Government for the People
Military Families Standing up for Our Communities and Our Country
June 30, 2025
It continues to be a challenging time with so many issues feeding the headlines. Meanwhile, we are watching as the Senate pushes forward with the One Big Beautiful Bill and the administration targets immigrants including military families. All the while, military families are carrying the weight of the Israel-Iran conflict as it continues to escalate into a volatile standoff, with U.S. troops increasingly exposed to danger, uncertain deployment timelines, and the looming threat of a broader regional war. It’s a lot to process, and it’s no wonder that a new survey found that military and veteran spouses experience depression and anxiety at two to three times the rate of the general population.
It’s easy to be frustrated and feel like our voices aren’t being heard. Make sure you are taking care of yourself because we need every voice in this fight. When democracy and our communities are threatened under the guise of protection and patriotism, our voices matter.
Here are this week’s calls to action for military families. Read More.
American Values Aliance
June 25, 2025
From Terry Holt, former Bush-Cheney spokesperson and Boehner adviser, and Andrew Bates, former White House Deputy Press Secretary under Joe Biden:
“An experienced federal prosecutor who served under Republican and Democratic presidents is sounding the alarm that Emil Bove - Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer - abused power at the Department of Justice, where he plotted to violate court orders and force law enforcement officers to engage in illegal behavior.
“Bove also targeted FBI and Department of Justice officials for holding January 6th criminals accountable. And he sabotaged the DOJ's investigation of Eric Adams, provoking the resignation of career prosecutors.
“While the governments of North Korea or Iran might mistake Bove’s malfeasance as appropriate for a judge, this is America. In this country, judges protect our Constitutional rights from dangerous overreach and power-obsessed politicians. Read More.
June 24, 2025
Over the weekend, Donald Trump ordered bombing strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, bypassing Congress and brushing aside the War Powers Act as if it were optional. According to reports, not only was there no consultation with legislative leadership—there was open defiance of the law. Legal experts have called it a violation of the War Powers Act, yet so far, silence dominates Capitol Hill.
There’s a reason Congress—not one person—was given the power to declare war. When presidents can unilaterally launch military action with no oversight, we don’t just lose balance of power—we lose the rule of law. Read More.
MILITARY FAMILIES FOR ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
June 23, 2025
Military families are intimately familiar with the costs of war - not in headlines, but in homecomings that never happen, in the ripple effects of trauma, in the hearts of caregivers and survivors, and in the years stolen from our loved ones.
As tensions with Iran escalate while our community attempts to heal from the last 20 year war, we’re watching a dangerous pattern repeat: politicians talking tough while leaving our service members to carry the burden. We know how this goes. We’ve been here before. Read More.
June 15, 2025
This weekend, America witnessed three very different scenes—each a symbol of the moment we’re living through. In Minnesota, political violence escalated to a chilling new level, with two dead and two critically wounded in a politically-motivated assassination. More than 5 million people joined “No Kings” protests across 2,000 cities to resist authoritarianism and the abuse of power. And in Washington, DC, a military parade rolled through the the nation’s capital, marking President Trump’s 79th birthday and the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary. Together, these moments tell a story. We are a country in mourning, a nation in protest, and a democracy on the edge. What comes next will define who we are. Read More.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 14, 2025
“This tragic, horrifying attack is unacceptable, and we extend our deepest condolences to the victims, their families, and to the people of Minnesota - who have lost leaders devoted to public service and to building a better future for their communities.
“The American Values Alliance condemns—in the strongest possible terms—all political violence. The fatal shootings of State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and shooting of State Senator John A. Hoffman and his wife in politically-motivated attacks in suburban Minnesota are devastating reminders that our democracy is under threat. These assassination attempts against public servants rip apart the fabric of our society and must be stopped. Read More.
June 11, 2025
Bipartisan Cost Coalition Advisers Terry Holt and Andrew Bates released a statement on new data from the nonpartisan think tank Energy Innovation showing the economic costs of the Big Beautiful Bill. Read More.
June 6, 2025, Washington, DC
On the 81st anniversary of D-Day, AVA advisor Libby Jamison helped organize veterans and military families on the National Mall to fight cuts at the VA and across the military community. "Thousands of veterans gathered and raised their fists to the rhythm of the punk rock band Dropkick Murphys on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall on Friday, rallying against the Trump administration's federal job cuts and the potential loss of government services." Read more at Military.com.
OPINION: Trump's tariffs & tax cuts are crushing Main Street and making Mar-a-Lago elites rich by Andrew Bates and Terry Holt
May 28, 2025 Fox News
As a Republican and a Democrat who worked on behalf of presidents from both parties, we agree that most people’s lives will suffer unless we stand up to higher inflation, slower growth and crippling debt. That’s why we recently helped launch the Cost Coalition, a bipartisan campaign aimed at telling the real stories about the fight for the American Dream. Read more...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2025
Military Families Unite to Oppose Censorship
Committee Formed to Stand Up for Intellectual Freedom across our Military Bases and Communities
Washington, D.C. - A coalition of military-connected families has announced the formation of the Committee of Military Families for Free Expression (MFFE), a nonpartisan effort to stand up against censorship and book bans, grounded in the freedoms protected by those in uniform. Read more...
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