Category: Press Room
By admin. Wednesday, April 28 2021
Today, Rahna Epting, the executive director of MoveOn, released the following statement on President Biden’s first hundred days in office. “In just the first hundred days of the Biden Administration, we have already experienced some of the seismic changes people across the country fought for to save our democracy from the callous, cruel, and catastrophic […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, April 20 2021
Rahna Epting, executive director of MoveOn, released the following statement on the Derek Chauvin verdict: “Today, we express a collective sigh of relief. The Derek Chauvin verdict is a welcome measure of accountability. Yet, the truth is that Chauvin being convicted for killing George Floyd is, unfortunately, the exception in this country, not the rule.” “In […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, March 31 2021
Statement of Rahna Epting, Executive Director of MoveOn, on President Biden’s infrastructure plan: “President Biden has laid out a bold first step to rebuilding our country after the catastrophic impacts of the pandemic and President Trump’s failed leadership. It is the exact kind of leadership and change from the past that voters voted for in […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, March 10 2021
WASHINGTON, DC — Moments ago, the United States House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of President Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill, which will provide millions of people with $1,400 direct payments, billions of dollars for vaccines and testing, and tax breaks to low-income earners and families with children, among other vital policies. In response, Rahna […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, March 9 2021
Members in NY’s 11th Congressional District praised DeBarros’s commitment to progressive values. NEW YORK — Today, MoveOn Political Action is announcing that its members in New York’s 11th Congressional District have voted to endorse Brittany Ramos DeBarros for the U.S. House. Sixty-eight percent of voting MoveOn members in the district supported endorsing Ramos DeBarros, citing […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, February 16 2021
78% of voting members in the 11th District of Ohio support Turner, applauding her previous work for Ohioans and her commitment to progressive values. MoveOn members in Ohio’s 11th District have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Nina Turner for U.S. Congress, with more than 78% of votes cast in favor of Turner. Watch the exclusive announcement […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Monday, January 25 2021
Senators who supported Trump’s insurrection cannot also be his judges. As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepares to send to the U.S. Senate the article of impeachment passed by the House against Donald Trump for inciting a deadly insurrection in an attempt to undermine America’s election, MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “Donald […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, January 21 2021
Progressive Group Urges Senate Majority Leader Schumer to Protect Democracy Statement from Rahna Epting, executive director of MoveOn, calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to deny committee seats to Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. Ted Cruz, and other Senators who voted against the 2020 election results: “Elected officials like Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and the […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, January 7 2021
MoveOn Celebrates Grassroots Georgia Organizers as Foundation of Historic Senate Victory In response to the historic wins in Georgia, Rahna Epting, executive director at MoveOn, released the following statement: “Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock’s victories in Georgia mark the dawn of a new era in Congress. With control of both the legislative and the […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, January 7 2021
Responding to the House of Representatives going into recess in the wake of Donald Trump’s inciting of a violent mob to attack lawmakers and staff in the Capitol, and now-breaking reports that Vice President Mike Pence will not invoke the 25th Amendment, MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “We call on Speaker of the House Nancy […]
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