by Katherine Stone |
I am happy to say that Senator Hillary Clinton has finally signed on to endorse the MOTHERS Act. She joins Senator Barack Obama, who is also a co-sponsor. The markup of the bill, which was supposed to happen on Feb. 14th, was delayed and will now happen this Wed. the... by Katherine Stone |
FEBRUARY 14, at 10am, the Senate’s HELP committee will mark up the new Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act Bill … Let’s ask the HELP committee to send a Valentine to America’s mothers by finishing up the bill and sending it to the Senate floor... by Katherine Stone |
This just in from Senator Menendez' office!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: On Friday morning, leading into Mothers’ Day weekend, actress Brooke Shields will join U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Mary Jo Codey, wife of former New Jersey Governor... by Katherine Stone |
PSI President Susan Dowd-Stone informs me that there will be a hearing on the Melanie Blocker Stokes Act on May 1st. In addition, The MOTHER's Act is scheduled to be reintroduced in the Senate soon. Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) has now signed on as the lead... by Katherine Stone |
On June 16, U.S. Senators Durbin and Menendez introduced new legislation called the MOTHERS Act, which stands for The Mom’s Opportunity To Access Help, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act. Finally, maybe we’ll get some legislation...