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MoveOn: Republicans Torpedo Americans’ Health Care as Shutdown Looms

October 1, 2025 Republicans, Americans, Looms, health, care, shutdown, torpedo, MoveOn0 comment

Members Make Thousands of Calls to Offices to Protect Health Care WASHINGTON – As President Trump and congressional Republicans prepare to shut down the government instead of saving health care, MoveOn Civic Action Executive Director Katie Bethell released the following statement: “As the party in power, President Trump and Republicans’ priorities are clear: slashing our health care, eliminating cancer research funding, gutting Medicaid and our entire government to give away tax cuts to billionaires. The blame for this shutdown rests squarely on Trump and Republicans’ shoulders. Democrats should keep their…

Trump and Republicans Are Eyeing Cuts to Medicaid: What its Is and How it Impacts Millions of Americans

February 23, 2025 Republicans, cuts, Americans, Medicaid, eyeing, Trump, millions, impacts0 comment

Millions of Americans rely on Medicaid to live – and Trump, Musk, and Republicans in Congress want to cut it to fund tax cuts for billionaires. What is Medicaid? Medicaid is a state and federal program that funds health care for more than 70 million Americans. That’s 1 in 5 Americans. This includes disabled people, older adults, children living in poverty, and families caring for loved ones. Medicaid makes people healthier and saves lives. It is a lifeline for aging and disability care in homes and nursing facilities. It pays…

Nearly half of Americans rate Biden as a poor or terrible president

January 10, 2025 Rate, president, Biden, Americans, half, Poor, Nearly, 'Terrible0 comment

Roughly one-quarter of Americans said President Biden was a “good” or “great” president, a much lower final approval rating than either of his immediate predecessors, according to a new poll. The Washington Times stories: White House

Young, Black, Hispanic Americans Would Opt Out of Social Security Even If It Weren’t Broken

November 23, 2024 Broken, weren't, would, security, Social, Americans, even, black, Hispanic, Young0 comment

I pull the following directly from the summary of the 2024 annual reports of the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees: The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund (that is, Social Security) will be able to pay 100% of total scheduled benefits until 2033, unchanged from last year’s report. At that time, the fund’s reserves will become depleted and continuing program income will be sufficient to pay 79% of scheduled benefits. Our Social Security system is broke. Now, if you own stock in a company, and you read…

White House helping Americans fly from Israel

October 12, 2023 White, helping, House, from, Israel, Americans0 comment

The Biden administration is arranging charter flights for Americans seeking to leave Israel as most major airlines quit service there following Saturday’s attack by Hamas. The Washington Times stories: White House

MAGA Judges Shamefully Invalidate Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation, Taking Away Economic Relief for 40 Million Americans

June 30, 2023 judges, Biden's, economic, MAGA, Million, Cancellation, Americans, Shamefully, student, Taking, relief, away, loan, invalidate0 comment

Washington, D.C. – In response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Nebraska, MoveOn Political Action will speak alongside borrowers and allies from the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC), Young Invincibles, NAACP, MoveOn, Student Debt Crisis Center, Center for Responsible Lending, We the 45, and more today at noon ET in front of the Supreme Court on the urgent need for immediate and automatic debt relief. Move On Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting also issued the following statement: “Today’s decision means tens of millions of borrowers are now…