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ICE Funding Vote Shows How Out of Touch Republicans Are

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WASHINGTON – In response to Republicans approving a budget reconciliation bill to give the Department of Homeland Security $ 70 billion more in funding, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “In the same week that Speaker Mike Johnson promised to cut Social Security and Medicare if Republicans stay in power, his caucus showed us just how little they care about working people.   “While millions of Americans are stretching their paychecks and skipping doctor’s visits, Republicans decided that what mattered most was taking another $…

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Louisiana Primary Postponement Shows Republicans Colluding in Broad Daylight to Try to Rig the Election

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WASHINGTON– In response to Louisiana Republicans moving to postpone the state primary elections to redraw maps in light of yesterday’s Supreme Court of the United States’ decision on Louisiana v. Callais striking down a landmark provision of the Voting Rights Act prohibiting racial discrimination in voting maps, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Joel Payne released the following statement: “Republicans are colluding in broad daylight to try to rig the election and silence Black voters. The MAGA court made their decision to gut voting rights just in the nick of time for…

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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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‘We Must Hold the Line and Support ICE’: House Republicans Say Schumer’s Demands Are ‘Non-Starter’

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Republicans accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of “trying to handcuff” immigration enforcement as Democrats refused to advance a bill to keep government open on Thursday. “Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are trying to handcuff ICE because their party is committed to open borders,” Rep. Andy Barr told The Daily Signal. “We must hold the line and support ICE.” Schumer, motivated by the immigration enforcement involved fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, laid out demands for keeping the government open on Wednesday. Schumer has demanded an end…

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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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