Category: Democrats

MoveOn Statement on John Thune’s Latest Refusal to Rein in ICE

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WASHINGTON – In response to Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s insult to MoveOn members and refusal to rein in ICE, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Joel Payne released the following statement: “Our members will not support another dime going to ICE until there is real accountability for their terrorizing of our communities. John Thune and every Senate Republican should be clear on what exactly they refuse to support—keeping ICE out of schools and churches, requiring warrants, stopping ICE’s racial profiling, or mandating ICE officers unmask, have ID, and use body cameras. …

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MoveOn: Republicans Near Shutdown to Protect Trump’s Masked ICE Agents

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WASHINGTON – As President Trump and Republicans rapidly approach shutting down the government instead of reining in Trump’s murderous Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) forces, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “Trump and Republicans would rather cut our health care and shut down the government than stop ICE from terrorizing our playgrounds, churches, and streets. A vote for DHS funding is a vote for ICE’s ongoing murder of Americans and kidnapping of children. Senate Democrats must continue listening to the…

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MoveOn Statement on Weak CR With Zero ICE Accountability

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WASHINGTON – As reporting indicates a clean Department of Homeland Security continuing resolution deal struck in the Senate with no ICE reforms, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “Leader Schumer should ask the Minnesotans who are watching their neighbors get killed in cold blood if a deal with no plan to stop ICE is enough right now.” ### MoveOn is a people-powered force for progress. MoveOn mobilizes the left to enact progressive change. We are the home base for millions of members who refuse to accept…

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MoveOn: Congress Needs to Go To Minnesota and Block DHS Funding

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WASHINGTON – In response to ICE’s latest murder in Minnesota, MoveOn Civic Action Executive Director Katie Bethell released the following statement: “As we can see with our own eyes, Trump’s ICE murdered another person today. President Trump, DHS, and ICE are lying to the American people to cover up state-sanctioned violence. We cannot trust a word out of the Trump administration’s mouths. ICE needs to follow the guidance of local officials and residents and get out of Minneapolis immediately. Members of Congress must show some spine and do everything in…

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Grassroots Win: House Dems Secure ACA Funding Extension Senate Must Act to End the Trump Healthcare Crisis

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Senate Must Act to End the Trump Healthcare Crisis WASHINGTON – In response to Leader Jeffries and House Democrats leading the charge on passing the ACA discharge petition after months of grassroots pressure on healthcare, MoveOn Civic Action Executive Director Katie Bethell released the following statement:  “Thanks to millions of calls, texts, and emails from people nationwide, the House forced through a successful vote to expand ACA subsidies and stop our premiums from rising even higher. Americans struggling to afford health care and premium spikes have no patience for continued…

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What We Built Together and What Comes Next

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As we begin a new year, we wanted to take a moment to look back on what we’ve accomplished together in 2025, and to look forward to all that we will accomplish together in 2026. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Because of MoveOn members like you, we took action when it mattered. We pushed back against harmful fascist agendas, fought to protect democracy, elected progressive leaders up and down the ballot, and helped ensure millions of voices were heard. None of that happens without people willing to…

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