Amelia Kegan

Anti-hunger advocate. Love tax and budget policy. Ultramarathoner. Work for a DC nonprofit but my tweets are my own.

[Amelia Kegan @akegan]

Inspiring visit to Mission Action. They’re doing extraordinary work with their food, housing, and justice ministries. Impressed by the care in which they create a welcoming and inclusive space for all. @NETWORKLobby @FCNL @MissionActionSF #nunsonthebusandfriends

[Amelia Kegan @akegan]

An inspiring visit to the St. Francis Center. A model of working to ensure everyone thrives with no exceptions, investing in kids and their parents, focusing on building real community and belonging. @NETWORKLobby @FCNL #nunsonthebusandfriends

[Amelia Kegan @akegan]

Wonderful visit to the National Chavez Center. Inspired by the legacy and ongoing good work. Grateful to our hosts for all they’re doing. @NETWORKLobby @FCNL

[Amelia Kegan @akegan]

Day 3 on Nuns on the Bus. Great visit to Three Square and the amazing work they’re doing to address hunger and food insecurity in Nevada. Really inspiring. @NETWORKLobby @FCNL #nunsonthebus #nunsonthebusandfriends

[Amelia Kegan @akegan]

Grateful to our friends at Kino Border Initiative for their amazing work and for hosting Nuns on the Bus for a powerful visit at the border. #nunsonthebusandfriends

[NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice @NETWORKLobby]

🚍 And we’re off with Leg 3-West! Catch us in Tucson and Phoenix today ☀️

Join us ⬇️
https://t.co/ox0UdGAPMx

[Amelia Kegan @akegan]

Heading out to our first stop on Nuns on the Bus with Sister Richelle and friends. ⁦@FCNL⁩ ⁦@NETWORKLobby⁩

[UltraRunning Magazine @UltraRunningMag]

Congratulations to all the Barkley Marathon starters and finishers! #BM100

[David Miller @dav1dmiller]

Jasmin Paris. Finisher number 20 at the Barkley Marathons. She’s broken the cycle.

#bm100 #barkleymarathons #barkley #legend

📸 https://t.co/i5M6SEQtyD

[michele 💙 @Whiffenpuff]

That is the picture that says;
“She sprinted to that gate with seconds to spare”

Loving the face of everyone in the background.

Side note: jasmine is not getting that hair band out easily 😬 #BM100

[Keith @keithdunn]

The 2024 Barkley Marathons has ended. There are five finishers. #BM100

[Keith @keithdunn]

Jasmin Paris @JasminKParis finished loop five of the #BM100 in 59:58:21.

[Chuck Marr @ChuckCBPP]

As President Biden highlighted the 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit was a tremendous success -- it led to a historic reduction in child poverty -- we need to reinstate that expansion and make it permanent:

[Meredith Dodson @dodsonadvocate]

Tax Proposals President Biden is Expected to Discuss in the State of the Union https://t.co/hpGv8zMXvY via @iteptweets. Always appreciate @SteveWamhoff's wisdom! @Voice4HumanNeed

[FCNL (Quakers) @FCNL]

🚨Great news! The Senate just overwhelmingly passed the #RECA extension bill to protect and expand compensation to victims of nuclear weapons testing.

[Center on Budget @CenterOnBudget]

A single parent with two children who earns $22,000 as a childcare worker would gain $675 in the first year of the #ChildTaxCredit expansion. https://t.co/A0lA85W0bv

[Meredith Dodson @dodsonadvocate]

As Congress heads home on recesses this month, reminder that expanding the #ChildTaxCredit is very popular-->

[FCNL (Quakers) @FCNL]

🧵 FCNL welcomes the re-reintroduction of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Policies in the U.S. Act to investigate atrocities committed at Indian boarding schools in the U.S. in the 19th & 20th centuries. #truthjusticehealing 1/4 https://t.co/b4tzmuHH6i

[Chuck Marr @ChuckCBPP]

The House overwhelmingly (w/169 Rs!) passed the Child Tax Credit/corporate tax bill. Instead of fast-tracking it, some in the Senate are trying to extract a pound of flesh– eliminating the “lookback” provision

Bipartisan proponents of the bill should welcome this debate

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[FCNL (Quakers) @FCNL]

In response to the House passing the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024) by a vote of 357-70, FCNL Associate General Secretary of Policy and Advocacy Amelia Kegan made the following statement… 1/ https://t.co/nXbm0rSQyM