Economic Security Project Action

Affiliate of @EconomicSecProj. We put cash into people’s pockets with a #guaranteedincome and keep corporations out of them with #antimonopoly action.

[Economic Security Project Action @ESP_Action]

The GOP cut Medicaid to fund tax cuts for the ultra-rich. Now, nearly 2 million kids have lost Medicaid access.

We should be funding healthcare for kids, not wealthcare for billionaires and big corporations.

https://t.co/9vqhogtkbl

[Economic Security Project Action @ESP_Action]

🎉 The Illinois legislative session is a wrap. And we have a lot to celebrate.

Working families in Illinois have been squeezed by rising prices and corporate greed. This session, we fought back—and we won:
✅ Hidden junk fees are banned. After three years of advocacy, HB 228 passed. The price you see is the price you pay. No more hidden “convenience” or “processing” fees at checkout.
✅Illinois now has the ability to support local guaranteed income initiatives like the Newborn Equity Support Transfer (NEST), laying the foundation for future investments in economic security.

These victories were made possible by our coalition partners, advocates, parent leaders, and community members who showed up, spoke out, and refused to back down.

This is what fighting for working families looks like. And our fight continues.

Read our full statement here: 🔗
https://t.co/PCPPaTXBgV

Thank you to our partners @COFIOnline @LIFTCommunities @Move_UpTogether @ChiTrust @StartEarlyorg @FoodDepository @newmomschicago @latinopolicy @LeagueWomenVote @IllinoisStand @ChicagoVotes @actnforchildren

And legislators @SenatorAquino @RepBobMorgan @RepKellyCassidy @graciela4senate

[Economic Security Project Action @ESP_Action]

This week, we're proud to stand with partners, including 'The Pitt' star Noah Wyle, to call out the disastrous impact of Republican healthcare cuts.

Stand up. Speak out. Join us.

Learn more at https://t.co/5dfkCROhl6

#SevenDaysInJune

[Protect Our Care @ProtectOurCare]

Trump's new Medicaid rule creates a labyrinth of paperwork, reporting mandates, and rigid eligibility requirements designed to ensure people lose health care — even when they qualify to keep it.

Republicans are betting that if they make the process confusing enough, millions of Americans will fall through the cracks.

[Economic Security Project Action @ESP_Action]

5 million Americans are set to lose their healthcare this year.

All because Republicans thought billionaires and big corporations deserved a tax break more than hardworking Americans deserved access to lifesaving care.

https://t.co/620t5NYqDW

[Economic Security Project Action @ESP_Action]

Last night, the California Assembly voted to create a more competitive economy for families, small businesses, and workers across the state. AB 1776, the COMPETE Act, would update a 119-year old antitrust statute to meet the demands of a modern economy and give the tools enforcers need to keep our state innovating. 

Thank you to every Assembly member who stood with California families over corporate lobbyists:

@AsmDawnAddis
@AsmAguiarCurry
@AsmArambula
@AsmJasmeetBains
@BauerKahan
@asmstevebennett
@AsmMarcBerman
@asmtasha
@AsmMiaBonta
@isaacgbryan
@AsmLisaCalderon
@AsmCaloza
@AsmJuanCarrillo
@AsmConnolly
@AsmSadeElhawary
@AsmMikeFong
@robertgarcia4ca
@AsmMarkGonzalez
@AsmMattHaney
@AsmHarabedian
@AsmGreggHart
@AsmCoreyJackson
@Ash_Kalra
@AsmMaggyKrell
@alex_lee
@AsmLowenthal
@AsmTinaMcKinnor
@AsmMuratsuchi
@AsmLizOrtega
@AsmDianePapan
@AsmPacheco
@AsmGailPellerin
@QuirkSilvaCA
@CASpeakerRivas
@AsmChrisRogers
@AsmPilarSchiavo
@AsmNickSchultz
@AsmLaShae
@AsmSolache
@AsmChrisWard
@AsmBuffyWicks
@AsmRickZbur

[American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties]

Yesterday, the California Assembly passed the COMPETE Act.

AB 1776 would amend a massive loophole in California's antitrust law — ensuring powerful corporations cannot rig the market to hike up costs and lock out competition 🧵

[ron knox @ronmknox]

It is an absolute honor for @ilsr to have co-sponsored this bill, alongside @econliberties @ESP_Action @SmlBizMajority @TECollab @consumercal @UFCWWSC8 and many others. Nothing would be possible without the fearless leadership of @AsmAguiarCurry and her team.

[Economic Security Project Action @ESP_Action]

Now, the COMPETE Act heads to the Senate. The work to pass this bill is far from over, but this is a milestone worth celebrating. Read our statement👇3/3 https://t.co/nTPLWB7W5U

[Economic Security Project Action @ESP_Action]

The California Assembly just voted to do something that hasn’t been done in more than 100 years: update our state’s antitrust laws. The COMPETE Act is headed to the Senate, and that’s a win for California families and small businesses who have been paying the price for unchecked monopoly abuse. 1/

[Economic Security Project Action @ESP_Action]

The bill makes it clear that dominant corporations cannot abuse their monopoly power to drive up prices, suppress wages, and prevent small businesses from competing fairly. This is a step in the right direction to updating our antitrust laws so they work for the modern economy. 2/

[Lee Hepner @LeeHepner]

In advance of a key vote on the CA COMPETE Act, the most important update to state antitrust law in a century, the Cal Chamber is burning cash to throw consumers, workers, and 99% of CA business under the bus.

The Cal Chamber is an anti-business front for monopoly power.

[Bob Morgan @RepBobMorgan]

Moments ago, the “Junk Fee Ban Act” officially passed both chambers and is now on its way to @GovPritzker’s desk for his signature!

Those undisclosed fees you see at the bottom of your receipt, typically known as “convenience fees” or “processing fees”, cost you $3,000 a year.

[Bob Morgan @RepBobMorgan]

@GovPritzker With the passage of this legislation, we are taking action in Springfield to ensure that the price you see is the price you pay.

We couldn't have done this without @GovPritzker, @ILAttyGeneral, @SenatorAquino, and @ESP_Action in helping this bill across the finish line.

[Economic Security Project Action @ESP_Action]

BIG NEWS!! 🎉

Hidden junk fees are no longer allowed in Illinois.

HB 228 just passed the Illinois Senate 46 to 12 and is heading to @govpritzker’s desk. Those “convenience” and “processing fees” tacked onto your hotel booking, concert ticket, or online purchase? This bill bans them. The price you see advertised will be the price you pay.

For working families already stretched thin, that kind of transparency matters. Hidden fees inflate costs and make it impossible to know what you are actually spending until it is too late.

Thank you @SenatorAquino and @RepBobMorgan for your leadership and years of partnership.

Read our statement: https://t.co/YkvMe3i3E4

[Protect Our Care @ProtectOurCare]

Rep. Pallone. I must start by noting the current state of chaos and crisis in our health care system is largely due to the largest Medicaid cuts in our nations history to providers in last year's Big Ugly Bill. And it’s all part of Republican actions that are driving up every day prices across the board for American families on groceries, gas at the pump, and health care.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Under President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America. https://t.co/PtT6LRGlVc

[Economic Security Project Action @ESP_Action]

ESCAA Legislative Advocate Loyal Terry was featured in @politic’s California Decoded newsletter today as California’s antitrust momentum continues to build.

Loyal spoke about the growing push by California lawmakers and @CAgovernor, who in his latest budget revision called for stronger antitrust enforcement, to take on corporate consolidation as the federal government steps back from this fight.

Last week, the Assembly Appropriations Committee advanced the COMPETE Act, which would update California’s 119-year-old antitrust law to hold dominant corporations accountable for anticompetitive behavior driving up prices for groceries, healthcare, housing, and everyday essentials.

Corporate consolidation costs California families an estimated $3,700 a year. That has to change.