A lot of things broke my heart but fixed my vision.
--Unknown
Jan 14 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
We're losing one of the most consequential VPs ever—a woman whose impact ranged from broad reform to granular policy changes.
🧵 She successfully pressed 41 states to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage, shared best practices w/ state lawmakers on expanding abortion access... 1/
...boosted vaccination rates in Black communities, secured funding for doulas and maternal health, and promoted birthing-friendly hospital designations, helped fix toxic water infrastructure in our neighborhoods and bring clean buses to our asthma zones... 2/
Aug 15, 2024 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Her record successfully pressing 41 states to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage, launching the WH Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse, sharing best practices w/ state lawmakers on expanding abortion access, boosting vaccination rates in Black communities...1/
... funding doulas and promoting birthing-friendly hospital designations, investing billions in CDFIs and Black businesses, removing toxic lead pipes from our neighborhoods, bringing zero emissions buses to our asthma zones, bringing doctors to the Black Belt...2/