Tag: Biden Administration

Senator Cortez Masto, Congresswoman Lee Discuss Build Back Better Agenda on Tele-Town Hall

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2021 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Senator Cortez Masto, Congresswoman Lee Discuss Build Back Better Agenda on Tele-Town Hall NEVADA –  This afternoon, Battle Born Progress hosted a Telephone-Town Hall with Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and Congresswoman Susie Lee to answer questions and discuss the Build Back Better Agenda and […]

Battle Born Progress Reacts to Announcement of Build Back Better Framework

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2021 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Battle Born Progress Reacts to Announcement of Build Back Better Framework NEVADA – In response to the framework announced by President Joe Biden this morning on an updated Build Back Better Agenda package, Annette Magnus, Executive Director of Battle Born Progress issued the following […]

Battle Born Progress Launches Digital Campaign Asking Rep. Amodei Whether He Will Side with the Rich or Support Build Back Better

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 PRESS CONTACT Anwar Green, 702.503.0689, [email protected] Will Pregman, 702.752.0656, [email protected]  Battle Born Progress Launches Digital Campaign Asking Rep. Amodei Whether He Will Side with the Rich or Support Build Back Better Washoe County, Nevada — Today, Battle Born Progress initiated its latest action as part of a nationwide […]

**VIDEO INCLUDED** Congresswoman Titus, Treasurer Conine Tout American Rescue Plan on Battle Born Progress Web Show

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 7, 2021 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 **VIDEO INCLUDED** Congresswoman Titus, Treasurer Conine Tout American Rescue Plan on Battle Born Progress Web Show **Link to Video: Facebook – YouTube** NEVADA – Battle Born Progress held its weekly webcast, Out in Front with Annette, on Thursday evening, featuring both Congresswoman Dina Titus […]

**VIDEO INCLUDED** Nevadans Urge Congress to Take Action on Lower Drug Prices and Closing Coverage Gap on 56th Anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2021 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 **Link to Video Recording** *Link to Video Messages from Sen. Jacky Rosen & Rep. Dina Titus* LAS VEGAS, NV – Nevada advocates and patients today celebrated the 56th anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare, the nation’s largest health programs, and to urge long-overdue action to […]

Battle Born Progress Statement on Imminent Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2021 CONTACT: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 LAS VEGAS, NV – Upon the announcement by Congressional negotiators that a bipartisan infrastructure deal has finally been reached, Maria-Teresa Liebermann-Parraga, Deputy Director of Battle Born Progress, issued the following statement: “It seems the elusive and long-anticipated ‘Infrastructure Week’ has come at last. As […]

Battle Born Progress Statement on President Biden’s Joint Congressional Address

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 28, 2021 PRESS CONTACT: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 NEVADA – Following President Biden’s speech to a joint session of Congress outlining his new American Families Plan, Annette Magnus, Executive Director of Battle Born Progress issued the following statement: “President Biden’s address was a welcome breath of fresh air and sanity after […]

Battle Born Progress Statement on President Biden’s Order to Raise the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27, 2021 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 NEVADA – Today, President Joe Biden signed an executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15-an-hour beginning on January 30, 2022, indexing the minimum wage to the cost of living, and eliminating tipped minimum wage by 2024.  Annette Magnus, Executive Director […]

Battle Born Progress Statement on President Biden’s Executive Orders on Gun Violence Prevention, ATF Nominee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2021 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 NEVADA – Today, President Joe Biden issued executive orders to publish model legislation for states, direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to study firearm trafficking, place restrictions on stabilizing braces which turn pistols into rifles, invest in community violence intervention […]

On 11th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Nevada Celebrates Improvements Under the American Rescue Plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 23, 2021 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, March 23, 2021, marks 11 years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law. The ACA’s many significant achievements, such as lowering the uninsured rate, ending discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions, and improving access to care, are even […]