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Press Release CAG December 9, 2021
Mindy Salango Rx Drug Congressional Testimony – Dec. 10th at 10AM
Local resident Mindy Salango, who is a Type 1 diabetic, is available to discuss her upcoming testimony to the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Friday, December 10th. Mindy will speak to her experience as a consumer who struggles to afford the high price of her insulin medication. More
Issues: EconomyFamiliesHealthcare
Press Release CAG December 8, 2021
MEDIA RELEASE: “Hey Joe” climate action music video features crowds across West Virginia and beyond singing to Manchin to support Build Back Better Act
“The music video is an offbeat attempt to get Manchin's attention and to bring a little musical and cultural focus to the significance of the Build Back Better Act’s sweeping climate initiatives,” said Douglas John Imbrogno of the AMP Media Project More
Issues: Budget PrioritiesEconomyEnergyEnvironmentFamilies
Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson November 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: House Democrats Pass Historic Bill To Increase Health Care Access and Affordability, Lower Drug Prices and Tax the Rich and Corporations More Fairly
In response to today’s passage of the Build Back Better Act by House Democrats in Congress today, Gary Zuckett, Exec. Director of WV Citizen Action issued the following statement... More
Press Release CAG November 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: WV Advocates Host Vigil to Demand Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act
Charleston residents gathered at the State Capitol to urge Senator Manchin to deliver transformative voting rights legislation to the American people before it’s too late More
Issues: Civil RightsDemocracy
Press Release CAG November 5, 2021
WV Accountants Support Patriotism in Tax Code and Need for Billionaires to Pay Their Fair Share
Accountants, tax lawyers, and financial services professionals in West Virginia have voiced their support for Manchin's sentiment that billionaires and the ultra-wealthy must do their part.  More
Issues: EconomyEnergyEnvironmentFair taxationFamiliesHealthcare
Press Release CAG November 4, 2021
Townhall Show Benefits of the Build Back Better Act for West Virginians
Charleston W.V. — Last week, nearly 4,500 West Virginians participated in a telephone town hall on the benefits of the Build Back Better Act. The event was sponsored by West Virginia United for Social and Economic Justice.  More
Issues: EconomyEnergyEnvironmentFamiliesHealthcare
Press Release CAG October 26, 2021
American Billionaires Got 62% Richer During Pandemic — Almost All That Wealth Growth Will Go Income-tax Free, Showing Need For Biden’s Tax Reforms & Investment Plans
Billionaires’ Collective Fortune Grew $1.8 Trillion Over 17 Months, Enough to Pay for Over Half of Biden’s Proposed $3.5 Trillion Investment in Healthcare, Education & More  More
Issues: EconomyEnergyEnvironmentFair taxationFamiliesHealthcare
Press Release CAG October 8, 2021
Biden Team Gets Global OK for Minimum Corporate Tax Rate, Paving Way for Domestic Corporate Tax Reforms
About 140 countries and jurisdictions have agreed to tax profits of big firms at no less than 15%, removing a big incentive for American corporations to abandon the United States in search of no- and low-tax havens. More
Issues: EconomyEnergyEnvironmentFair taxationFamiliesHealthcare
Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson September 29, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: West Virginia Poll Shows Voters Support $3.5 Trillion Investment Package In Congress When Paid For By Billionaires And Corporations
The poll comes at a critical moment as the U.S. House of Representatives may vote on the plan this week with the U.S. Senate expected to follow shortly thereafter.  More
Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson September 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: 77 Organizations Call on Majority Leader Schumer, Sen. Wyden to Support Medicare Drug Negotiations, Medicare Expansion in the Budget Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) must ensure that robust Medicare drug price negotiations and stronger Medicare dental, vision and hearing benefits are a part of the Democrats' final budget reconciliation package said Public Citizen and nearly 80 other groups in a letter to the lawmakers today. More
Issues: Budget Priorities
Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson September 16, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Charleston to rally outside Sen. Capito’s office urging that she “Tax Wealth Like Work” 
Residents & advocates from WV Sierra Club, WV Citizen Action Group,  SEIU 1199 and WV Working Families  Urge Sen. Capito to invest in our Democracy, Infrastructure, and Climate. More
Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson September 11, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Aerial Banner Flies Over WVU, Marshall University Football Games Urging Sen. Manchin to “Seal the Deal” By Supporting Child Care, Long-Term Care and Paid Leave
#CareCantWait Coalition Thanks Sen. Manchin’s Vote Supporting Budget Reconciliation Package and Urges Him To Bring It Home.  More
Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson September 2, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY: Morgantown to rally for Bridge to WV Future outside Sen. Capito’s office
Residents and advocates from West Virginia Sierra Club, WV Citizen Action Group, and WV Working Families urge Sen. Capito to invest in our democracy, infrastructure, and climate. More
Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson September 2, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: West Virginians to rally for Bridge to WV Future outside Sen. Capito’s office
West Virginians to rally for Bridge to WV Future outside Sen. Capito’s office at 4:30 pm EST (9/2/2021). Local and state leaders will gather at Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s office to rally and highlight the real burdens Congressional inaction are placing on the state’s future.  More
Press Release CAG August 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: State and national experts to discuss benefits of climate action at ‘CLIMATE, JOBS and JUSTICE’ Forum
“We have squandered the time when we could leisurely address the climate crisis,” says West Virginia Climate Alliance co-founder Perry Bryant. “While it’s not too late, we now have to act decisively in order to avert the worst impacts of climate change.” More
Issues: EconomyEnergyEnvironmentFamilies
Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson August 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Care Launches New Ad in WV
"My name is Adrian and I have type one diabetes. Insulin was $25 a month and now I’m paying over $300 a month..." More
Issues: Healthcare
Press Release CAG August 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: March on for Voting Rights ║ Aug 28th
Civil Rights Organizations Mobilize Millions of Members to Create Diverse Coalition for Voting Rights More
Issues: Civil RightsDemocracy
Press Release CAG August 9, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: 715+ State & National Groups Urge Congress to Support Biden’s Build Back Better Tax & Investment Package as U.S. Senate Begins Debating Measure
Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) released letters to Congress signed by 620 state groups and 97 national groups in support of President Biden’s Build Back Better tax and investment plans. More
Issues: Fair taxation
Press Release CAG August 9, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: 13 West Virginia State Groups Support President Biden’s Tax Plan
The president’s fiscal plans will fulfill his general goal to achieve greater equity. Biden’s proposed reforms seek to reverse many wealth gaps. More
Issues: Budget PrioritiesCivil RightsEconomyEnergyEnvironmentFamiliesHealthcareWorkers
Press Release   July 31, 2021
WV Navigator Hosting Two Health Insurance Enrollment Events
Dramatic changes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have made it possible for many more WV residents to get affordable health insurance but the deadline to enroll is fast approaching! More
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