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AllAugust 7, 2025
Unrig Our Economy, Social Security Works, Former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley, and Local Community Members Launch “Protect Our Checks” Campaign in Baltimore Harbor to Defend Social Security
Washington, D.C. — On Saturday, August 9th, Unrig Our Economy, Social Security Works, and former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley, alongside local and national organizations, will host a community kick-off event for the launch of the Protect Our Checks campaign. Speakers will commemorate the 90th anniversary of Social Security and protest recent attacks by President […]
August 7, 2025
NEW ADS: Unrig Our Economy Launches New Ads Calling Out Congressman Tom Kean Jr. and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks for Voting To Cut Their Constituents’ Health Care
Washington D.C — Today, Unrig Our Economy released new ads calling out Congressman Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) for their votes to trade millions of Americans’ health care for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy – a “Reverse Robin Hood” that takes from the most vulnerable to give to the rich. The […]
August 7, 2025
Even Congressional Republicans Admit Their Tariffs Are Destroying the Economy
Republicans in Congress Are Feeling “Jittery” About the Economy Due to Tariffs They’ve Supported Washington D.C — Following the latest jobs report, which showed weaker than expected job growth, Republicans in Congress are worried that their tariffs are hurting the U.S. economy. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) even admitted that, “tariffs are a tax on the […]
August 5, 2025
New Report: Republicans’ Tariffs Are Literally Making Americans Poorer to Fund Tax Breaks for Billionaires
Washington D.C — According to a new report by the non-partisan Yale Budget Lab, Republicans’ tariffs are literally ripping away thousands of dollars from working-class people while giving more tax breaks to billionaires. But hey – it could be worse! They could have also slashed Medicaid, raised health insurance premiums, stunted U.S. job growth, ballooned […]
August 4, 2025
NEW AD: Unrig Our Economy Launches a New Ad Calling Out Congressman Tony Gonzales for Prioritizing the Wealthy Over Working-Class Texans
Washington D.C — Today, Unrig Our Economy is releasing a new ad to call out Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) for voting to cut Medicaid in order to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. This latest ad is part of a multi-million dollar campaign to hold Texas Republicans accountable for voting for the Republican Tax […]
August 1, 2025
BREAKING: Our Economy. Thanks To Republican Tariffs.
The Headlines Speak for Themselves: NPR: The job market is showing signs of weakness as Trump’s tariffs take effect CBS News: New shocking jobs report as Trump’s tariffs roll out Reuters: Global shares in red after US jobs data, Trump’s tariff salvo New York Times: Markets Fall on Weak Jobs Data and Trump’s New Tariffs […]
July 31, 2025
Unrig Our Economy Launches Interactive Website To Track How Much Republican Policies Are Increasing Your Grocery Prices
“Don’t Inflate Our Plates” to Highlight How Trump and Congressional Republicans’ Tariffs Are Raising Prices on Working Families Washington, D.C — Today, Unrig Our Economy launched Don’t Inflate Our Plates, a new interactive website tracking the prices of key grocery items and how President Trump’s tariffs – backed by Republicans in Congress – are making […]
July 31, 2025
Medicaid Turned 60. And Its Butchers Showed Up With Balloons.
Congressmembers Evans, Kean Jr., and Miller-Meeks Sponsor Medicaid Anniversary Resolution…Weeks After Voting To Cut The Program Washington, D.C — Most people bring gifts to a birthday party. Congressmembers Gabe Evans (CO-08), Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) brought knives. Each member had the audacity to introduce a new resolution purporting to celebrate Medicaid’s […]
July 29, 2025
ICYMI: “Unrig Our Economy Puts Four Texas Republicans On Notice,” Demands Support for Affordable Health Care
Washington, D.C. — As Texas Republicans prepare their assault on democracy with unprecedented mid-decade redistricting, outlets across the country covered Unrig Our Economy’s multi-million dollar campaign holding congressional Republicans in targeted districts accountable for their recent votes to cut Medicaid and put health care at risk for nearly two million Texans in order to fund […]