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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Following President Biden’s decision to exit the 2024 presidential race, People’s Action today congratulated the president for leading the most progressive administration in modern history. Looking ahead to November, People’s Action renewed its commitment to blocking Trump’s Project 2025 takeover plot and building toward its long-term vision under a Harris administration.

“This election is about two futures: what we stand to lose under Trump, and what we can build under the next administration,” People’s Action Executive Director Sulma Arias said. “We congratulate President Biden for leading the most progressive administration in modern history. We are ready to continue the work alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and block Trump’s Project 2025 takeover plot.”

The organization applauded the unprecedented steps taken by the Biden/Harris administration in response to historic organizing by poor and working class people.

  • Under President Biden, Medicare can now negotiate for lower prescription drug costs, and we’re capping insulin prices for seniors–and he wants to expand these benefits.
  • Under the Biden/Harris administration, the U.S. created 300,000 clean energy jobs and are on track to cut climate pollution in half by 2030.
  • President Biden just announced a plan to cap the rent and get housing costs down.
  • President Biden is also working to make corporations and the very wealthy pay their fair share to protect Social Security and Medicare.

“Governing is a team effort,” People’s Action Federal Affairs Director Megan Essaheb said. “President Biden’s partnership with Vice President Harris and the diverse team he appointed to run federal agencies and serve in the cabinet shaped the most progressive agenda pursued by any president in our lifetimes. Millions of working people are better off thanks to the public policy authored by this administration.”

Marta Popadiak, the organization’s movement politics director, contrasted the Biden/Harris agenda with the Project 2025 agenda.

“We know the future Trump has in store for us,” Popadiak said. “Project 2025 is Trump’s plan for a MAGA takeover of the federal government. It’s an agenda designed to divide, attack, and control poor and working class people to enrich Trump, billionaires, and greedy corporations. Trump’s vision is a nightmare for anyone who isn’t a billionaire, and we are committed to blocking it.”

Describing People’s Action’s plan to block Trump and build working class power, Popadiak added, “This election is a chance to organize for a country in which we all have a say and an economy that works for all of us, not just corporations and billionaires. To win big steps toward that future, we plan to use the most effective tactic in the most important states: deep canvass conversations with half-a-million voters.”

During the 2020 campaign cycle, People’s Action activated 23,000 volunteers, sent 38 million texts, and had 280,202 deep canvass conversations by phone. By the end of these conversations, 48 percent of contacted people moved away from Trump and towards voting for Joe Biden. In 2024, People’s Action will activate tens of thousands of volunteers and make tens of millions of voter contacts, including deep canvass conversations.

“We are working for a future in which all of us, of all races, genders, and backgrounds, can thrive together,” Arias added. “We congratulate President Biden for taking critical steps toward the vision. We look forward to continuing this walk with President Harris.”

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About People’s Action

People’s Action is a national network of 38 state and local grassroots, power-building organizations united in fighting for justice. Our organization recently released a vision for a national Homes Guarantee that has already prompted major legislation from champions including U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib. We operate the largest progressive rural organizing project in the country. Prior to endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, we completed a national forum series that The Nation called “the most in-depth, people-powered forum” of the 2020 cycle.”

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