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March 4, 2020

RELEASE: ‘There Are Thousands of People Who Desperately Need Lower Drug Costs’; North Carolina Woman Condemns Trump Administration’s Broken Promise on Prescription Drugs

Washington, D.C. — As the Trump administration continues to threaten Americans’ health care in the federal courts—and with Alex Azar, former president of the pharmaceutical drug company Eli Lilly, at the helm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—the Center for American Progress Action Fund is releasing a new video in a...

March 3, 2020

RELEASE: ‘The ACA Saved My Life’: Breast Cancer Survivor Reacts to Lie That Trump Administration Saved Preexisting Conditions Protections

Washington, D.C. — As President Donald Trump lies that he was “the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your Healthcare”—even as his administration continues to try to use the federal courts to destroy the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—the Center for American Progress Action Fund is releasing a new video in its social media campaign to...

March 2, 2020

CAP Action Memo: Trump’s Broken Promises to North Carolina

Washington, D.C. — Today, President Donald Trump will once again forgo his responsibilities to respond to the growing coronavirus crisis. Instead, the president will travel to Charlotte, North Carolina, for an event at Bojangles' Coliseum, where he will likely distort his administration’s record on a variety of issues. President Trump visited North Carolina last month to discuss his supposed...

February 28, 2020

RELEASE: Wisconsin Homeowner Calls Out Trump Administration’s Foxconn Failure, Says Trump Put Foreign Corporation’s Interest Ahead of State

Washington, D.C. — As the effects of President Donald Trump’s broken economic promises come into focus across the Midwest, the Center for American Progress Action Fund is releasing a new video in a social media campaign to educate Americans on the impacts of the manufacturing recession. The campaign is telling stories of Americans such as Kim...

February 27, 2020

CAP Action Memo: Trump’s Broken Promises to South Carolina

Washington, D.C. — On Friday, President Donald Trump will travel to North Charleston, South Carolina, to hold an event at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center, where he will likely lay out his administration’s record on a variety of issues affecting Black voters, including the economy—which Trump has tied directly to his political future....

February 24, 2020

RELEASE: Ohio Woman Reacts to Trump’s Lie About Preexisting Conditions Protections, Says We Shouldn’t Have To “Beg Politicians To Care About Your Child’s Life”

Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump lied that he was “the person who saved Pre-Existing conditions in your Healthcare,” even as his administration continues to try to use the federal courts to destroy the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Center for American Progress Action Fund is releasing a new video in its social media campaign to educate...

February 21, 2020

RELEASE: ‘We Need The Affordable Care Act…to Live Our Lives’: Pennsylvania Mother Criticizes Trump Administration-Backed Lawsuit to Topple the Law

Washington, D.C. — As the Trump administration continues to threaten the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the federal courts, the Center for American Progress Action Fund is releasing a new video in a social media campaign to educate Americans on what is at stake for the millions of Americans who have access to health care under the...

February 18, 2020

CAP Action Memo: Trump’s Broken Promises to Arizona Families

Washington, D.C. — Tomorrow, President Donald Trump will travel to Phoenix to hold an event at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where he will likely address issues such as immigration and his border wall proposal. President Trump’s visit comes shortly after the White House announced plans to divert $3.8 billion from the U.S. Department of Defense’s budget...