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      Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) departs from an orientation meeting

      In SOTU Response, Ramirez Urges Biden to Deliver for Workers With Executive Action

      "We believe the president and the country can do better," said the congresswoman. "Working people around the country are ready to stand up for our families, for our communities, and for the best version of America."

      Julia Conley
      Feb 08, 2023

      Delivering the Working Families Party's official response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday night, U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez reminded the president of steps he can take without Congress to deliver for working families and called on Democrats to not only fight far-right extremism but also the forces within their own party that impede progress.

      The first-term Illinois Democrat, who advocates for Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and other progressive policy proposals, noted that before Republicans won control of the House in November, Biden and Democratic lawmakers took several steps to help working people who are struggling with the rising costs of housing, child care, and other essentials as wages failed to keep up.

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      Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) yells during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address

      'They Can't Be Trusted': Advocates Say Don't Buy GOP Applause for Social Security

      "Republicans have told us over and over again that they want to cut Social Security and Medicare," said the advocacy group Social Security Works. "One moment of applause doesn't change that."

      Jake Johnson
      Feb 08, 2023

      Congressional Republicans made a show of jeering President Joe Biden Tuesday night when he said during his State of the Union address that some in their ranks have expressed support for cutting Social Security and Medicare—and even sunseting the programs completely.

      "Liar!" Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) shouted from the audience in response to the president's comment.

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      Hundreds of young climate activists march along Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House

      Ahead of SOTU, Youth Groups Say Lack of Bold Action Puts Biden Reelection at Risk

      "We made the difference in electing President Biden in 2020, saved Democrats again in 2022," said young organizers, "and if President Biden wants to hold Democratic power long-term, he must listen to us and deliver."

      Julia Conley
      Feb 06, 2023

      Ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address scheduled for Tuesday evening, four national youth-led advocacy groups on Monday warned the president that a continued failure to deliver on his promises to young voters could jeopardize his chances of a second term in the White House.

      The Sunrise Movement, March for Our Lives, United We Dream Action, and Gen Z for Change reminded Biden in a statement that they helped convince young Americans "to defend our democracy in record numbers in 2020 and in 2022"—and those voters are expecting the president to work in their best interest and enact policies they have long championed.

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