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CORRECT THE RECORD: Jill Stein Is a Climate Hypocrite Who Cannot Be Trusted

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action called out Jill Stein’s hypocritical environmental rights record—proving that she is a climate fraud who personally profits from Big Oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron.  “While Vice President Kamala Harris fought to pass historic climate legislation, Jill Stein opposed the Biden-Harris administration’s historic and bipartisan deal that is already creating millions of new green jobs and investing billions of dollars in clean-energy projects,” said Britt Jacovich, spokesperson for MoveOn Political Action. “Stein is a climate hypocrite, and any votes for her will help…

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State Dept sees record hiring, but seeks higher budgets through 2030 to fully replenish ranks

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The State Department is bringing in a record volume of new hires, but is calling on lawmakers for increased budgets through the end of the decade to fully replenish its ranks. Richard Verma, deputy secretary of state for management and resources, said last Thursday that the department saw about a 7% increase in its budget for FY 2022, and saw another 7% spending increase in FY 2023. Verma said those funding increases allowed the department to recruit and grow its workforce “in a way that we haven’t done for many…

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House’s MAGA Debt Limit Bill Puts All Republicans On The Record In Favor Of Cuts To Veterans Benefits, Health Care and Other Vital Programs. We Will Hold Them Accountable

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Washington, D.C. –In response to the House Debt Ceiling vote, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “Every Republican just went on the record for devastating cuts to veterans benefits, health care and numerous other vital programs. We are going to make sure their constituents don’t forget it, today, tomorrow, and every day between now and Election Day.  Every member in a vulnerable district who aligned with Speaker McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene are on notice for voting in lockstep with the deeply unpopular MAGA wing.” …

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VBA sees automation tools as ‘game-changer’ to keep up with record workload

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The Department of Veterans Affairs broke a productivity record for processing benefits claims last year. But that’s just the start of what it needs to do. The VA needs to keep breaking new records for claims processed, if it hopes to keep pace with a workload surge under the burn-pit toxic exposure legislation signed into law last summer. The Veterans Benefits Administration completed a record high of 1.7 million total claims in fiscal 2022. VBA processed over 390,000 total claims for benefits in fiscal 2023 so far, about a 13%…

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