Indian American lawmakers pay glowing tributes to moms on Mother’s Day
Indian American lawmakers celebrated Mother’s Day this past weekend by paying glowing tributes and deep gratitude to their mothers in a series of tweets.
“I come from a long line of strong women, and it makes me very proud. I wrote about my incredible grandmother, who played tennis in her sari, and my mother Maya, who travelled the world and is still writing for newspapers,” Washington Democrat Pramila Jayapal tweeted along with the photo of her mother and sister.
I come from a long line of strong women, and it makes me very proud.
I wrote about my incredible grandmother, who played tennis in her sari, and my mother Maya, who traveled the world and is still writing for newspapers. #MothersDay #KeepFamiliesTogether https://t.co/CUfbu8pcxt
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) May 13, 2018
“Happy #MothersDay to all the moms and families out there, especially my mom and my wife Priya. I hope your family will have the chance to catch up today. I’m reminded of what my mom says whenever I tell her about Congress: ‘that’s great, when are you bringing the grandkids over?’” Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from Illinois, tweeted.
Happy #MothersDay to all the moms and families out there, especially my mom and my wife Priya. I hope your family will have the chance to catch up today. I'm reminded of what my mom says whenever I tell her about Congress: "that's great, when are you bringing the grandkids over?" pic.twitter.com/adb9zkKDST
— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (@CongressmanRaja) May 13, 2018
“This #MothersDay, we should remember that women still perform more uncompensated work outside their jobs, including childcare and housework, than men. This “second shift” decreases their labor force participation and already precarious economic power,” California Democrat Ro Khanna tweeted.
There are way too many Americans who are stuck in jail simply because they are unable to afford bail. @NationalBailOut did great work raising money to #FreeBlackMamas before #MothersDay: https://t.co/ompsN4PHgK
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) May 14, 2018
In another tweet, Khanna wrote, “Our moms deserve better than the Republican assault on their right to health care. Guaranteeing healthcare to every American must include guaranteeing birth control, abortion care, and comprehensive maternal health services.”
Fellow Californian and dean of the Indian American congressional delegation Ami Bera wished his wife a great mother’s day and tweeted, “Wishing my wonderful wife Janine and all mothers out there a Happy Mother’s Day!”
Wishing my wonderful wife Janine and all mothers out there a Happy Mother’s Day! pic.twitter.com/oPOmeEzaZO
— Ami Bera, M.D. (@RepBera) May 13, 2018
A day before, Bera attacked the Trump administration for not providing working parents paid family leave. “Instead of a card for this Mother’s Day, it’d be better if Congress made sure more working parents had access to paid family leave. No one should be placed in the impossible position of choosing to either care for a sick child or keeping their job,” he tweeted.
California’s junior Senator Kamala Harris paid tributes to her mother in a series of tweets. She wrote in one: “From her, I learned to ask questions, gather evidence, and test hypotheses. I learned that no idea is too precious to be rigorously examined. I learned how to fight for justice and live a life of conscience, and I think of her every day.”
“Like many of you, I’m spending today thinking about my mother. She was all of 5 feet, but she could move mountains, as she proved when she crossed an ocean at age 19 to study here,” she wrote in a following tweet.
“She and my father met while they were active in the civil rights movement. My sister Maya and I actually joke that we grew up surrounded by a bunch of adults marching and shouting for this thing called justice. We were raised on stories of the upheaval and activism of the 1960s,” Harris tweeted about how she was raised by parents who were active in the civil rights movement.
Like many of you, I’m spending today thinking about my mother. She was all of 5 feet, but she could move mountains, as she proved when she crossed an ocean at age 19 to study here. pic.twitter.com/NtPAEpeQs1
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 13, 2018
“There’s a photo I cherish of her and one of her best friends in life, my Auntie Lenore, standing in front of a sign that says, “Protest Birmingham atrocities. Write the president,” she tweeted along with the photo of her mother and aunt with the caption “Like many of you, I’m spending today thinking about my mother. She was all of 5 feet, but she could move mountains, as she proved when she crossed an ocean at age 19 to study here.”