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February 21, 2025 Press Releases

Families Over Billionaires Statement on Senate Budget Vote

Washington, D.C. – Following Senate passage of the first phase of Republican’s billionaire-first tax agenda, Michael Linden – Families Over Billionaires Director and former Executive Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget – released the following statement: “Republicans in the House and the Senate have spent weeks fighting over who gets to lead the […]

February 20, 2025 Press Releases

Republicans Feeling the Heat: What Members of Congress are Seeing on the Ground This Recess

Washington, D.C. – This recess, House Republicans are facing mounting pressure as Americans across the country demand they reject the billionaire-first budget proposal advancing through Congress. These policies aren’t popular, which is why so many Republicans are sounding the alarm about the backlash they’ll face.  From town halls to protests, House Republicans are feeling the […]

February 13, 2025 News & Updates

ICYMI – Real Americans Speak Out Against Devastating GOP Proposals to Cut Essential Services to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks

Washington, D.C. – This morning, working families and teachers from across the country joined Families Over Billionaires for a press call to speak out against the extreme budget proposal from House Republicans. These individuals – who are constituents of Republican Members of the House Budget Committee – were joined by several Members of Congress ahead […]

February 12, 2025 Press Releases

Families Over Billionaires on House Republicans’ Budget Proposal: “Billionaires Get Tax Cuts, Families Get Screwed”

Washington, D.C. – Today, Families Over Billionaires is sounding the alarm as House Republicans released their billionaire-first budget proposal to hand trillions in tax giveaways to billionaires and giant corporations while sticking everyone else with the bill. Michael Linden, Director of the Families Over Billionaires campaign and former Executive Associate Director of the Office of Management […]

February 7, 2025 Press Releases

Tax War Room Director and Former Senior OMB Official Slams Senate Republicans for Proceeding with Russell Vought Confirmation

Washington, D.C. – As Senate Republicans move forward with confirming Russell Vought as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Families Over Billionaires is sounding the alarm on Vought’s disastrous plans that will hurt working families while lining the pockets of billionaires. Michael Linden, Director of the Families Over Billionaires campaign and former […]

February 4, 2025 In the News

Semafor: Why a veteran Democratic hand sees his tax work as nonpartisan

Michael Linden is a veteran Democratic aide at the forefront of a new advocacy group that has ambitious plans to counter the GOP over its plans to extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts. But Linden says Families over Billionaires — which is backed by former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio; Rep. Paul Ryan, D-N.Y.; and Biden White House […]

February 3, 2025 Press Releases

Families Over Billionaires Statement on Harmful and Illegal Attacks on USAID

Washington, D.C. – Michael Linden, Director of the Families Over Billionaires Campaign and former Executive Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget, released the following statement in response to Elon Musks’ unprecedented and illegal slashing of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID): “Elon Musk is recklessly and illegally slashing funding to […]

January 30, 2025 Press Releases

New Campaign Launches to Stop Republicans from Betraying Working Families by Giving Tax Cuts to Billionaires and Big Corporations

Eight-figure Families Over Billionaires campaign will include paid media, rapid response, surrogate operations, and grassroots mobilization to hold Republicans accountable for trying to slash taxes for the wealthy and corporations at the expense of working families Team of seasoned communications, digital, policy, and political operatives form campaign war room to highlight what’s at stake for […]

January 30, 2025 In the News

Politico: Dems launch group to hit Trump on tax cuts

Democrats are launching a tax-focused group as their newest messaging megaphone in an attempt to counter President Donald Trump on one of his signature issues. Organizers said the nonprofit group, Families Over Billionaires, will be backed by an eight-figure funding campaign, which will include advertising, rapid response and surrogate operations. They said the campaign will […]