Danielle, Because you helped build Elizabeth's presidential campaign as a grassroots donor, we wanted to make sure you saw this new column — it's all about how our movement is still making an impact. Whether she's speaking out in public or making moves behind the scenes, Elizabeth never stops fighting for the bold reforms we need. And it's paying off. Take a look at this new column in The Washington Post about how Elizabeth's leadership alongside the Biden-Harris administration is delivering wins for working people:
OPINION Joe Biden is in the Oval Office. So are Elizabeth Warren's ideas. From a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus to an attempted mass forgiveness of student loans, the Democrats' agenda over the past two years has been much more progressive compared with 2009-2010, the last time the party controlled both Congress and the White House. A lot of factors and people drove that leftward shift, the most important being Joe Biden, who won the presidency and made these policies happen. But other than Biden, the politician most responsible for this new and improved Democratic governance is Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.). Warren created a wide-ranging progressive agenda, built support for it across the party and the country, and helped fill the government and outside groups with allies who are helping her push it forward. That is an impressive trifecta, particularly considering that Warren not only isn't the president but also isn't the Democratic leader of either house of Congress or even the chair of a major committee. Many Biden administration policies are versions of ideas Warren pushed either in her Senate office or her 2020 presidential campaign: a minimum 15 percent tax that higher-earning corporations must pay based on the profits they report to shareholders; the loan cancellation; a crackdown on mergers of big companies in the same industry; an "industrial policy" aimed at producing microchips and other modern economic necessities in the United States rather than abroad; abortions being conducted in veterans hospitals in states where they are otherwise limited; the sale of hearing aids over the counter without a prescription; the appointments of more public interest lawyers and fewer corporate attorneys to federal judgeships. This is not the Warren presidency, but it's certainly a Warren-infused presidency.
Read the full column here, and share it on Facebook or Twitter — maybe with a message about why you're proud to be a Warren Democrat! None of Elizabeth's work would be possible without strong supporters like you. It takes a massive grassroots movement to make big, structural change. And she's grateful for all the ways you continue to strengthen our team, Danielle. Thanks for everything, Team Warren | 
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