Washington, D.C. – In response to President Biden’s student debt relief plan, MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “President Biden’s executive order, canceling $10,000 in federal student debt for most borrowers, canceling $20,000 in loans for Pell Grant recipients, reforming income-based repayment plans to benefit borrowers, and extending the payment pause until […]
We won’t go back, but we will overturn the GOP. “Today, the Supreme Court decimated nearly 50 years worth of progress and for the first time in generations stripped us of our rights, freedoms, and control over our bodies. It is an outrageous and dangerous ruling which proves this court is nothing more than an […]
Since February, MoveOn members across the country have donated more than $1.1 million to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, supported the push for diplomacy over militarism, and voiced solidarity with the Ukrainian people. THANK YOU for taking action together at this harrowing time. And yet, we know there’s more to do. The photos from the war […]
Now It’s Time for Permanent Debt Relief Washington, D.C. – In response to President Biden extending the payment pause on federally held student loans, MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “This is a welcome and needed announcement by the White House to extend the payment pause on student loans, given how broken […]
“No one senator should be able to deny hundreds of millions of Americans the economic relief that Build Back Better will bring. Senator Joe Manchin’s comments this morning cannot and will not be the final word here. “Too much is at stake for families across this country. Build Back Better is essential for lowering the […]
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 […]
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 — […]
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 […]
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 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 […]