Category: Press Room
By admin. Wednesday, July 7 2021
Following President Biden’s remarks in Chicago on the benefits of the administration’s Build Back Better agenda, MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “Simply recovering from the pandemic is not enough. 81 million people, the most votes that any candidate has ever received, voted for Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress to urgently […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, July 1 2021
The Voting Rights Act — already a shell of its former self — was dealt another crippling blow by today’s Supreme Court ruling. At a time when Republicans are engaged in a devastating disenfranchisement campaign against Black and brown communities, we need our highest court to defend our rights, not destroy them. Unfortunately, decades of Republican court […]
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By admin. Tuesday, June 22 2021
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rahna Epting, the executive director of MoveOn, released the following statement after Republicans filibustered S.1, the For the People Act: “Today, the Republican party doubled down on its continued assault on American democracy and the Senate reverted back to some of its darkest days. In the 1950s and 1960s Senators used […]
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By admin. Thursday, June 17 2021
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rahna Epting, the executive director of MoveOn, released the following statement regarding the United States Supreme Court California v. Texas ruling that upholds the Affordable Care Act: “The Affordable Care Act remains a lifeline for millions of Americans more than a decade after being signed into law. Today’s Supreme Court decision […]
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By admin. Wednesday, June 16 2021
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rahna Epting, the executive director of MoveOn, released the following statement on news that Senator Joe Manchin is working with Democrats to change critical voting rights legislation: “Our democracy is under daily attack from forces seeking to destroy it for their own political gain. It started long before January 6th and […]
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By admin. Friday, June 11 2021
“Bold Recovery Now” campaign will engage up to 10M voters and target key Senators through print and digital ads, lobby days, and phone and text banks Washington, D.C. — MoveOn, one of the largest independent progressive advocacy groups in the United States, today launched a new “Bold Recovery Now” six-figure campaign to demand Congress put […]
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By admin. Tuesday, June 8 2021
Washington, D.C. — Statement of Rahna Epting, Executive Director of MoveOn, on news that the Biden Administration will continue infrastructure talks with a larger bipartisan group: “Enough. The time for talk is over. Now is the time for action. Republicans have made clear their only goal is to obstruct everything. 81 million people voted for […]
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By admin. Friday, May 28 2021
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rahna Epting, the executive director of MoveOn, released the following statement regarding Republicans’ use of the filibuster to prevent the creation of a January 6 Commission: “Today, Mitch McConnell used the Jim Crow-era filibuster to do exactly what it was created for — propping up white supremacy at the expense of democracy. […]
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By admin. Thursday, May 27 2021
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rahna Epting, the executive director of MoveOn, released the following statement after Senators Capito, Toomey, Barrasso and Blunt released their own version of an infrastructure plan: “Another day, another offer from Republicans that falls well short of meeting the needs of this moment. This is a classic Washington trick — attempt […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, May 12 2021
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rahna Epting, the executive director of MoveOn, released the following statement on the escalating crisis in Palestine and Israel: “President Biden campaigned on advancing human rights and a diplomacy-first foreign policy to restore America’s leadership around the world. He now must take urgent action to help de-escalate the situation in Palestine […]
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