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Statement on: Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections" Executive Order

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: vochoa@eracoalition.org Washington DC - The "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections" Executive Order is a direct attack on voters, our Constitution, and our democracy By directing the U.S. Postal Service to only deliver ballots to people on a government-approved list, this Executive Order strips states…

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Statement on Birthright Citizenship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: vochoa@eracoalition.org Washington DC - Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a nationwide class action lawsuit challenging an executive order that would strip birthright citizenship from children born in the United States to undocumented parents. The 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship in…

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They Call It "Locker Room Talk." We Call It a System Built to Silence Us — and Bury the 28th Amendment.

It Started With "Locker Room Talk." You know the phrase. It was the excuse offered after a recording surfaced of a man describing groping women without consent. It was "just locker room talk." Boys will be boys—nothing to see here. But it didn't stop there. The same people who excuse…

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Statement on Immigration Enforcement and Violation of Constitutional Rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: vochoa@eracoalition.org Washington DC - The ERA Coalition condemns the blatant disregard for constitutional rights occurring in Minnesota and across the country by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Denying due process, using intimidation and deadly force against people exercising their rights to…

The Financial Prioritization of Gender

At least $3 billion in grants for women’s health and economic security have been cut under the pretense of reducing waste, fraud, and abuse. By cutting programs focused on women’s health, safety, and workforce participation, we are rolling decades of progress and reinforcing the same inequities many of these programs…

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Statement on the Government Shutdown

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: vochoa@eracoalition.org Washington DC - We deserve a government that works for the people. And we need a bipartisan solution that prioritizes what people need— not political agendas—to fund the government. This government shutdown has serious consequences for millions of people across the country. Countless programs will be…

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Press Release - The ERA Coalition Launches “It’s Our Era: Claim the 28th Amendment” on Women’s Equality Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: vochoa@eracoalition.org Washington, DC — August 26, 2025 — Today, on Women’s Equality Day, the ERA Coalition launches “It’s Our Era: Claim the 28th Amendment”, a nationwide public awareness campaign to educate, engage, organize, and mobilize communities around the recognition and implementation of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)…

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Statement on the Assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: vochoa@eracoalition.org Washington DC - The abhorrent assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the attempted assassination of another Minnesota State legislator John Hoffman strike at the heart of our community. Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman was a respected leader, public servant, and unwavering champion of…

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Statement on Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in LA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: vochoa@eracoalition.org Washington DC - We are deeply disturbed by the images and videos of Senator Alex Padilla—an elected official—being handcuffed and forcibly removed from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles while attempting to ask a question. Silencing and physically restraining a U.S.…

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Statement on the House passing the SAVE (Safeguarding American Voters Eligibility) Act

Today, the US House of Representatives passed the SAVE (Safeguarding American Voters Eligibility) Act—a deeply troubling piece of legislation that threatens the freedom to vote for millions, especially women. This legislation imposes strict ID requirements and unnecessary bureaucratic barriers that will make it harder—not safer—for people to cast their ballots.…

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Statement on: Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections" Executive Order

Statement on Birthright Citizenship

They Call It "Locker Room Talk." We Call It a System Built to Silence Us — and Bury the 28th Amendment.

Statement on Immigration Enforcement and Violation of Constitutional Rights

The Financial Prioritization of Gender

Statement on the Government Shutdown

Press Release - The ERA Coalition Launches “It’s Our Era: Claim the 28th Amendment” on Women’s Equality Day

Statement on the Assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman

Statement on Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in LA

Statement on the House passing the SAVE (Safeguarding American Voters Eligibility) Act