Category: Press Room
By MoveOn. Saturday, November 6 2021
Following House passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the vote to advance the Build Back Better Act, MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “MoveOn thanks all of the U.S. House progressives and their deep commitment to advancing the entirety of President Biden’s agenda. Together we’ve made incredible progress and there is […]
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By MoveOn. Friday, November 5 2021
“Conservative Democrats have not been negotiating in good faith. Every time we get close to taking President Biden’s agenda over the finish line, they move the goalposts. “We were ready and excited to celebrate the House passage of both the Build Back Better Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure plan today. We believe in all of […]
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By MoveOn. Wednesday, November 3 2021
Statement by Rahna Epting, Executive Director of MoveOn on the GOP Filibuster of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act: “We can either have a democracy or we can have the filibuster. But Republicans prove we can’t have both.” “Another day, another Republican filibuster of critical voting rights legislation. The Republican plan is clear — […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, November 3 2021
In response to the election results in the Virginia’s Governor race, MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “The politics of Trump, cruelty, and division are very much alive and well. The election results in Virginia are a wake up call for all Americans who believe in a future where every family can […]
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By MoveOn. Thursday, October 28 2021
In response to reports of an initial framework on Build Back Better being announced MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: Framework makes historic investments, but more work ahead to seal the deal “Voters elected Democrats to the White House and majorities in Congress on the power of President Biden’s vision of the […]
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By MoveOn. Wednesday, October 20 2021
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 […]
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By MoveOn. Tuesday, October 12 2021
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. […]
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By MoveOn. Tuesday, September 28 2021
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 […]
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By MoveOn. Wednesday, September 15 2021
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. […]
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By MoveOn. Tuesday, September 14 2021
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 […]
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