Danielle, if you can, please make a donation by Monday’s deadline to help hit our February fundraising goal — and help keep up the fight

We don't get what we don't fight for. We're up against a lot of problems. And so many of them have been inflicted on our nation by Washington Republicans:

Danielle, I'll be blunt: We're up against a lot of problems. And so many of them have been inflicted on our nation by Washington Republicans: An extremist Supreme Court signaling that it is ready to overturn Roe v. Wade. Big Pharma driving up prices for drugs and forcing some families to choose between taking their medications and putting food on the table. Republicans defending the Big Lie that Trump won the election — and The Bigger Lie that the armed attack on our Capitol that left 150 Capitol police injured, windows broken, and feces spread on the walls was "legitimate political discourse." Yeah, there's a lot of trouble in our nation. There are threats to our safety, to our economic security, to our health, and to our very democracy. And when there's this much trouble, we can whimper. We can whine. Or we can fight back. Me? I'm fighting back. The first step in fighting back is defeating Republicans and electing Democrats up and down the ticket. And our next big test is Monday's monthly grassroots fundraising deadline. These midterm elections are powerfully important, and every donation puts this team in a better position to win. Danielle, if it makes sense for you right now, will you pitch in $15 or whatever you can to support our re-election campaign and boost Democrats across the country? If you've saved payment info with ActBlue Express, your donation will process automatically: DONATE NOW: $15 DONATE NOW: $28 DONATE NOW: $50 DONATE NOW: $100 DONATE NOW: $250 OTHER AMOUNT > With a strong Democratic majority — a real Democratic majority — in Congress, we can deliver. We can… Bypass the Supreme Court and protect the rule of Roe v. Wade by passing federal legislation. Break the stranglehold Big Pharma has on our nation and negotiate the price of drugs. Strengthen our democracy and make sure every American citizen has the right to vote and to get that vote counted. We can do this. We can make sure that our country isn't only working for people at the top, but for everyone. But only if we fight side by side. Look: I won't sugarcoat what we're up against. Our progressive values are under siege from powerful interests. The gun lobby. Anti-abortion rights extremists. Big Pharma. Fossil fuel giants. All using their deep pockets to block progressive change. All hoping that we'll get so frustrated we just tune out. Yeah, right. We don't get what we don't fight for — and we're going to keep up the fight. We're going to elect tough, progressive Democrats across the country. And if we fight together, if we persist together, we will win together. Please make a donation today if you can to help hit our February fundraising goal — and help keep up the fight. Thanks for being a part of this, Elizabeth     DONATE NOW Paid for by Warren Democrats All content © 2022 Warren Democrats, All Rights Reserved PO Box 171375, Boston, MA 02117 This email was sent to danielle.davenport.blog@blogger.com We'll miss you, but you can always unsubscribe.

Have you heard about Jeff Bezos’s latest stunt?

Ultra-millionaires and billionaires like Jeff Bezos make it clear every single day how much a wealth tax could do for the future of our country.

Danielle, Ultra-millionaires and billionaires like Jeff Bezos make it clear every single day how much a wealth tax could do for the future of our country. Bezos's latest stunt? His brand-new, 417-foot superyacht is too massive to pass underneath a historic Dutch bridge, so it looks like they're going to have to dismantle the bridge at his bidding. That's a doozy of a sentence, Danielle. 417-foot superyachts? Dutch bridges? I totally get that Jeff Bezos can do whatever he wants with his money. But using his enormous wealth in such gaudy ways after years of systematically paying less than his fair share in taxes — he paid literally nothing in federal income taxes in 2007 and 2011 — is a blatant gut punch to the tens of millions of Americans who pay what they owe while struggling to make ends meet. Here's the way I see it: If someone can afford a yacht big enough that it calls for tearing down a bridge, that someone can also afford to pay his fair share of taxes to invest in things like building bridges, repairing roads, and ensuring universal child care. No questions asked. Add your name if you agree it's time for a wealth tax that makes ultra-millionaires and billionaires like Jeff Bezos finally pay their fair share. Jeff Bezos isn't the only ultra-wealthy person to recently indulge in an oversized boat — in fact, superyacht sales jumped by 77 percent last year.  Contrast that number with the 84 percent of parents who said in a September 2021 survey that they're overwhelmed by the cost of child care. I don't think we need much more proof that our economy has worked better and better for the rich and powerful, and worse and worse for everyone else. A wealth tax is powerfully important in our fight to level the playing field. Our plan calls for a two-cent-per-dollar tax on people with a net worth above $50 million, and just a few cents more for the billionaires. That small tax would generate revenue totaling at least $3 trillion, funds that can go such a long way in dismantling the systemic opportunity gaps that have long persisted in this country. These ultra-millionaires and billionaires could stand to spare a few cents and give everyone else a chance. Add your name to support our plan for a wealth tax, and help build the grassroots support that we'll need from across the country to pass it in Washington. Thanks for being a part of this, Elizabeth   ADD YOUR NAME Paid for by Warren Democrats All content © 2022 Warren Democrats, All Rights Reserved PO Box 171375, Boston, MA 02117 This email was sent to danielle.davenport.blog@blogger.com We'll miss you, but you can always unsubscribe.

My new bipartisan plan to ban members of Congress from owning and trading individual stocks:

The American people deserve to have complete confidence that members of Congress are making decisions based on what's best for the country — not what's best for those lawmakers' own personal finances.

Danielle, I think this is pretty basic, but apparently it's a newsflash to some people in Washington: The American people deserve to have complete confidence that members of Congress are making decisions based on what's best for the country — not what's best for those lawmakers' own personal finances. So we need to ban members of Congress from owning and trading individual stocks.  I'm coming out with a new bill to do exactly that — and it's already got bipartisan support. Now, to get it over the finish line, we need to show that the American people are demanding action. Danielle, will you add your name to say you support our plan? This is part of how we put Washington on the side of families, not just the rich and powerful. Remember: Not so long ago, Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue played down the danger of COVID-19 in public while privately trading stocks to profit from the pandemic. They both lost their re-election campaigns, but the potential for conflicts of interest still lurks around Capitol Hill — and we've got to clear it out. Now, let's be clear — I'm more than ready to go even further than this plan. My larger bill to root corruption out of Washington would ban Cabinet secretaries, federal judges (including Supreme Court justices), and other top officials from owning and trading individual stocks. But this bipartisan plan, focused on Congress, is a straightforward first step. And there's real momentum behind it right now. Here's how the ban would work: After a short transition period, members of Congress and their spouses won't be allowed to own or trade individual stocks. Instead, they can put their money in conflict-free investments like diversified mutual funds. And if they break the rules, they'll have to pay a $50,000 fine per violation. It's clear and sharp. It says that senators and representatives shouldn't be able to write laws to enrich themselves. And anyone who isn't ready to follow these basic rules can pick a new line of work. Danielle, I've been working on this issue for years, and I believe we're closer than ever to making it happen. Republicans and Democrats are working together to say enough is enough. Now is the moment for everyone to raise their voices. Add your name to say you support my bipartisan plan to ban members of Congress from owning and trading individual stocks — and let's make it happen, side by side. Thanks for being a part of this, Elizabeth       ADD YOUR NAME Paid for by Warren Democrats All content © 2022 Warren Democrats, All Rights Reserved PO Box 171375, Boston, MA 02117 This email was sent to danielle.davenport.blog@blogger.com We'll miss you, but you can always unsubscribe.

re: Persist

Mitch McConnell tried to shut me up, but I kept at it. Today, I'm reflecting on that moment

Danielle, Five years ago today, I read Coretta Scott King's letter on the Senate floor. Mitch McConnell tried to shut me up, but I kept at it.  Today, I'm reflecting on that moment, what it became, and what a whole lot of powerful, loud "persisting" can get done. In the years after Trump was elected, you rose up, you found your voices, and then you refused to be silenced, too.  Your persistence paid off. We got Trump out of office, flipped the House and the Senate, elected progressive women and people of color up and down the ballot, and passed historic, life-changing legislation: $1.9 trillion in pandemic aid, a child tax credit that lifted 3 million kids out of poverty, and a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that will be transformative for communities across the country. Still, we've faced tough losses, and have even tougher fights ahead of us: voting rights, child care, student loan cancelation, and climate change legislation — plus, critical races in the 2022 midterms. But if we've learned anything over the past five years, it's that these wins don't come easy. And I'm not stopping any time soon.  Which brings me back to where it all started: the words of Coretta Scott King — even more relevant today, as we face countless attacks to our democracy: "Free exercise of voting rights is so fundamental to American democracy that we cannot tolerate any form of infringement of those rights. Of all the groups who have been disenfranchised in our nation's history, none has struggled longer or suffered more in the attempt to win the vote than black citizens. No group has had access to the ballot box denied so persistently and intently…If we are going to make our timeless dream of justice through democracy a reality, we must take every step possible to ensure that the spirit and intent of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the 15th Amendment to the Constitution is honored." I'm still carrying these words with me, especially after all 50 Republican Senators lined up against the voting rights legislation that Democrats brought to the Senate floor. Here's the thing: we may have lost, but that fight was still worth having, because every single Republican senator is now on the record opposing widely popular legislation to protect free and fair elections. We will make sure everyone knows what they just did, and we'll be holding them accountable. So tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that, we get right back up and get right back in the fight — to defend our democracy, cancel student loan debt, enact real climate change reform, get families the affordable child care they need, and elect progressives in 2022.  Thank you for persisting alongside me all these years.   Elizabeth       DONATE NOW Paid for by Warren Democrats All content © 2022 Warren Democrats, All Rights Reserved PO Box 171375, Boston, MA 02117 This email was sent to danielle.davenport.blog@blogger.com We'll miss you, but you can always unsubscribe.

If you can, please consider supporting Jessica Cisneros and Greg Casar ahead of the March 1 Texas primary:

With the Texas primary election less than a month away, I'm asking if you can pitch in and split a donation between the two campaigns right away.

There's a big election in less than one month, Danielle. I've endorsed two terrific progressive Democrats running for the U.S. House in Texas: Jessica Cisneros and Greg Casar. Their primaries are coming right up on March 1, so they're sprinting to get out the vote in these critical final weeks — and they could use our support. Can you split a donation today between Jessica Cisneros, Greg Casar, and Warren Democrats to help send these progressives to Washington and elect more candidates like them across the country? If you've saved payment info with ActBlue Express, your donation will process automatically: DONATE NOW: $15 DONATE NOW: $28 DONATE NOW: $50 DONATE NOW: $100 DONATE NOW: $250 OTHER AMOUNT > In Texas' 28th District, Jessica Cisneros is running to ensure every person has quality health care, bring jobs back to her community, and restore humanity and justice to our broken immigration system. She knows that when progressives are unapologetic about our values and who we're in this battle for, we win. And Greg Casar, a former labor organizer, is running in Texas' 35th District. He's always put working families first, and Congress needs his voice — along with his bold vision for Medicare for All, protecting reproductive rights, and standing up to corporate special interests.  Jessica and Greg will be fantastic additions to Congress, because they'll bring the type of progressive voices we need for our future. I'm also particularly fired up about their races because Texas will always have a special place in my heart. It's where I got my second chance at college, for $50 a semester at the University of Houston (go Cougars!). It's where my Aunt Bee rescued me by moving to help with child care. It's where I started teaching Sunday School and bankruptcy law, and it's where I started studying how our economy lays traps for working people. In Texas, I saw what can happen when a person has a fighting chance to build something real. I saw how we can lift each other up. And I saw what we're up against: a system where the rules are tilted to benefit the wealthy and well-connected. Texas — just like every state in our country — deserves progressive leadership that will fight for families, not on the side of big money and obstructionist Republicans. The people of Texas deserve to have Jessica Cisneros and Greg Casar fighting for them in Congress. But first, we've got to make sure they win in the Texas primary on March 1 — and grassroots donations will help get out the vote to put them over the top. With only 25 days left until the Texas primary election, will you split a $15 donation between Jessica Cisneros, Greg Casar, and our re-election campaign? It's down to the wire, and every contribution goes a long way right now. Thanks for being a part of this, Elizabeth     DONATE NOW Paid for by Warren Democrats All content © 2022 Warren Democrats, All Rights Reserved PO Box 171375, Boston, MA 02117 This email was sent to danielle.davenport.blog@blogger.com We'll miss you, but you can always unsubscribe.

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A quick thank-you note from me:

As we bring January to a close and begin what's sure to be an even more eventful February, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you.

Danielle, As we bring January to a close and begin what's sure to be an even more eventful February, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you.  I'm happy to let you know that we reached our fundraising goal for the month, and we're off to the strong start we needed this year thanks to this amazing grassroots team. Supporting our movement this early in the year puts us in the best position possible to elect more progressive Democrats nationwide. It's still early, but we're off to one heck of a start, and I'm deeply grateful. This is a fight for our future, Danielle — a fight we can't win alone but one we can absolutely win together. We've got big goals for 2022, and your support is powerfully important to reaching them. It's time to dream big, fight hard, and win. Thanks for being a part of this, Elizabeth         DONATE NOW Paid for by Warren Democrats All content © 2022 Warren Democrats, All Rights Reserved PO Box 171375, Boston, MA 02117 This email was sent to danielle.davenport.blog@blogger.com We'll miss you, but you can always unsubscribe.