Category: Democrats

MoveOn Statement on GOP Continuing to Ban IVF Treatment

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Washington, D.C. – Following the news that Senate Republicans blocked U.S. Senator Duckworth’s bill to protect IVF treatment, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “Once again MAGA extremists are showing us their true colors. They will stop at nothing to take away our rights, our freedoms and try to control our bodies. Even by their standards, today’s action was shocking and disgusting.  After a week of empty rhetoric trying to distance themselves from the Alabama ruling, they are showing us who they really are through…

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WATCH: CNN & TYT: Ivan Cantu’s Request for a Fair Day in Court

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View the AC360 segment HERE View the TYT segment HERE LIVINGSTON, TX – On last night’s Anderson Cooper 360, CNN’s Ed Lavandera reported on the controversy surrounding Ivan Cantu’s scheduled execution by the state of Texas on February 28  in light of a collection of damning pieces of evidence that suggest Cantu may have been framed for a double homicide he was convicted of two decades ago. Lavandera visits with his former grade school classmate Cantu who remains at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit prison in West Livingston, Texas to discuss the circumstances of his case…

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MoveOn: As Trump Shows How Unhinged Second Term Would Be, No Labels Moves Forward with Voterless Primary

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Washington, D.C. – Following reporting that No Labels is moving forward with choosing their third-party presidential candidates in secret with their millionaire donors in lieu of a nomination process, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “Last time we checked, Presidential candidates are elected by millions of voters, not hand-picked by a cabal of political insiders. In the last two weeks, we’ve seen Donald Trump signal how unhinged he would be if given a second term. Yet that has only emboldened No Labels to accelerate…

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MoveOn: Manchin Joins Growing List of Candidates Rejecting No Labels

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Manchin: “I am not going to be a … spoiler, whatever you want to call it. I just don’t think it’s the right time.” Washington, D.C. – In response to news that Senator Joe Manchin will not run as a spoiler ticket for president on the No Labels ballot line, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “Joe Manchin is the latest politician to say no thanks to No Labels. He knows what is painfully clear to anyone paying attention: No Labels has no path…

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ICYMI: Martin Sheen, Sister Helen Prejean on the Fight to Save Ivan Cantu

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Advocates Seek Delay in 2/28 Execution With Evidence of Possible Wrongful Conviction WATCH FULL REPLAY Washington, D.C. — Today, MoveOn hosted a press call featuring key advocates—including lead anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean and actor Martin Sheen—who are campaigning to delay an execution of Ivan Cantu. Prejean and fellow activists will deliver remarks and a petition hosted by MoveOn with 60,000 signatures and counting to Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis and the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals that requests a delay of Cantu’s February 28 scheduled execution.  A…

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MoveOn: Our Elected Leaders Should Reject “Cruel, Extremist” Immigration Measures

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Washington, D.C. — In response to the release of the Senate border proposal that was recently announced, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement:   “MoveOn’s millions of members believe in commonsense solutions and reform to our nation’s immigration system, but we cannot accept cruel, extremist policies and compromises that gut our humanity in the process. It’s clear that our broken immigration system is not working for anyone, and instead of operating in good faith, Republicans have chosen to follow Donald Trump and MAGA’s push for failed,…

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