Stand Up America
Stand Up America is a progressive advocacy organization with over two million community members across the country. Focused on grassroots advocacy to strengthen our democracy and oppose Trump’s corrupt agenda, Stand Up America has driven over 600,000 phone calls to Congress and mobilized tens of thousands of protestors across the country.
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Stand Up America Condemns Trump’s Baseless Attacks On Mail-In Voting After Donald Trump took to Twitter this morning to threaten several states over mail-in voting, Stand Up America Founder and President Sean Eldridge released the following statement: “These attacks on mail-in voting by Donald Trump are not only inaccurate, they are incredibly dangerous. “By... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Stand Up America To Senate: Pass House Democrats’ Relief Bill With Election Assistance Funding Following the release of House Democrats’ next COVID-19 relief package, which includes an additional $3.6 billion in funding for election assistance, Stand Up America Founder and President Sean Eldridge released the following statement: “We applaud House Democrats for fighting to protect our... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 06, 2020 CPC Co-Chair Rep. Pocan, Progressive Advocates Demand Congress Allocate $4 Billion for Election Assistance Earlier today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Mark Pocan joined Stand Up America’s Sean Eldridge and Demos Action’s Laura Williamson for a press call demanding that Congress include $4 billion in the fourth COVID-19 response package for states to expand mail-in voting and implement... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, May 04, 2020 Stand Up America Joins “The Big Send” to Send 10 Million Letters to GOTV for November The Big Send , a major volunteer campaign that aims to send 10 million handwritten letters in October asking voters to cast their ballot in the 2020 elections, will launched last week with a coalition of support from grassroots organizations spearheaded by Vote Forward. To meet the goal of 10... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, April 30, 2020 Stand Up America Launches Campaign To Demand $4 Billion for Election Assistance in CARES 2.0 Today, progressive advocacy organization Stand Up America is announcing a new campaign ramping up efforts to pressure Congress to allocate $4 billion for vote-by-mail and other election assistance in CARES 2.0. The group is launching a nationwide digital organizing campaign to drive thousands of... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, April 27, 2020 Stand Up America: Senate Should Follow Pelosi’s Lead on Vote-By-Mail After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that she will be supporting vote-by-mail provisions in the next COVID-19 response package, Stand Up America Founder and President Sean Eldridge released the following statement: "Congress is running out of time to ensure that the chaos that happened in... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, April 15, 2020 On Anniversary of Tax March, Groups Demand Trump’s Tax Returns On the third anniversary of the Tax March, after five years of Donald Trump failing to release his tax returns since he announced his run for president, Tax March Executive Director Maura Quint and Stand Up America Founder and President Sean Eldridge released the following statement: “The American... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, April 09, 2020 Stand Up America: Senate Dems’ Relief Plan Falls Short Without Election Assistance Funding After Senate Democrats unveiled a $500 billion, short-term coronavirus relief plan, Stand Up America Founder and President Sean Eldridge released the following statement: “While Congress works to provide economic relief to the American people and small businesses, lawmakers cannot ignore the impact... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, April 03, 2020 Chaos in Wisconsin Demonstrates Why Congress Must Fund Vote-By-Mail After Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced he wanted to postpone Tuesday’s election and called state lawmakers into a special session to take up legislation, Stand Up America Founder and President Sean Eldridge released the following statement: “Voters should not be forced to choose between... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, April 02, 2020 Advocates, Experts Demand Congress Provide More Election Assistance Funding Amidst Pandemic Earlier today, advocates and experts from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, Common Cause, and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights joined Stand Up America in urging Congress to immediately provide more election assistance funding to states during the coronavirus pandemic... Read more |