Press Release Archive

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Press Release   March 9, 2023
BIDEN’S BUDGET & TAX PLAN FAVORS WORKING FAMILIES AND DRAWS STARK CONTRAST WITH GOP PRIORITIES 
Sticking to his commitment since the 2020 campaign to make the rich and corporations start paying their fair share of taxes and use that money to create an economy that works for all of us. Biden’s budget stands in sharp contrast with the policies of Congressional Republicans, who want to slash services vital to working families and hike deficits by up to $3 trillion by extending Trump tax cuts benefiting the rich.  More
Issues: Budget priorities, Fair taxation, Medicaid, Medicare, Our children, Social security, Taxes

Press Release Cassandra Wiley January 31, 2023
Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
We commend your administration’s efforts in revitalizing Charleston and improving sustainability and resiliency in the city, including your collaboration within the Appalachian Climate Technology Coalition and the announcement of the transformation of the Kanawha Manufacturing Plant into a Learning, Innovation, Food, and Technology Center. More

Citizen Action Group Blog, Press Release Gary Zuckett January 12, 2023
Governor’s State of State presented through ‘Rose Colored Glasses’
Governor’s State of State presented through ‘Rose Colored Glasses’ - Part pep rally, part campaign opener for a potential US Senate run in 2024, Governor Jim Justice presented a rosy picture of his tenure as CEO of West Virginia and our future prospects. More
Issues: Inequality, Kids and families, Working Families

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson December 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: MAT Act PASSES!
WV Citizen Action Group (WVCAG) is proud to end 2022 with a victory toward turning the tide of the overdose crisis. The passage of the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act means an increase in access to proven treatments for those with opioid use disorder. More
Issues: addiction recovery, harm reduction, Health Care, Healthcare

Press Release Gary Zuckett December 20, 2022
ATF Release: In Blocking Renewal Of Three Corporate Tax Breaks, Congress Is Poised To Win One For Tax Fairness
In a victory for tax fairness, Congress has rejected in the newly released omnibus spending package the renewal of three major tax breaks urgently sought by big corporations, which were part of the 2017 Trump-GOP tax law. Together they could have cost $600 billion in lost revenue over 10 years. More
Issues: Fair taxation, Inequality, Taxes

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson October 4, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY: Advocates to Converge in DC to Call for Executive Action on Drug Prices from HHS Sec. Becerra
Advocates from across the nation, including from West Virginia, will converge outside of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building at 12:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 6 to remind Secretary Xavier Becerra that he has the power to help lower drug prices for Americans right now More
Issues: Health Care, Healthcare, Inequality, Prescription Drug Prices

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson September 16, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY: WV groups to host webinar on lowering drug costs now by cracking down on Pharmacy Benefit Managers – Sept. 22nd at 7PM
A group of West Virginia organizations and groups will be hosting an educational webinar on September 22nd at 7PM, centered around how we can lower prescription drug costs now by cracking down on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). The press and public are invited to attend. More
Issues: Health Care, Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, Prescription Drug Prices

Press Release Gary Zuckett August 26, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: WV Groups Host Webinar on How We Can Make Meds Affordable NOW
On Thursday, August 25th, a group of West Virginia organizations hosted an educational webinar on August 25th at 7PM, centered around how we can make medications more affordable to everyone, without waiting on Congress to act, while helping to break pharmaceutical monopolies in the process. More
Issues: Health Care, Healthcare, Prescription Drug Prices

Press Release Gary Zuckett August 26, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: WV progressive leaders discuss IRA in Tele Town Hall
Last night, West Virginians United hosted a telephone town hall to promote the benefits of the historic Inflation Reduction Act. Thousands of Mountain State citizens joined the discussion moderated by Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente, and the panelists included West Virginia Delegates Mike Pushkin (D-37) and Kayla Young (D-35).  More
Issues: Inflation, IRA

Press Release Gary Zuckett August 13, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: WV Groups Support the Inflation Reduction Act as a Good First Step
The WV Climate Alliance has come together to release a joint statement in support of the Inflation Reduction Act as a “Good First Step”. More
Issues: Climate Change, Inflation

Press Release Gary Zuckett August 8, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: Senate Democrats Pass Manchin’s Inflation Reduction Act To Lower Drug Prices, Make Health Care & Energy Costs More Affordable, and Deal with Climate Change
Following the U.S. Senate’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill set to enact historic drug pricing reform, lower energy costs and reduce the national deficit, Gary Zuckett, Executive Director of WV Citizen Action Group released the following statement: More
Issues: Climate Change, Deficit, Fair taxation, Health Care, Inflation, Medicaid, Medicare, Prescription Drug Prices

Action Alert, Citizen Action Group Blog, Press Release Gary Zuckett August 1, 2022
Much to Celebrate and Still Much To Do As They Turn 57 Years Old
It’s time for Congress to step in and guarantee equal access to coverage for everyone, no matter where they live or what they look like or what kind of job they have. There’s never been a better time than now.  More

Press Release Gary Zuckett July 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: Healthcare Reforms and Prescription Drug Pricing Take Center Stage at Medicare/Medicaid Anniversary Celebration
coalition of West Virginia groups and healthcare advocates hosted a press conference this past Saturday centered around the 57th birthday of Medicare and Medicaid, with healthcare and prescription drug pricing reforms taking center stage. More
Issues: Health Care, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, Prescription Drug Prices, Privatization

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 16, 2022
PRESS ADVISORY: Rally to be held outside Senator Manchin’s Charleston office on Monday
This Monday, July 18th, at 5PM, WV Citizen Action and others will host a public rally outside of Senator Manchin’s office at These WV groups and citizens are inviting the press to attend, and everyone who is concerned about passing a robust climate change policy funded by fair taxation. More
Issues: Climate Change, Climate Justice, Environment, Fair taxation, Inequality, Infrastructure, Resilient Communities

Press Release Gary Zuckett July 15, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: WEST VIRGINIA GROUPS FRUSTRATED BY SENATOR MANCHIN DELAYING ACTION ON CLIMATE
Climate Alliance representing dozens of regional groups underscores the urgency of the climate crisis; rally at Manchin office planned for Monday at 5PM. More
Issues: Climate Change, Climate Justice, Democracy, Environment, Inequality, Infrastructure, Resilient Communities

Press Release Gary Zuckett July 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: WV Groups Comment on Negative Impacts of WV VS EPA – video link included
Today at 1pm, the WV Climate Alliance, and speakers from several member organizations, hosted a virtual press conference/webinar to discuss the real impacts of the WV vs EPA ruling by the United States Supreme Court.  More
Issues: Climate Change, Emissions, Environment, SCOTUS

Press Release Gary Zuckett July 13, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY: WV vs EPA Virtual Press Conference, July 14th at 1PM
On Thursday, July 14th, the WV Climate Alliance, and speakers from several member organizations, will be hosting a virtual press conference/webinar at 1PM to discuss the real impacts of the WV vs EPA ruling by the United States Supreme Court.  More
Issues: Climate Change, Emissions, Environment, EPA, SCOTUS

Press Release Gary Zuckett July 13, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: 147 NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT THE TAX FILING SIMPLIFICATION ACT
As groups dedicated to promoting the well-being of children and families and advancing social, racial, gender, disability, worker and economic justice, we write to express our strong support for the Tax Filing Simplification Act (TFSA) of 2022. More
Issues: CTC, EITC, Equity, Fair taxation

Press Release Gary Zuckett July 13, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: NEW REPORT SHOWS GROWING TREND: BILLIONAIRES BUYING FEDERAL ELECTIONS, DEMOCRACY IS AT RISK
America’s Wealthiest Pump Millions Into 2022 Campaigns, Mostly to Republicans Who Will Cut Their Taxes and Supported Trump’s January 6th Insurrection  More
Issues: Democracy, Fair taxation

Press Release   June 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: Supreme Court Limits EPA Authority to Mitigate Climate Change and Pollution
Today the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in West Virginia vs Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to roll back the authority of EPA to set carbon pollution standards from power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. More
Issues: Clean Air, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Emissions, EPA, Pollution, SCOTUS