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Our Senators, Our Virginia. No Gorsuch.

The vote is on and we have a front row seat to The Resistance. Both of Virginia’s Senators–Tim Kaine and Mark Warner–-are voting for the people. That is, they’re voting against Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court. They’re also voting against cloture (we’ll get to that in a minute). These votes are good […]

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Progress Virginia Outraged By House Republicans Refusal to Expand Medicaid

Richmond, Virginia–Members of the General Assembly voted again today to continue playing politics with people’s lives, rejecting a budget amendment that would have expanded Medicaid coverage to 400,000 Virginians in the coverage gap. These hardworking Virginians constantly live in fear that they are one health care crisis away from financial ruin because they are unable […]

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Six Virginia businesses to participate in Equal Pay Day

VIRGINIA –Today, six businesses will offer women a discount to celebrate Equal Pay Day. April 4 marks the date in the new year where women will have earned as much as a man did in the past year due to the wage gap. Sugar Shack Donuts, Scrawl Books, and Olympians Family Restaurant in Northern Virginia, Borjo […]

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Virginians In the Coverage Gap Tell Their Stories and Urge Legislators to Pass Medicaid Expansion

A video of this event can be found here. Richmond, Virginia–On Monday morning, Virginians gathered to tell their stories about living in the coverage gap and urged legislators to vote Wednesday to expand Medicaid. Passing Medicaid expansion would mean more than 400,000 Virginians who don’t currently qualify for Medicaid, but still can’t afford health insurance […]

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We saved the ACA. Here is what’s next.

The General Assembly is voting on the future of Medicaid this Wednesday. Tell your state legislators–it’s time to expand Medicaid in Virginia. [ms_button style=”normal” link=”http://act.progressva.org/sign/we-saved-aca-here-whats-next” size=”medium” shape=”rounded” shadow=”yes” block=”no” target=”_blank” gradient=”no” color=”#f1615c” text_color=”#f5ebc9″ icon=”” icon_animation_type=”” border_width=”0″ class=”” id=””]Tell Them Now[/ms_button]

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Equal pay day marks significant difference between men and woman

Equal Pay Day is happening on April 4th this year. The day marks how long into 2017 a woman must work to earn as much as the average man in 2016. As the flowers bloom and the weather warms, it’s crazy to realize how much of the year has passed. We’re well into 2017; women […]

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What the heck is Medicaid Expansion anyway?!

TrumpCare is dead (!) so you might be wondering right now what exactly Medicaid is and why we’re talking about expanding it in Virginia. Good question! Let’s get some answers. Why are we having this conversation? The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, gives states the option to expand eligibility for their Medicaid programs to […]

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Corey Stewart: Riding on the Coattails of Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants

A recent event in Richmond looked like a Trump rally with people wildly cheering on the political candidate as he hammered away on immigration. “This issue of illegal immigration is not a racial issue, it’s about public safety,” said Corey Stewart, a Virginia gubernatorial hopeful. “If someone is in our country illegally, and they commit […]

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Progress Virginia Cheers Renewed Push for Medicaid Expansion

ACA is here to stay; VA GOP must cover Virginia now Richmond, VA – Progress Virginia, the commonwealth’s leading voice for progressive values, cheered this afternoon an announcement from Governor McAuliffe that he would renew his push to expand Medicaid in Virginia. The announcement comes in the wake of Congressional Republicans’ failure to repeal and […]

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The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad American Health Care Act

When Republicans announced the American Health Care Act, we knew it would be bad, but no one expected the bill to be quite this terrible. After eight years of whining and complaining about the very successful Affordable Care Act (ACA), the best alternative Republicans could come up with is, as our new president would say, […]