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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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MoveOn Slams Netflix-Warner Brothers Deal

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WASHINGTON – In response to the Netflix and Warner Brothers deal that would result in a consolidation of streaming services and higher prices for consumers, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement:  “Higher subscription prices, more movie theater closures, and fewer options for what to watch—that’s what the future for movies and television looks like under this Netflix-Warner Bros. deal. We shouldn’t have to worry about our local movie theater closing or our streaming prices going up just so corporate execs can make even more money. There’s…

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MoveOn: Republicans Greenlight Premium Hikes

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Grassroots Says to Senate Dems: We Told You So WASHINGTON – In response to Senate Republicans voting down an extension of the ACA subsidies, clearing the way for health care premiums to skyrocket at the end of the month, MoveOn Civic Action’s Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement:  “With grocery prices and rents rising, Senate Republicans just voted to double health care premiums at the end of the month for millions of Americans. Donald Trump and Republicans will not lift a finger to do anything about the…

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