Containment Act

Leading Consumer Expert Praises Senator Kerry for Proposal to Ensure that Health Insurance Exchanges Work on Behalf of Consumers

Ness Calls Defense Authorization Bill ‘Important Step Forward’ Because It Expands FMLA and Hate Crimes Law

Next Steps After Maria Shriver Report: More than 40 Organizations to Release “Valuing Families Agenda”

Senate Finance Committee Advances Important Health Reform Legislation; Major Fixes Included but More Work to Be Done

Testimony of President Debra L. Ness before House Committee on Energy & Commerce, Subcommittee on Health

“Online Rally for Healthy Families” Wins 2008 WebAward

Leading Consumer Expert Praises Obama’s Strong Call to Pass Health Insurance Reform Now

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Rubio Paid Leave Plan is ‘Wrong for America.’ It Excludes Most Workers, Jeopardizes Essential Social Security Benefits

‘An Unfair, Undemocratic, Underhanded Attempt to Take Away the Paid Sick Days Workers Have Won and Need,’ Women’s Leader Says, Blasting Deceptively Named ‘Workflex’ Bill

House Hearing Underscored Harm that Deceptively Named ‘Workflex’ Bill Would Cause to Women, Workers, Families Across Country

NEWS: Where restrictions on abortion pills could matter most

Attention Employers: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Is Now the Law of the Land

Six Books You Should Read To Celebrate Black History Month

Repealing the ACA Endangers Women’s Health and Financial Security

CPeH TPs – HIT in QPP

CPeH Fact Sheet – HIT in the QPP