PDA PRESS RELEASES
A Historical Necessity: Repeal All Domestic Fossil Fuel Subsidies
By Alan Minsky, Executive Director - Progressive Democrats of AmericaWhen, earlier today, the House Ways and Means Committee released a draft of a section of the Reconciliation Infrastructure Bill that addresses the Climate Emergency, we were...
Progressive Democrats to Demonstrate at Rep. Richard Neal’s Office on Sept. 13th
By Alan Minsky, Executive Director - Progressive Democrats of AmericaUrging him to “Go Big” on funding human needs and to Zero out all Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure Package Who: Progressive Democrats of...
Schakowsky Introduces Key Legislation to Grow Manufacturing Sector From Bottom Up
By Alan Minsky, Executive Director - Progressive Democrats of America | Rep. Jan Schakowsky Press ReleaseWASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce...
Advocates Weigh in Following Vote on Bipartisan Jan. 6 Commission: It’s Time to Eliminate the Filibuster and Protect Our Democracy
By Alan Minsky, Executive Director - Progressive Democrats of America“The path forward is clear: The filibuster must be eliminated as a weapon that a minority of senators can wield to veto popular democracy-protecting bills” Washington, DC —...
U.S. Senators and Representatives Join Civil Society Leaders Delivering Two Million Petitions to Urge Biden: Support COVID-19 WTO Waiver to Hasten the Pandemic’s End, Secure Administration’s Domestic Vaccination Progress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2021 CONTACT: Matt Groch mgroch@citizen.org (202) 454-5111 U.S. Senators and Representatives Join Civil Society Leaders Delivering Two Million Petitions to Urge Biden: Support COVID-19 WTO Waiver to Hasten the...
Hundreds of Elected Officials Call for Fracking Ban, Halt to Fossil Fuel Projects
By Food & Water WatchMore than 375 local and state elected officials from across the country called on national leaders to take bold, specific actions to curb fracking and its disastrous effects. For Immediate Release Washington, D.C....
PDA Statement on Biden’s proposed $753 Billion Military Budget for 2022
By Alan Minsky, Executive Director - Progressive Democrats of AmericaProgressive Democrats of America's Marcy Winograd responded to the Biden Administration's proposed military budget for 2022: "To increase Trump's bloated military budget by...
National Groups Announce Endorsement of State Sen. Antoinette Sedillo López in NM-01
By Alan Minsky, Executive Director - Progressive Democrats of AmericaFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2021 Contact: Brett Hartl, Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, bretthartl@centeractionfund.org, 202-817-8121 Sam Bernhardt, Food &...
PDA Opposes Rahm Emanuel For Ambassador Post
By Alan Minsky, Executive Director - Progressive Democrats of AmericaJoins with a Coalition, Citing Emanuel's Absence of “Ethics, Integrity and Diplomatic Skills” More than two dozen organizations announced Tuesday that they strongly...
PDA Calls for a National Coordinator to Oversee Vaccine Distribution
Contact: Alan Minsky, Executive Director PDAAlan@pdamerica.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 4, 2021 PDA Calls for a National Coordinator to Oversee Vaccine Distribution Vaccine Distribution is an Urgent National Priority. We Need an...