Hi, John. Today's New York Times covered our work with the White House to help the President lean in on economic issues that are popular with the public -- most recently, surprise junk fees.
Below are some news clips the Progressive Change Institute helped generate this summer by collaborating with the White House and House Democrats.
Given so much chaos in national news, our goal is to BREAK THROUGH the noise so the public hears about our popular agenda. And it's working!
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NEW YORK TIMES: Even With Flames Abroad, Biden Keeps One Eye on the Home Front
by Peter Baker (10/12/2023)
Less than 24 hours after condemning terrorism in the Middle East in one of the most powerful speeches of his tenure on Tuesday, President Biden was back before television cameras for another statement. This time, he was introduced not as the commander in chief of the world’s leading superpower in a time of international crisis, but as “the man who has made tackling junk fees a priority for all Americans.”...
“Issues like junk fees are related to the very real economic pain that people feel in their family budgets every day, and it’s a tangible issue he can actually do something about,” said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Institute, an advocacy organization. “It’s smart that he’s keeping that going even when there are other global dynamics that are pressing in the world.”
The Progressive Change Institute has been working with Mr. Biden’s team for months organizing events and promoting policies to combat junk fees. The group has shown the White House polling data demonstrating that while such policies are popular, many voters have not heard Mr. Biden talk about them. In one survey provided to the White House, 85 percent of Americans supported preventing corporations from charging junk fees but only 16 percent said they had heard Mr. Biden talk about the issue.
The president tried to correct that with this week’s event in the Rose Garden. He was introduced by Becky Chong of Medford, Ore. [a Progressive Change supporter and MoveOn members who we flew to the White House] who recounted how a family vacation was spoiled when a hotel slapped an extra $100 on the bill beyond the advertised price.
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More Junk Fee Clips We Helped Generate This Summer
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Biden and House Democrats hope to make curbing ‘junk fees’ a winning issue in 2024 (Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023)
Congressional Democrats are teaming up with the Biden administration and a progressive advocacy group to turn policy efforts to curb “junk fees” into a political rallying cry, betting that a small but potentially potent kitchen table issue will resonate with voters.
More than a dozen House Democrats around the country plan to hold events organized with help from the Progressive Change Institute to promote the administration’s effort to curb junk fees. Events have already happened in suburban Detroit, Philadelphia, central New Jersey and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Similar efforts are planned in coming weeks in Pittsburgh, New York and Las Vegas, as well as in Wisconsin, Ohio and North Carolina. Still others are in the works…
POLITICO White House Playbook: Biden's junk fee push goes local (8/25/2023)
ABC News: Democrats tout 'junk fees' reforms, believe it can translate to 2024 wins (Sat, Aug 26, 2023)
Business Insider: House Democrats see the Biden Administration's crusade against junk fees as a winning strategy for 2024 and are joining in on the fight against the 'hidden and deceptive' add-ons (Tues, Aug 15, 2023)
Make a tax deductible donation to the Progressive Change Institute's important issue work -- on areas like junk fees and taxing billionaires -- by clicking here.)
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