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 Thursday, March 04, 2021 Stand Up America Celebrates House Passage of H.R. 1, Urges Senate to Swiftly Pass S. 1 Following the historic vote in the House of Representatives tonight passing the For the People Act (H.R. 1), Stand Up America Founder and President Sean Eldridge issued the following statement: “House Democrats have once again delivered on their promise to the American people by passing the For the... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, March 01, 2021 Stand Up America Blasts Trump, GOP’s Disinformation Campaign Against For The People Act Following Donald Trump’s speech at CPAC this weekend, during which he repeatedly lied about the For the People Act (HR1/S1), Stand Up America Managing Director Christina Harvey issued the following statement: “It should come as no surprise that Donald Trump would lie about a law that would make... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, February 22, 2021 Stand Up America Celebrates SCOTUS Denying Trump’s Efforts to Block Prosecutors From Tax Returns After the Supreme Court of the United States denied Donald Trump’s attempt to block his personal and corporate tax returns from being released to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Stand Up America spokesperson Ryan Thomas released the following statement: “Donald Trump’s shameful effort to... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Stand Up America Celebrates GOP Voter Suppression Bill (SB 1069) Failing In Arizona After SB 1069 failed on the floor of the Arizona State Senate yesterday, a bill that would have taken hundreds of thousands of Arizona voters off of the state’s Permanent Early Voting List (or PEVL), Stand Up America Political Director Brett Edkins released the following statement: “This reckless... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Voting Rights Groups Condemn Massive Voter Suppression Push Currently Underway In Arizona Earlier today, Stand Up America joined activists and advocates from All Voting Is Local Action Arizona, LUCHA Arizona, Progress Arizona, and Our Voice, Our Vote Arizona to condemn the more than 40 voter suppression or anti-democracy bills currently being pushed by Republicans in the Arizona state... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, February 09, 2021 Stand up America Demands Senate Convict and Disqualify Insurrectionist-in-Chief Trump At the start of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, Stand Up America Founder and President Sean Eldridge released the following statement: “The evidence to be presented in this trial overwhelmingly shows that Donald Trump led white supremacist rioters to attack the U.S... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, February 02, 2021 Constituents Make 200,000+ Calls to Congress Demanding Senate Convict and Disqualify Trump Today, members of the bipartisan “Trump is Not Above the Law” coalition announced a coordinated grassroots campaign to aid constituents in contacting their senators to demand that Donald Trump be convicted during the upcoming impeachment trial and disqualified from ever holding federal office again... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Stand Up America Applauds Senate Democrats Introducing D.C. Statehood Bill, Urges Swift Passage After Senate Democrats introduced the Washington, DC Admissions Act as S. 51, Stand Up America Deputy Political Director Reggie Thedford released the following statement: “Our country is not truly representative until all of its citizens are represented in the halls of Congress and have power in... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, January 25, 2021 Stand Up America Announces Priorities For President Biden’s First 100 Days, Urges Congress To Act On Accountability and Democracy Reform Today, as we kick off the first full week that Democrats will have control of Congress and the White House, progressive advocacy group Stand Up America is announcing a new campaign to pressure lawmakers to prioritize passing democracy reform early in President Joe Biden’s term. In the first 100... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, January 25, 2021 Stand Up America Calls On Congress To Pass Protecting Our Democracy Act After SCOTUS Dismisses Emoluments Lawsuits After the Supreme Court dismissed lawsuits related to Donald Trump’s efforts to profit off his presidency, Stand Up America Founder and President Sean Eldridge released the following statement: “Donald Trump spent the past four years shamelessly abusing the power of the presidency to enrich himself... Read more |