Press Release Archive

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Press Release CAG July 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Care Launches Ad in West Virginia and Other States in Seven-Figure Campaign Calling for Action To Lower Drug Prices
Protect Our Care launched its second digital ad in West Virginia as part of a seven-figure campaign about the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy, Healthcare

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: NEW TV Ads Urge Congress to Invest in the Home Care Economy by Passing the American Jobs Plan
New national television ads from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) urges Congress to invest in the nationwide care economy. The SEIU ads are part of its “#CareIsEssential” summer campaign to elevate calls for Congress to pass a $400 billion investment in decent, union care jobs that will increase access to quality care for Americans who need it.  More
Issues: Healthcare

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 17, 2021
Kaiser Health News: “Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) gives a big thumbs-up for allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices”
Sen. Manchin “gave a big thumbs-up for allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices”, the article reads:  “That should have been done years ago. How in the heck that never was done doesn’t make any sense at all,” he told reporters. More

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson June 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: The Supreme Court Has Spoken – The Affordable Care Act Is the Law of the Land
In Major Repudiation of a Decade of GOP Attacks on American Health Care, Supreme Court Affirms Protections for People With Pre-Existing Conditions, Medicaid Expansion, and Health Care Coverage for More Than 20 Million Americans More

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson June 11, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Light Brigade Success! Across 9 WV Counties, Called on Sen. Manchin & Capito to End the Filibuster
The Kanawha County event took place in Charleston, WV on June 10th at 9PM at the Veterans Memorial in the WV State Capitol Complex. Simultaneous events took place in Summers, Wood and Boone, Pocahontas, and Fayette counties. Other counties will be holding events throughout the week. More

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson June 9, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY │ Indivisible Activists Across West Virginia Holding “Light Brigade” Displays in 9 Counties, Calling on Sen. Manchin & Capito to End the Filibuster
The Kanawha County event will take place in Charleston, WV on June 10th at 9PM at the Veterans Memorial in the WV State Capitol Complex. Simultaneous events will take place in Summers, Wood and Boone, Pocahontas, and Fayette counties. Other counties will be holding events throughout the week. More

Citizen Action Group Blog, Press Release CAG May 28, 2021
Advocates Weigh in Following Vote on Bipartisan Jan. 6 Commission: It’s Time to Eliminate the Filibuster and Protect Our Democracy
Following the Senate Republicans filibuster of legislation to create a bipartisan commission investigating the January 6 insurrection, Indivisible, Fix Our Senate, and 56 other organizations representing millions of people across the country released the following statement calling on Senate Democrats to finally eliminate the filibuster: More
Issues: Democracy

Press Release CAG May 26, 2021
Congress Must Go BIGGER & BOLDER to Deliver Jobs & Justice
As our nation resurfaces from a pandemic that claimed more than we could have ever imagined, recovering means an economic renewal. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy, Energy, Environment, Workers

Press Release CAG April 29, 2021
THRIVE Act introduced: $10 trillion infrastructure plan prioritizes climate, care, jobs and justice
Members of Congress backed by a cross-movement nationwide grassroots organizing effort announced the formal introduction of the THRIVE Act in Congress today. More
Issues: Budget Priorities, Economy, Energy, Environment, Workers

Press Release CAG April 20, 2021
Green New Deal Network Applauds introduction of Green New Deal legislation and Civilian Climate Corps Act
Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senator Ed Markey, and congressional allies re-introduced the Green New Deal Resolution and introduced accompanying legislation including the Civilian Climate Corps Act. More
Issues: Economy, Energy, Environment, Families, Workers

Press Release CAG April 15, 2021
Thanks, Sen Manchin for Rescue Vote!
WV-CAG is running this ad as a THANK YOU for Sen Manchin's support of $1400 checks, more Covid Shots, and support for West Virginia communities! More
Issues: Budget Priorities, Families, Healthcare

Press Release CAG March 31, 2021
Report Just Released – THRIVE Agenda Would Create 50K New WV Jobs!
A new coalition of labor, economic justice, and environmental groups announced the formation today of the WV New Jobs Coalition with the release of a jobs report by the PERI Institute at U of Mass. It estimates a gain of 50,000 new jobs would be created in WV from the enactment of the THIRVE agenda, soon to be introduced in Congress.  More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy, Energy, Environment, Workers

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson March 29, 2021
PRESS ADVISORY: West Virginia Working Families Party, WV Citizen Action Group, and Sierra Club Announce Formation Of ‘WV New Jobs Coalition’
On Wednesday, March 31st at 10 AM, West Virginia Working Families Party, WV Citizen Action Group, Service Employees International Union, Sierra Club, and others will hold an online press conference announcing the formation of the “WV New Jobs Coalition”, the release of the WV New Jobs report and announce ten days of action April 1 - 10, calling on Sen. Manchin and Sen. Capito to support the THRIVE ACT.  More
Issues: Economy, Energy, Families

Press Release CAG February 12, 2021
WV’s Lone Billionaire, Gov. Jim Justice, Got $12M Richer During Pandemic – How Will Elimination of Income Tax Increase His Wealth?
The wealth of West Virginia’s only billionaire, Gov. Jim Justice, increased by $12 million between mid-March of last year and Jan. 29 of this year, according to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), Health Care for America Now (HCAN) and West Virginia Citizen Action Group. While the governor’s bank account is getting fatter, he is expected to outline a plan to eliminate the Income Tax in his State of the State address today. How much wealth will he gain from this proposal? More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy, Fair taxation, Healthcare

Press Release CAG February 2, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY: Bi-Partisan Legislative Effort Launches to make Diabetes Drugs and Supplies more Affordable
A virtual press conference will take place at 2:45 on Tuesday, February 2nd over Zoom to announce a bipartisan effort to pass legislation to make diabetes treatment more affordable. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy, Healthcare

Press Release CAG January 7, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: 115 Orgs sign on to letter stating “The essential need for further relief”
115 national, state and local organizations have signed on to a letter sent today to the Biden-Harris transition team, calling for urgent additional COVID-relief that meets the scale of the crisis. More
Issues: Budget Priorities, Economy, Families, Healthcare

Press Release CAG December 14, 2020
PRESS RELEASE: Renewable energy is key to West Virginia’s economic future
Titled “West Virginia’s Energy Future,” the report shows that ramping up renewable energy and energy efficiency would be cost-effective and can be done in a way that creates thousands of jobs — and may even save consumers money. More
Issues: Economy, Energy, Environment, Families

Press Release CAG December 9, 2020
PRESS RELEASE: Citizen Groups Call on Governor and Senate to Call for more Federal Covid Aid
State community organizations held a virtual press conference today to call on governor Justice and our Senators to be Santas not Scrooges and to cap this holiday season with actions that keep families fed, housed and healthy as we move into 2021. More
Issues: Budget Priorities, Economy, Healthcare

Press Release CAG October 27, 2020
PRESS RELEASE: WV Citizen Action Statement on Barrett Vote
Charleston, WV -  Following Senator Capito’s vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, WV Citizen Action Group’s Executive Director, Gary Zuckett, released the following statement: More
Issues: Economy, Fair taxation, Families, Healthcare

Press Release CAG October 24, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY: Oct 26th, 11AM – WV Groups to Speak Out on SCOTUS Vote Outside Sen Capito’s Office – Members want Covid Relief, not Court Packing
Charleston, WV – State and local community groups will hold a press conference on Monday, Oct 26th outside Sen Capito’s downtown Charleston office to make statements opposing the vote on a Supreme Court nominee ahead of the November elections and before Congress passes a desperately needed second Covid Response Package to help struggling citizens, small businesses, and local governments. More
Issues: Budget Priorities, Families, Healthcare