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MoveOn New Jersey Members Vote In Support of Calls for Senator Bob Menendez to Resign

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Washington, D.C. – MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting today released the following statement: “Nearly 80% of New Jersey MoveOn members surveyed voted in favor of Senator Menendez’s resignation following the recent federal bribery charges. Our members believe that Senator Menendez has violated the public trust and is no longer fit to represent his constituents in the United States Senate. It is apparent that remaining in his role would only distract from the important work that his constituents rely upon their congressional representatives for. Our MoveOn members have made…

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House GOP VA Committee members look to make firing of poor-performing VA employees easier

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House Republicans want to make it easier to fire employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Republicans on the House VA Committee are looking to advance the Restore VA Accountability Act. Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) is leading the bill and said the legislation will help the VA get rid of poor performers and those accused of serious misconduct more quickly. Federal employee unions and good-government groups say the bill will only make it harder for the VA to recruit employees. Lawmakers introduced this latest bill after the VA announced…

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MoveOn Members Call on Advertisers Like General Motors, AT&T and Subway to Stop Funding Fox News

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MoveOn activists across the country are demanding that corporations including Subway, AT&T, General Motors, and Comcast stop funding Fox News, in efforts to hold the network accountable for dividing Americans and spreading disinformation, bias, lies, and hate. Cable companies and advertisers provide two major revenue streams for Fox News, thus enabling the lies they spread. The most effective way MoveOn members can hold Fox News accountable is to demand that these companies “cut the cord” and stop funding the channel through any new advertising or potential increased cable fees.  …

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MoveOn Members Protest at Fox’s Upfront and Rally to Stop Funding Fox

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This week, Fox hosted its biggest pitch of the year to potential advertisers, hoping to woo massive ad buys to bankroll its lie-riddled programming. We all know that this event comes mere weeks after Fox News agreed to the largest lawsuit settlement in U.S. media history and fired Tucker Carlson. Together, we made sure that Fox’s potential advertisers don’t forget that that is the same brand they are being asked to fund. Here’s a quick snapshot of what advertisers saw on Monday: MoveOn members protested outside Fox’s New York City…

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MoveOn Members Endorse Judge Janet Protasiewicz

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Madison, WI – Today, MoveOn Political Action announced its members are backing Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz for the open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, with 98% of participating members casting a vote in Wisconsin in favor of endorsing. Alongside community partners, MoveOn is launching an aggressive grassroots GOTV campaign to mobilize over 100,000 Wisconsin voters for Protasiewicz through phone banks, SMS, tabling at college campuses, and relational organizing.  “MoveOn is proud to throw our support behind a real people-first advocate, Judge Janet Protasiewicz. With more than 25 years…

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