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AllJune 12, 2025
ICYMI: The Guardian Highlights the “Double Whammy” of Republican Tariffs and Proposed SNAP Cuts on Families Struggling to Afford Food
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, the Guardian featured SNAP recipients, anti-hunger experts, and advocates calling out the “double whammy” of Republicans’ looming SNAP cuts and Trump’s additional steel and aluminum tariffs, which will raise the cost of canned goods that many families who rely on SNAP purchase to feed their families. In the article, Cale Johnson, […]
June 11, 2025
House Republicans Who Asked the Senate to Preserve Job-Creating Energy Tax Credits They All Voted to Slash Have A Chance Today to Reverse Course
Despite previously voting to cut job-creating energy tax credits, 13 House Republicans signed a letter urging the Senate to preserve them – will those same House Republicans actually do it with today’s vote? Washington, D.C. — Today, House Republicans are voting to make changes to their tax scam before sending it to the Senate. This […]
June 6, 2025
NEW AD: Unrig Our Economy Launches Ad Urging Sen. Joni Ernst to Reject the Republican Tax Scam, Protect Iowans’ Lives
This ad comes as Senate Republicans consider Medicaid cuts to fund tax breaks for billionaires & Sen. Ernst faces backlash for mocking the Republican Tax Scam’s harmful impact on Iowans Washington, D.C. — Today, Unrig Our Economy is launching a new ad urging Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to vote against the Republican Tax Scam as […]
June 6, 2025
NEW AD: Unrig Our Economy Launches Ad Urging Senator Thom Tillis to Reject the Republican Tax Scam
The ad is part of a new campaign of over $5 million to put pressure on Senate Republicans as they consider the Republican Tax Scam that slashes Medicaid and SNAP to fund tax breaks for billionaires. Washington, D.C. — Today, Unrig Our Economy is launching a new ad urging Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) to vote […]
June 6, 2025
NEW AD: Unrig Our Economy Launches New Ad Urging Senator Susan Collins to Reject the Republican Tax Scam
The ad is part of a new campaign of over $5 million to put pressure on Senate Republicans as they consider the Republican Tax Scam that slashes Medicaid and SNAP to fund tax breaks for billionaires. Washington, D.C. — Today, Unrig Our Economy is launching a new ad urging Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to vote […]
June 6, 2025
NEW ADS: Unrig Our Economy And Families Over Billionaires Launch Multi-Million Dollar Campaign Urging Senators Against Supporting the Republican Tax Scam
The ads are part of a new, over $5 million campaign to put pressure on Senate Republicans as they consider the Republican Tax Scam that slashes Medicaid and SNAP to fund tax breaks for billionaires. Washington, D.C. — Today, Unrig Our Economy and Families Over Billionaires are launching a new, over $5 million campaign across […]
June 4, 2025
Higher Prices? You Can Thank Republicans in Congress As New Tariffs Go Into Effect
Washington, D.C. — Today, President Trump is doubling tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, which will further jack up the price of everything from cars and canned food to home appliances and new construction. This comes after Walmart and Target began raising their prices due to Republicans’ chaotic tariff policy, which leaves […]
June 4, 2025
ICYMI: 🪦“We All Are Going to Die:” Sen. Joni Ernst Shrugs Off GOP Medicaid Cuts, Shamelessly Defends Her Comments in a Literal Graveyard
Washington, D.C. — During an Iowa town hall over the weekend, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) didn’t flinch when one of her constituents raised concerns that Republicans’ effort to take away millions of people’s health care would kill people. She simply smirked, shrugged, and told them: “Well, we all are going to die.” Instead of realizing […]
June 4, 2025
New Unrig Our Economy Ad Blasts Congressman Don Bacon for Vote to Cut Medicaid as Part of its Eight-Figure Campaign
Washington, D.C. — Today, Unrig Our Economy is launching a new ad in Congressman Don Bacon’s (NE-02) district as part of a major, eight-figure nationwide campaign to hold Congressional Republicans accountable for voting to take away Americans’ health care to fund tax breaks for the super-rich. This ad features Audrey, an Omaha, NE resident, calling […]