March 2021
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The American Jobs Plan and the Fight for the Green New Deal
Read more: The American Jobs Plan and the Fight for the Green New DealThis afternoon, President Joe Biden proposed trillions of dollars in new spending on clean energy, infrastructure, public schools, and our care economy. You can read more about the specifics of the plan here and here. We should feel deeply proud of the power that our movement has built to make a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure plan…
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Sunrise Endorses Jennifer Carroll Foy and Sam Rasoul for Virginia Gubernatorial Races
Read more: Sunrise Endorses Jennifer Carroll Foy and Sam Rasoul for Virginia Gubernatorial RacesToday, Sunrise Movement announced their first major statewide endorsements of 2021, endorsing Virginia gubernatorial candidate Jennifer Carroll Foy and lieutenant governor candidate Sam Rasoul. “Sunrise is proud to stand with Green New Deal champions Jennifer Carroll Foy and Sam Rasoul for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Virginia,” said Evan Weber, Political Director of the Sunrise…
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Sunrise Movement Celebrates Confirmation of Green New Deal Champion Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland
Read more: Sunrise Movement Celebrates Confirmation of Green New Deal Champion Secretary of the Interior Deb HaalandToday, the Senate confirmed Rep. Deb Haaland of Laguna Pueblo to lead the Department of the Interior, marking the first time an Indigenous person will lead the federal government’s relations with Native tribes and public lands, as well as the first Indigenous Cabinet Secretary. The confirmation comes after Sunrise Movement partnered with Indigenous movement groups…
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Sunrise Movement Responds to Senate Democrats Plan to Stall Infrastructure Package, Says Democrats are Tying Their Own Hands
Read more: Sunrise Movement Responds to Senate Democrats Plan to Stall Infrastructure Package, Says Democrats are Tying Their Own HandsIn response to the news today that Senate Democrats are trying to slow down the infrastructure package, Ellen Sciales, Press Secretary of the Sunrise Movement, released the following statement: “The fact that Senate Democrats are already placing time and cost constraints on an infrastructure package is outrageous. Democrats always maintain they have big, bold ideas but claim their hands are tied by…
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PRO Act is a Core Pillar of the Green New Deal, Once Again We Demand Eliminating the Filibuster if it Cannot Pass
Read more: PRO Act is a Core Pillar of the Green New Deal, Once Again We Demand Eliminating the Filibuster if it Cannot PassToday, in response to the House of Representatives passing the PRO Act, Ellen Sciales, Press Secretary of the Sunrise Movement, released the following statement: “The PRO Act passing the House is a big win for the movement of working people across the country demanding fair treatment – from the teachers striking in West Virginia to the hundreds of wildcat strikes…
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Sunrise Movement Launches “Good Jobs for All” Campaign, Demands Biden and Congress Avoid Obama Year Failures, Mobilize $10 Trillion Federal Recovery to Create 15 Million Jobs and Stop Climate Crisis
Read more: Sunrise Movement Launches “Good Jobs for All” Campaign, Demands Biden and Congress Avoid Obama Year Failures, Mobilize $10 Trillion Federal Recovery to Create 15 Million Jobs and Stop Climate CrisisTonight, the Sunrise Movement, joined by Representative Ayanna Pressley and President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO Sara Nelson, launched their “Good Jobs for All” campaign, laying the organizing groundwork and economic vision for a post-pandemic society that puts millions of people to work stopping the climate crisis. The campaign comes 43 days into the administration, as time ticks down on…
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$15 Min Wage Removal from Reconciliation Process, Demands Democrats “Do Everything in their Power to Deliver”
Read more: $15 Min Wage Removal from Reconciliation Process, Demands Democrats “Do Everything in their Power to Deliver”Following the Parliamentarian’s ruling to remove the $15 minimum wage from the reconciliation process, Evan Weber, Political Director of the Sunrise Movement, released the following statement: “The statements by the Biden Administration that they will not overturn the parliamentarian’s cruel decision — which Vice President Harris and Senate Leadership have the power to do — is…
