Statement by Rahna Epting, Executive Director of MoveOn on the GOP Filibuster of the Freedom to Vote Act: “Our democracy is under daily attack from forces seeking to destroy it for their own political gain. It started long before January 6th and it has continued more than ten months after the violent attack on the […]
Statement by Rahna Epting, Executive Director of MoveOn, on Reconciliation Negotiations in Congress: “It is beyond absurd that we are talking about choosing between child care and elder care or tax cuts to families and free community college. We have more than enough resources to do all of it. We’re the richest country on earth. […]
89% of MoveOn member respondents – many who volunteered for her campaign – less likely to support her again in the next election Washington, D.C. – A survey of MoveOn’s over 300,000 members in Arizona – many of whom volunteered for or otherwise supported Senator Sinema’s last campaign – showed that 89% of them would […]
Statement by Rahna Epting, Executive Director of MoveOn, on Representatives Rice, Schrader and Peters gutting prescription drug reform measures in reconciliation: “Nearly two million dollars in campaign contributions. That is what it took for Big Pharma to buy the votes of three conservative Democrats to defeat the most meaningful prescription drug reform measure in generations. […]
Democrats who are looking to gut much needed prescription drug pricing reform from the reconciliation package — which would lower the price of life saving prescription drugs for tens of millions of Americans — need to take a long look in the mirror and assess whether they are representing their constituents or doing the backroom […]
Joe Manchin’s latest comments make it crystal clear that the House of Representatives cannot and must not hold any vote on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill until the Senate has completed its work and passed the reconciliation package. As Senator Manchin has now made clear to the world, doing so would mean sacrificing the vast majority […]
The war in Afghanistan was an endless war with no military solution. Twenty years. Hundreds of thousands killed. Trillions wasted. Joe Biden did what other presidents only talked about — he ended the war. He had the courage to stand up to the military industrial complex and war hawks that have dominated foreign policy for […]
MoveOn praises House passage of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and calls on the Senate to pass it as well Washington, D.C.– Tonight, MoveOn is celebrating a crucial victory for democracy with the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. Once signed into law, the John […]
Statement by Nita Chaudhary, Chief of Programs at MoveOn: “We’re in a 5 alarm voting rights fire and the GOP blocked a vote yet again prevent essential protections for Americans’ freedom to vote. “We know McConnell is not going to change his behavior so it’s up to President Biden and Senate Democrats to stop doing […]
Statement by Nita Chaudhary, Chief of Programs at MoveOn: “Now that the Senate has passed an infrastructure bill and initial $3.5 billion budget reconciliation instructions, Democrats must finish the job of this once-in-a-generation opportunity to pass significant legislation that truly meets the size and scale of what is needed. “House Democrats should follow Speaker Pelosi’s […]