Tag: Accountability

Virginia Victory Shows That We Will Not Let the GOP Change the Rules to Avoid Accountability

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VIRGINIA – In response to Virginians overwhelmingly voting to redraw the state’s congressional map, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement. “Once again, the people have blunted President Trump and Republicans’ unprecedented power grab to pick their voters in the midterms. Virginians went to the ballot box to stop Republican efforts to avoid accountability for their failed policies. This should put Republicans on notice that if they want to continue to escalate this fight about mid-decade redistricting, the grassroots is ready to show up and…

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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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ICE Out For Good Coalition Announces Nationwide Weekend of Action Demanding Accountability After ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good

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1000+ events already anticipated WASHINGTON – A broad national coalition, including Indivisible, MoveOn Civic Action, the American Civil Liberties Union, Voto Latino, United We Dream, 50501, the Disappeared in America Campaign of the Not Above the Law coalition, and partner organizations across the country, is calling for a coordinated ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action on Saturday, January 10, and Sunday, January 11. In less than 24 hours after the announcement, there are already 1000 events anticipated nationwide. You can find the growing list of events here. The mobilization…

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NEW: MoveOn Launches Elon Musk Accountability Billboard Campaign Questioning Who Is Really President

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Billboards will be seen near Mar-a-Lago and across key congressional districts WASHINGTON – In conjunction with its nationwide “Congress Works for Us, Not Musk” mobilization, MoveOn Civic Action today unveiled a series of high-profile billboards designed to shine a spotlight on the growing influence of billionaire Elon Musk over government institutions and over President Donald Trump. One set of billboards, strategically placed near Mar-a-Lago, feature messaging aimed at calling out Musk’s puppet-like control over Trump, with the question: “Who’s the Boss?” The billboards launched February 18 and will run for…

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Political Accountability Isn’t Dead Yet

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On September 22, when federal prosecutors accused Senator Robert Menendez of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, Representative Andy Kim, a fellow New Jersey Democrat, asked one of his neighbors what he thought of the charges. “That’s Jersey,” the man replied. The neighbor’s shrug spoke volumes about not only a state with a sordid history of political corruption but also a country that seemed to have grown inured to scandal. In nearby New York, George Santos had settled into his Republican House seat despite having been indicted on…

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