Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 240.206.1145 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today released the following statement by Director George Goehl calling on the Senate to do everything it can to include a minimum wage increase in the COVID relief package moving through Congress: “We need Congress to fight for everyday people. It is undemocratic to allow an unelected […]
On Day Rent is Due, People’s Action Hosts Day of Action Solidarity Rallies and Calls for Rent Cancellation
Tenants and Community Members Reclaim Stories at Courthouses, Apartment Complexes, and Homes Across the Country and Call on Senate to Stand Up for Renters Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 240.206.1145 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action’s Homes Guarantee Campaign is today hosting a Day of Action in which tenants and community members across the country are holding rallies in […]
People’s Action Statement on Senate Parliamentarian Decision to Block Minimum Wage Hike in COVID Relief Bill
Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 240.206.1145 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today released the following statement by Campaign Director Sondra Youdelman in response to the Senate Parliamentarian blocking a minimum wage increase from being included in the COVID relief package moving through Congress: “Republicans will stop at nothing to do the bidding of corporate America and the ultra […]
Majority Leader Schumer and Sen. Sanders Join People’s Action Town Hall to Call for Real COVID Relief
As COVID Deaths Pass Half a Million, People’s Action Calls On Congress to Deliver Immediate, Just, and Comprehensive COVID Relief for All Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 240.206.1145 WASHINGTON, D.C.—As Congress works through the reconciliation process and the nation passes 500,000 COVID deaths, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders joined People’s Action […]
Leading Progressive Drug Policy Orgs Cheer Reintroduction of Bipartisan MAT Act
In Letter Last Month, 192 Orgs Called on Biden to Save Lives by Removing Barriers to Life-Saving Treatment and Passing MAT Act Contact: Johanna Kichton, 240.206.1145, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C.—Leading harm reduction, drug policy, and health care organizations People’s Action, VOCAL-NY, the Drug Policy Alliance, and National Harm Reduction Coalition today released the following statement in response to […]
HEAL Food Alliance & People’s Action Statements on the Confirmation of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture
February 24, 2021 – Yesterday, the Senate confirmed former Iowa governor, Tom Vilsack, as Secretary of Agriculture. This is Vilsack’s second time leading the Department of Agriculture (USDA), having done so first from 2009 to 2017 during the Obama administration. In response to Secretary Vilsack’s confirmation, Navina Khanna, Executive Director of HEAL Food Alliance issued […]
Over 90 Grassroots Health Care and Labor Groups Urge Senate to Immediately Confirm Xavier Becerra to HHS
Groups Push Senators for Swift Action on Historic Confirmation Amid Pandemic in New Letter Led by People’s Action Contact: Johanna Kichton, 240.206.1145, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C.—Over 90 grassroots health care and labor groups today wrote to Senate leadership urging them to immediately confirm Attorney General Xavier Becerra as the Secretary of the Department of Health and […]
Student Action on Student Debt Cancellation: We Need More
Contact: Johanna Kichton, 240.206.1145, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C.—Student Action released the following statements from Program Director Adiel Pollydore and Iowa Student Action Lead Organizer Denise Cheeseman on the resolution introduced in Congress last week that calls on President Biden to forgive $50,000 of federal student loan debt per borrower through executive action: “We applaud champions in […]
People’s Action Announces New Deep Canvass Campaign for COVID Relief
After Deep Canvass Successes in Presidential Election and Georgia Runoffs, People’s Action to Engage People Around Recurring Cash Payments in West Virginia, Arizona, and Missouri Contact: Johanna Kichton, 240.206.1145, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today announced a new deep canvassing campaign to help secure recurring cash payments in the next COVID relief bill. People’s Action will […]
As Congress Negotiates COVID Relief Bill and Budget Reconciliation Process Begins, People’s Action Announces Priorities to Protect Everyday People
In New Letter to Congressional Democratic Leaders, People’s Action Demands Lawmakers Fight for Cash Payments, Vaccines for All, Rent Relief, Good Jobs and Pay, Debt Cancellation, and State Funding Contact: Johanna Kichton, 240.206.1145, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today sent a letter to congressional Democrat leadership demanding they protect everyday people in any new COVID relief […]