By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, December 21 2017
Statement from Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, in response to Democrats in Congress failing to stand by their promise to pass protections for Dreamers before year’s end: “This failure to pass a clean Dream Act before heading home for the holidays is unconscionable and Democrats who supported the Republicans’ continuing deportation resolution […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, December 20 2017
Statement from Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, in response to the Senate’s passage of the Republican tax bill: “In a final act of 2017, Republicans in Congress have pushed through a tax plan that will raise taxes for half of all Americans and likely leave 13 million people without health care coverage—all […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, December 20 2017
Signers include America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Lawrence, Uzo Aduba, Scarlett Johansson, Kendrick Sampson, Don Cheadle, Mark Ruffalo, Sally Field, Aidy Bryant, Julianne Moore, Michael Pena, Shailene Woodley, and others. ** See the letter here: http://bit.ly/2oXjpHv While negotiations on voting on Dream Act before the holidays are in peril, more than 40 high-profile celebrities and […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, December 19 2017
Statement from Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, in response to the House passage of the Republican tax bill: “Today’s tax vote is a bucket of gasoline thrown on the fire of out-of-control economic inequality. Millions of families will suffer if the GOP tax scam that prioritizes the interests of big corporations and […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Monday, December 18 2017
Results from MoveOn members surveyed in Arizona, California, Indiana, Missouri & Nevada Progressives are counting on Democrats to vote for spending bill that includes a clean Dream Act before 2018 to end uncertainty and fear for immigrant youth and their families New survey data from MoveOn.org illustrates that progressive voters want Democratic incumbents to use […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, December 14 2017
MoveOn: Building on Resistance wins in Alabama and Virginia, MoveOn members focus on winning power up and down the ballot in 2018. TEXAS — Texas members of MoveOn.org Political Action have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Beto O’Rourke in the state’s U.S. Senate race, with 98% of votes cast in favor of backing O’Rourke, who is […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, December 14 2017
*** MoveOn.org Political Action *** For Immediate Release: December 14, 2017 MOVEON ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR $15 MIL ‘RESIST AND WIN’ 2018 ELECTION MOBILIZATION TO END GOP CONTROL OF U.S. HOUSE Organization’s millions of members will also support emerging progressive leaders at the state and local level and mobilize in key Senate races Group pledges accountability for […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, December 13 2017
As a pillar of the current Resistance movement, MoveOn is mobilizing opposition to Trump and the GOP’s toxic agenda, including helping to lead efforts to defend health care, to stop any new U.S. wars, fighting for a Clean Dream Act, and opposing tax cuts for big corporations and the rich. We are determined to make […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, December 12 2017
Statement from Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, on Democrat Doug Jones’ victory in the Alabama Senate race: “Tonight, voters in Alabama delivered a clear message to Republicans across the country: your days in power are numbered. “The American people reject Republican politics of division, racism and hate, they reject the GOP’s agenda […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, December 12 2017
December 12, 2017 TO: Members of the Media FROM: Ilya Sheyman, Executive Director, MoveOn.org Political Action RE: MoveOn members’ role in Alabama’s Senate election As Alabamians head to the polls today, here’s a brief update on MoveOn members’ role in the election.` After Doug Jones earned 98 percent in a MoveOn endorsement vote in September, […]
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