Charles Booker via LeftNet · [email protected]

June 9, 2021 at 1:42 AM

Leave this Jim Crow relic in the past

It’s time to abolish the filibuster. John, I am disappointed but not surprised. Rand Paul and his treasonous buddies in the Senate used their favorite tool — the Jim Crow filibuster — to block the creation of a nonpartisan commission to investigate the January 6th attack on th…

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  Jamaal Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]

June 9, 2021 at 12:13 AM

Joe Manchin is the new Mitch McConnell

This continued obstruction of President Biden’s agenda doesn’t serve the American people, Republican or Democrat. John, Earlier this week, I was invited to CNN again to give the progressive perspective on Joe Manchin’s latest announcement that he won’t support the For The Peop…

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  Jamaal Bowman via Leftnet · [email protected]

June 5, 2021 at 4:04 PM

I’d have a hard time voting YES, John

John, If what I’m reading below from the Washington Post is true, I would have a very hard time voting yes on the infrastructure package that’s currently on the table: This infrastructure package was written with the best interest of working class folks in mind. If you ask me…

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  Team Lucas Kunce via LeftNet · [email protected]

June 4, 2021 at 7:03 PM

Two options: End it or keep it. Which would you choose?

Pick one. John, we’ve got a quick choice for you. Pick one: A) Keep the filibuster. B) Protect voting rights, make every vote count, expose dark money donors, pass the PRO Act, achieve universal healthcare, raise the minimum wage… There are so many other urgent priorities for …

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  Aaron Belkin, Take Back the Court via LeftNet · [email protected]

June 3, 2021 at 8:37 PM

Tell President Biden we can’t waste 6 months

John - This is urgent. The 6-3 ultra-conservative Supreme Court has decided to weigh in on a case that could completely dismantle Roe v. Wade once and for all. This case — Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — is not a subtle threat to Roe. It is a direct challenge…

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  Rana Abdelhamid via LeftNet · [email protected]

June 2, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Decades of progress, gone

We need bold leadership to pass legislation that lifts the burdens women face — stagnant, business-as-usual politics simply aren’t going to cut it. John, In just over one year of the pandemic, we’ve lost decades of progress for women. More than 2 million women left the workfo…

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  Kina Collins via LeftNet · [email protected]

June 1, 2021 at 8:13 PM

Why I’m running for Congress:

Organizing has been in my blood since the very beginning. Hi! My name is Kina Collins and I’m running for Congress in Illinois’s 7th District. If you haven’t heard of me yet, read on! If you have heard of me and want to help me beat an out-of-touch, entrenched Congressman who…

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  Team Jamaal Bowman (via LeftNet) · [email protected]

May 29, 2021 at 3:57 PM

Thank you for moving the work forward

John, We want to lay out two big reasons why a donation from you this month is so important to our success: Incumbent electeds like Jamaal are often the most vulnerable in their first term (and our opponents know this). When 2022 rolls around, the political establishment and o…

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  Indivisible Team (via LeftNet) · [email protected]

May 28, 2021 at 5:50 PM

The choice is clear: save democracy or save the Jim Crow filibuster

Mitch McConnell and a minority of Republican senators are filibustering the formation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly insurrection that unfolded at the Capitol on January 6th. Dear John, This is it. We’re no longer talking in hypotheticals: Right now, Mit…

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  Charles Booker via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 28, 2021 at 3:01 PM

No one should have to die because they can’t afford care.

The reality is that too many folks in Kentucky can’t afford the price of the prescription drugs they need — and far too many have paid the price of their life instead. John, Health care is a human right. So, why is it so inaccessible in our country? I remember standing in line…

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  Rashida Tlaib via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 27, 2021 at 5:44 PM

BREAKING: Ceasefire agreement with Israel and Palestine

We need more than a ceasefire. We also need an end to the occupation. John, Our activism in solidarity with Palestinians is working. After he vowed that the bombing would continue in full force, Israel’s far-right Prime Minister Netanyahu and his government finally agreed to a …

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  Team Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 26, 2021 at 10:23 PM

If history is of any indication

John, If history is of any indication, our campaign and the movement we worked hard to build could be left vulnerable in the next election cycle. We saw it with the Squad in this last election cycle with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib. After they…

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  Pramila Jayapal via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 26, 2021 at 2:22 PM

The movement to end the filibuster is growing

John, As Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, I want to share with you what WE have accomplished and passed so far in the House during this meeting of the 117th United States Congress: The For the People Act to end voter suppression and get big money out of politic…

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  Charles Booker via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 24, 2021 at 2:53 PM

Rand Paul in the headlines

Rand Paul has been in the headlines for accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci of funding a Wuhan laboratory that intentionally “juiced up a virus” and created COVID-19. Did you see this, John? Once again, Rand Paul is peddling absurd conspiracy theories and misinformation about the pandem…

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  LeftNet · [email protected]

May 23, 2021 at 7:02 PM

Add your name: No more fossil fuel subsidies

It’s time to eliminate billions of dollars of fossil fuel subsidies. John, It’s time to eliminate $15 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. At a time when all the experts are telling us we need to be developing renewable energy, that we need to be …

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  LeftNet · [email protected]

May 21, 2021 at 5:02 PM

SIGN THE PETITION: Pass the NO BAN Act now!

John, Donald Trump’s Muslim ban was a national shame. This racist, xenophobic policy separated families, prevented students from returning to their courses, left visas in limbo, and further intensified the existing prejudice Muslim Americans were already enduring. And while Pr…

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  Team Booker via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 18, 2021 at 6:10 PM

McConnell

We have an opportunity to take on Mitch McConnell’s right hand man. John, y’all already know this guy is bad... Now, meet his right hand man in Kentucky and the Senate. 👇 Rand Paul was the sole U.S. Senator who blocked Kamala Harris and Cory Booker’s anti-lynching bill less…

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  Team Bowman via Leftnet · [email protected]

May 17, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Standardized testing during the pandemic is an unnecessary mental and emotional burden to put on our students.

As one of Congress’s only educators, Jamaal is determined to stand up for students and hold the Biden administration accountable for supporting our progressive values. John, In March, we learned that the Biden administration and the US Department of Education refused to grant …

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  LeftNet · [email protected]

May 17, 2021 at 12:39 AM

Sign now: We need the College for All Act

❌No more crushing debt ❌No more unaffordable college degrees ✅College for All Act [Add your name] John, Every year, millions of young people are forced to make an impossible choice about their future: go to college and take on insurmountable debt OR forgo a college degree and t…

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  Aaron Belkin, Take Back the Court via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 14, 2021 at 8:05 PM

Taking back our Court

John - Just a few weeks ago, I left the front steps of the Supreme Court with progressive champions Representatives Hank Johnson, Jerry Nadler, Mondaire Jones, and Senator Ed Markey as together we announced the Judiciary Act of 2021 – history-making, game-changing legislatio…

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  Team Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 14, 2021 at 4:41 PM

The work that Jamaal is doing isn’t only for the Bronx and Westchester

There’s a lot more work ahead of us, and a lot we need to get accomplished to bring the much-needed change our communities have been waiting on us for. John, Ever since the start, we’ve been proud to have supporters not only just from NY-16, but also from all over who believe i…

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  Katie Porter for Congress via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 13, 2021 at 6:51 PM

A champion for working women

We need to build a better system for working parents. John, Katie Porter is one of the only single working mothers of young kids serving in Congress. She understands what it’s like to have to balance work on top of childcare, school schedules, going to the grocery store, and s…

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  Odessa Kelly via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 12, 2021 at 1:38 PM

The kids that inspired me to run for Congress

I served for 14 years at the Metro Parks and Rec and led the Napier Community Center, and the kids I mentored are my inspiration for running for Congress. Happy Tuesday — it’s your girl Odessa here! I’d love to share a quick story with you. At the East Nashville Community…

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  Erica Smith via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 10, 2021 at 7:04 PM

End the racist War on Drugs

Let’s have an honest conversation about weed Friends, Let’s have an honest conversation about weed. Here’s how I see it: Cannabis is a beloved plant, with a unique culture, and many benefits. But as people enjoy, we must also seriously commit ourselves to marijuana legalizatio…

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  Justice Democrats via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 10, 2021 at 1:52 PM

We can win Medicare expansion

John, We have an opportunity to make public health care better right now. On our path to Medicare for All, we can get major health care reforms in President Biden’s American Families Plan — that would get coverage and care to millions right now. Justice Democrats, alongside 10…

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  Team Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 8, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Re: Who was a teacher that changed your life?

Hundreds of you wrote in with touching stories about how teachers, coaches, and counselors have made a meaningful difference in your lives to this day. John, Earlier this week, Jamaal asked you to share stories of teachers that have changed your life in honor of Teacher Appreci…

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  LeftNet · [email protected]

May 7, 2021 at 8:12 PM

Tell Congress: Pass President Biden’s plan to make Corporate America pay its fair share in taxes

We need Congress to act. Tell Congress: “President Biden has proposed to make the largest investment in U.S. jobs, workers and communities in generations. And he pays for it by making corporations pay their fair share. Pass the president’s $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan a…

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  Truth to Power via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 6, 2021 at 11:08 PM

Help grow our progressive movement

At Truth to Power, we believe there’s no such thing as an “off-year” in politics. John, Last June, Katie Porter started Truth to Power PAC to create an avenue of support for political candidates who would join her in Congress to stand up to corporate special interests, lobbyist…

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  Charles Booker via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 6, 2021 at 6:02 PM

It meant the world to have Bernie Sanders here.

Bernie joined us for a huge rally in Louisville, and I have to tell you it left me feeling inspired. John, it was electric. We had Bernie Sanders down in Louisville for a rally for Kentucky’s working class. A whole lot of people braved a little rain and overcast skies to come o…

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  John Fetterman via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 5, 2021 at 8:24 PM

No taxation without representation

We need to elect leaders to the Senate who aren't afraid to take a little heat from rich dudes like anti-union, anti-worker Jeff Bezos. My friends, where in the world can you find five Wawa locations, zero Sheetz locations (?), and more than half a MILLION taxpayers without …

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  Jamaal Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 4, 2021 at 7:32 PM

I’m proud to be one of the few educators in Congress

I used to say that if you can run a middle school effectively in the Bronx as I have, you have the experience to serve in Congress. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, John! While every week should be Teacher Appreciation Week, I wanted to take some time today to specifically ack…

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  Rana Abdelhamid via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 2, 2021 at 8:47 PM

Housing is a human right, not a for-profit business

NY-12 needs a leader who is determined to bring the voice of the people to the halls of Congress, and who is dedicated to representing all of us, and not just the privileged few. John, We need to do something about the housing crisis in New York’s 12th district. If New York i…

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  Katie Porter via LeftNet · [email protected]

May 1, 2021 at 5:59 PM

Ask Me Anything!

What questions do you have for me? John, When I came to Congress, I knew I had a responsibility to pull back the curtain and make our government more accountable to the American people. Much of that work is done when I bring out the whiteboard and question witnesses during Cong…

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  Jamaal Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 30, 2021 at 3:15 PM

My response to POTUS:

This is a longer email than I usually write, but I hope you’ll take some time to read it. John, On Wednesday night, I had the distinct honor of delivering a response to President Joe Biden’s address to Congress on behalf of the Working Families Party. Now, I wanted to take th…

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  Charles Booker via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 28, 2021 at 8:31 PM

Dr. King said this

We’re a family. And I will keep pushing with you until we see justice and until we can have peace. John, I’ve talked a lot about the “arc of the universe.” How it bends toward justice. That’s a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, but a lot of folks who’ve blazed the trail for m…

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  Team Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 28, 2021 at 4:37 PM

Cancelling student debt is rooted in economic and racial justice

By cancelling these massive and prohibitive amounts of debt, we can finally work towards closing the racial wealth gap while also paving the way for equitable economic recovery from Covid-19. John, As our country works to recover from record unemployment and works to end the CO…

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  Pramila Jayapal via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 24, 2021 at 2:49 PM

My amendment to reverse Citizens United

John, Corporations are NOT people, and money does not equal speech. It’s long overdue that we reverse the havoc that Citizens United has wrought on our political system and finally return power to the people. That’s why I recently introduced a constitutional amendment to do ex…

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  Jamaal Bowman for Congress via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 24, 2021 at 12:06 AM

A transparent update from the campaign

The establishment is hoping to see our momentum slow down and fizzle out — and if we can’t keep up and post strong grassroots fundraising numbers, it could signal to them that our movement isn’t as strong as they once thought. John, We wanted to share an update with you about …

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  BeAHeroFund.com via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 23, 2021 at 6:05 PM

Will you be an official citizen co-sponsor of Medicare for All Act of 2021?

According to our records, you haven’t added your name yet. John, Over 117,000 folks from all across the country have added their name to become an official citizen co-sponsors of the Medicare for All Act of 2021 since it was introduced in Congress last month. Now it’s your turn…

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  Cori Bush via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 21, 2021 at 7:01 PM

We all need a Green New Deal, John.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and I just introduced our bill — a Green New Deal for Cities, Towns, Counties, States, Tribes, and Territories — to bring the fight against our climate crisis to the local level. We all need a Green New Deal, John. That’s why today Rep. Alexandri…

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  Team Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 21, 2021 at 2:09 PM

Will you support the reintroduced Green New Deal?

Rep. Jamaal Bowman has been a longtime supporter of a Green New Deal, and he’s proud to support this reintroduction along with many other lawmakers. John, Yesterday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey reintroduced their landmark piece of legislation, the Green…

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  Jamaal Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 18, 2021 at 7:10 PM

Standing with Alabama Amazon workers

We know that Amazon went to great lengths to dissuade workers from unionizing because a successful union would be a threat to its business model. John, This past Friday, the National Labor Relations Board announced that the Amazon workers of Bessemer, Alabama voted against joi…

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  LeftNet · [email protected]

April 17, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Tell Congress: We need Medicare for All

No one should go bankrupt or die because they can’t afford health care John, Expanding access to health care in the age of COVID-19 is incredibly important. Health care is a human right, and no one should go bankrupt or die because they can’t afford it – not in a pandemic or ev…

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  LeftNet · [email protected]

April 16, 2021 at 9:03 PM

Health care workers deserve to be safe from workplace violence

We need to prevent workplace violence and keep health care workers safe. [SIGNATURES NEEDED] Sign our petition and ask them to protect nurses and health care workers by passing the Workplace Violence Prevention For Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. Will you click…

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  CharlesBooker.org via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 16, 2021 at 5:02 PM

Please let us explain.

The support we garner in the first 48 hours may very well determine whether or not we are able to enter this race and win. John, Charles Booker just announced this week that he’s exploring a run against Rand Paul for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. In a moment, we’ll ask you to endors…

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  Katie Porter via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 15, 2021 at 6:48 PM

Memo: Truth to Power Goals + Priorities

Most organizations would keep information like this private, but we believe in transparency and accountability. John, I started Truth to Power to support political candidates who would join me in Congress to unapologetically fight for progressive values and speak truth to power…

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  Rashida Tlaib via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 14, 2021 at 8:47 PM

Sign on to this bill that incentivizes corporations to pay workers a higher wage.

In the past 40 years, average workers’ pay rose by just 13%. Become a grassroots co-signer of the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act to raise workers’ wages and ensure wealthy corporations are paying their fair share. Add your name » John, Did you know that the U.S. has added…

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  Rana Abdelhamid via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 14, 2021 at 5:15 PM

I'm a Justice Democrat running for Congress

I am a New Yorker, the daughter of immigrants, a human rights activist, an organizer — and today, I am officially announcing my candidacy in the race for New York’s 12th District. John, My name is Rana Abdelhamid. I am a New Yorker, the daughter of immigrants, a human rights ac…

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  Jamaal Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 13, 2021 at 1:57 PM

Expanding the definition of infrastructure

I’m committed to making sure that our progressive priorities are heard in Washington. John, Last week, I wrote an op-ed in The Guardian about President Biden’s infrastructure plan, and why we need to think beyond our traditional definitions of what “infrastructure” is. In shor…

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  MoveOn via LeftNet · [email protected]

April 12, 2021 at 8:44 PM

Amazon: Stop selling Alex Jones’ InfoWars products

Sign the petition now: Put pressure on Amazon to stop supporting far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones by carrying his merchandise Dear John, Alex Jones made his name—and big profits—by peddling far-right conspiracies and white supremacist bigotry on his InfoWars website, ta…

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