FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. – Isaiah J. Poole, director of communications for People’s Action, issued the following statement in light of President-Elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general: “The nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general is one more way the Trump administration shows its racist, xenophobic, homophobic and […]
Trump’s Victory is Not the Last Word – We Are Not Defeated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – This statement was issued by People’s Action co-directors LeeAnn Hall and George Goehl in response to the election of Donald J, Trump as president of the United States: Donald Trump’s election to the presidency is nothing short of a disaster for America. He is a racist, misogynist, and xenophobe. And we, […]
Last Push Against Trump Brings People’s Action Total Voter Contacts to a Quarter Million
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON – In the final week of the 2016 election campaign, People’s Action is leading a major push to get more voters to the polls in 18 states – including the key battlegrounds of Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. We’re opposing presidential candidate Donald Trump, working to […]
Cook County’s $13 Minimum Wage a Huge Victory – Strong Step in the Long Journey Toward Income Equality
CHICAGO – The movement to give minimum wage workers a raise continues gaining momentum across the country, with Cook County Commissioners in Illinois Wednesday voting decisively 13-3 in favor of a $13 minimum wage. Cook County is the second most populous county in the U.S. after Los Angeles County, California. The minimum wage in Cook […]
Low Wages and Student Debt Break the Promise of Prosperity, New ‘Job Gap’ Report Says
To make ends meet, a single adult with student loan debt needs to be paid more than $17 per hour in most states, according to research by People’s Action Institute. WASHINGTON – Some 43 million people in the United States have student loan debt. Yet, that significant expense is left out of traditional cost of […]
People’s Action Endorses 22 Candidates with the Values and Vision to Build the Progressive Political Revolution
WASHINGTON – People’s Action, a national organization of more than a million people, is endorsing 22 candidates around the country. The candidates exemplify the leadership qualities, values and vision necessary to build a strong future for everyone – not just the wealthy few. In endorsing these candidates, People’s Action is building on the progressive political […]
Maine Governor Calls for Jailing Minimum Wage Leaders
WASHINGTON – Just days after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested during a televised debate that Hillary Clinton should be jailed, Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that his political opponents should be imprisoned in a speech to the Lewiston-Auburn Chamber of Commerce. According to the Portland Press Herald, LePage said at a Thursday morning […]
People’s Action Institute Disappointed by Desperate Judicial Attack On CFPB’s Watchdog Authority
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled today against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in case brought by the mortgage company PHH Corp. Liz Ryan Murray, Policy Director for People’s Action Institute, issued the following statement in response: “Today, the D.C. Circuit Court joined the assault on the CFPB […]
People’s Action Institute Urges CFPB to Strengthen Payday Lending Rule on Closing Day of Public Comment Period
Washington, D.C. – Grassroots groups are making a final push for the CFPB to strengthen proposed rules for the payday lending industry on the last day public comment period that has seen a heated battle between fair lending advocates and the payday lending industry. Advocates say the proposed rule still has far too many loopholes […]
More than 400,000 Comments to CFPB Call for Crackdown on Abusive Lending
WASHINGTON, DC – More than 400,000 comments so far, asking for a stronger, smarter rule on payday lending have flooded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) since a draft proposal on the rule was unveiled in June, consumer advocates announced Wednesday. The comments were gathered as part of a nationwide effort to ensure the voices of […]