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Below are press statements and releases made by Popular Democracy in Action and our network:

Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order Delaying Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Process

April 17, 2025

NEW YORK, NY — In response to President Trump’s executive order instructing the Department of Health and Human Services to delay the Medicare drug price negotiation process, Popular Democracy in Action released the following statement:  “On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order instructing the Department of Health and Human Services to delay the Medicare drug […]

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Popular Democracy In Action On Trump’s Sham Drug Price Order

May 14, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Trump signed a toothless executive order that amounts to asking pharmaceutical corporations to voluntarily lower drug prices without any legal authority, binding mandate, or plan to hold them accountable. In response to this news, Popular Democracy in Action co-executive directors Analilia Mejia and DaMareo Cooper released the following statement:  “Trump […]

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Popular Democracy Statement On Medina V. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic

June 26, 2025

“Trumpism and its hard-right austerity measures will kill Americans, this is just more proof of that.” WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing South Carolina to restrict Medicaid holders from using Planned Parenthood, Analilia Mejia and DaMareo Cooper released the following statement: “The Supreme Court decision to limit the healthcare choices of […]

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Popular Democracy In Action Condemns The Passage Of Trump’s “Big, Bad Betrayal Of A Bill”

July 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the passage of the federal reconciliation bill in the US Senate by a 51-50 vote, Popular Democracy in Action co-executive directors DaMareo Cooper and Analilia Mejia released the following statement: “This bill is heartless and inhumane. The Senators and Representatives who backed this big, bad betrayal of a bill should feel something worse […]

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