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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 27, 2021 at 10:20 PM

2022 will be a winning year

John, It’s the end of the month, which means that political campaigns and PACs are asking their supporters to chip in whatever they can ahead of critical end-of-month deadlines. For too long, fundraising — not grassroots organizing — has been the best indicator of election success. That is …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 26, 2021 at 9:17 PM

"Biden’s Climate Ambitions Die in the Senate"

"It renders the US really unable to deal in its entirety with the problem of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it puts the US into a spot of focusing much more on what it’s dubbed resilience, basically just learning to live with it." John, this is the frightening report from the Wall Street …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 25, 2021 at 7:32 PM

TAKE ACTION: Investigate Corporate Democrats taking money from Big Pharma

Did members of Congress collude with Big Pharma? We need to know! The fate of reduced prescription drug costs came down to three members of Congress, John. Representatives Scott Peters, Kurt Schrader, and Kathleen Rice all voted against giving Medicare the power to negotiate lower drug prices…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 22, 2021 at 1:34 PM

Marie Newman could face a challenge from anti-abortion Lipinski

We need to support Justice Democrat Marie Newman right now! John, Last year, you helped us elect Justice Democrat Marie Newman and defeat one of the few remaining anti-abortion Democrats in the U.S. House, Dan Lipinski. But now, Lipinski is thinking about a comeback. Crain’s Chicago Busines…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 21, 2021 at 9:22 PM

More fuel for the Primary Power Fund

John, On Tuesday, we announced our 5th Justice Democrat endorsed candidate, Summer Lee. Summer joins Jessica Cisneros, Kina Collins, Rana Abdelhamid, and Odessa Kelly as members of the 2022 JD Congressional primary slate. When Justice Democrats get to Congress, they make an impact. Alexand…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 20, 2021 at 10:03 PM

Rahm Emmanuel is unfit to serve

John, Seven years ago, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was fatally shot by Chicago police officers. As mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel tried to cover up his wrongful death, delaying justice and stopping Laquan’s family from getting closure and healing. Today, on the anniversary of Laquan’s murd…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 19, 2021 at 11:10 PM

ICYMI: Summer Lee is running for Congress

Launch day is almost over, John John, We can’t let today go by without providing you with an update on Summer Lee’s campaign launch. The grassroots movement backing Summer has shown up today, but we’re still short of the $50,000 we need to raise within the first 24 hours of Summer announcin…
  Alexandra Rojas (via JusticeDemocrats.com) · [email protected]
October 19, 2021 at 6:13 PM

Today’s announcement

Summer Lee is running for Congress to represent every community in her district, because for too long, leadership has left them behind. John, did you see the news? We just went from 4 endorsed primary candidates to 5. Summer Lee is running for Congress in PA-18 and has our Day 1 endorsement. …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 19, 2021 at 12:10 PM

We just endorsed another candidate, John

Summer Lee is running for Congress to represent every community in her district, because for too long, leadership has left them behind. John, Summer Lee just announced her campaign for Congress in Southwestern Pennsylvania! She’s got our support from Day 1, because she’s ready to bring the …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 16, 2021 at 2:23 PM

16 bucks

We just took a look at our progress toward our mid-month goal, and it’s not looking good, John. Not only are we $4,032 away from the $15,000 we need to raise by midnight, but we’re also down $7,027 from where we were at this point last month. There is one number we are really proud of thoug…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 15, 2021 at 4:53 PM

Your Supporter Record is out!

John, We set a critical goal to raise $15,000 by Saturday at 11:59 p.m. and are doing everything we can to make sure that we hit our goal before tomorrow night. We’re crunching the numbers and noticed you haven’t given towards our mid-month fundraising goal. Supporter name: John xxxxxx Su…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 14, 2021 at 5:56 PM

Why now

If we want to grow the Squad, we need your help right now. John, Nearly 90% of Congressional races are won by the candidate who spends more money. We’ve won races with less money, like when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a high-ranking corporate Democrat in 2018. But it’s really hard to do, …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 13, 2021 at 8:34 PM

The one anti-choice Democrat in the House

Can you join us in the fight to defeat Rep. Cuellar? We’re trying to defeat the single most conservative Democrat in the House. Can you chip in $3 now to help us unseat Henry Cuellar? John, We talk a lot about corporate Democrats — but Henry Cuellar is not only a corporate Democrat, he also…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 12, 2021 at 2:51 PM

The Democratic Party is making itself obsolete

Joe Manchin’s obstruction is blocking progressive policies AND could put Democrats back in the minority in the House and Senate. John, Joe Manchin wants Democrats to choose between paid leave, child care, universal pre-K, free community college, Medicare expansion...the list goes on. Joe M…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 9, 2021 at 4:12 PM

Bernie said hold the line

And we did. John — Bernie and Justice Dems in Congress said hold. the. line. last week. And that’s just what progressives did. We stopped attempts by corporate Democrats, Big Pharma, Wall Street, and Big Oil to pass a smaller bipartisan bill without passing the $3.5 trillion spending bill tha…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 8, 2021 at 8:24 PM

We can’t lose Jamaal Bowman’s voice in Congress

It’s official, John. A challenger just announced that he’s running against Jamaal Bowman for Congress in New York's 16th Congressional District. And with candidate registration forms filed with the Federal Elections Commission, the primary election in NY-16 is officially on. This might be Ja…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 7, 2021 at 3:17 PM

Israel is an apartheid state.

As the only Palestinian-American member of Congress, I’m speaking out against human rights abuses. John, We keep hearing that there’s not enough money to cover needs like healthcare or housing for struggling communities here at home. But last month, the U.S. House of Representatives overwh…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 6, 2021 at 11:04 PM

Big Pharma, Manchin, Sinema

We’re directly challenging one of the corporate Democrats backed by Big Pharma: A group called Center Forward is running ads supporting centrist Democrats working to whittle down the [$3.5 trillion reconciliation] bill. The group receives nearly $1.5 million per year from PhRMA. -New York Tim…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 5, 2021 at 9:30 PM

What grade do Democrats deserve?

John, Last week was one of the most consequential weeks in Congress. But corporate Democrats backed by the ultrawealthy, and emboldened by corporate PAC money, obstructed progressives. And now the future of Medicare expansion, corporate tax increases, universal pre-k, and so much more is o…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 4, 2021 at 9:54 PM

New Joe Manchin quote...

John, Conservative Democrats like Joe Manchin oppose policies like lowering the Medicare age to 60 because they don’t want the government to provide more Americans with guaranteed health care. Even if people are only a year away from current Medicare eligibility. Joe Manchin wants to "mean…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 2, 2021 at 4:56 PM

FWD - Bernie says hold the line

And we did. John — Bernie and Justice Dems in Congress said hold. the. line. this week. And that’s just what progressives did. We stopped attempts by corporate Democrats, Big Pharma, Wall Street, and Big Oil to pass a smaller bipartisan bill without passing the $3.5 trillion spending bill tha…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 1, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Joe Manchin’s biggest nightmare

JD’s in Congress didn’t let Manchin and the corporations win. John, Yesterday, Joe Manchin and other obstructionist Democrats fought until late in the night to obstruct progressives, and our biggest shot to expand Medicare, address climate change, increase corporate tax rates, and provide …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 30, 2021 at 10:21 PM

Midnight deadline for Rana, Jessica, Odessa, and Kina

Only hours left to help our slate put up big fundraising numbers. John, we only have a few hours left before the midnight FEC deadline — when our 2022 progressive primary challengers will need to make their fundraising numbers public. Here’s why that’s important: Our 2022 slate of challengers…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 30, 2021 at 2:07 PM

90% there

Our end-of-quarter fundraising deadline is tonight John, Our end-of-quarter fundraising deadline is tonight, we’re still behind where we need to be to meet our quarterly goals. The good news is, we just need 1,000 more grassroots donors this month to step up and chip in $3, $9, or $27 towar…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 29, 2021 at 6:58 PM

Bernie says hold the line

Conservative Democrats and corporate lobbyists are trying to BLOCK all progressive policies. John, Conservative Democrats and corporate lobbyists are trying to BLOCK all progressive policies. Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, Henry Cuellar, Wall Street, Big Pharma, Big Tech, Big Oil...the list g…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 28, 2021 at 7:14 PM

Running on grassroots donations

John, Justice Democrats runs on small-dollar donations. Our average contribution this year, from supporters like you, is just $16.95. How do we do it? We power working-class progressive candidates like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, and Jessica Cisneros with thousands of everyday folks…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 27, 2021 at 11:52 PM

Our coalition is growing

John, On Thursday, all campaigns will be required to submit their Quarter 3 fundraising to the Federal Elections Commission. When fundraising numbers go public, you won’t see the Justice Democrats’ slate members Rana Abdelhamid, Kina Collins, Odessa Kelly, and Jessica Cisneros getting big b…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 27, 2021 at 5:25 PM

What Nancy Pelosi did yesterday

What was Nancy Pelosi doing the Sunday before one of the busiest weeks of Congress, John? Chasing big-dollar donations for Congressman Danny Davis in his primary election against Justice Democrat Kina Collins. Nancy Pelosi is raising money for Congressman Danny Davis, because she knows th…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 26, 2021 at 10:32 PM

Big Pharma puppets

Almost every Democrat has run on lowering prescription drug prices. Now, those same Democrats are blocking...lowering prescription drug prices. John, Here’s a rundown of how corporate Democrats are blocking even the most basic health care reform to combat skyrocketing drug costs: Lowering p…
  Cori Bush · [email protected]
September 25, 2021 at 4:23 PM

We're in an eviction emergency, John.

We can't stop fighting until housing is a basic right in our country. We're in an eviction emergency, John. Right now, millions of families are at risk of being evicted from their homes because the right-wing Supreme Court blocked the eviction moratorium we helped win last month. I refuse to…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 24, 2021 at 8:29 PM

Less than one week left

With a slow summer of fundraising, we’re behind where we need to be this month. John, At the beginning of Q3, our team calculated that we need 10,000 grassroots contributions per month to meet our fundraising goal and ensure we have the resources to fuel our organizing and electoral efforts …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 23, 2021 at 8:24 PM

Sign now to stop utility shutoffs!

People deserve water, power, and internet access to live and thrive. Millions of people are falling behind on paying their bills. Mounting debt can lead to evictions or shutoffs of vital services like clean water, gas and electricity, and broadband internet. But if we pass the Maintaining…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 22, 2021 at 11:07 PM

Cuellar defends mistreatment of migrants

Texans deserve better than Henry Cuellar John, Border Patrol on horseback rounding up Haitian immigrants is cruel and unacceptable. But when asked about the images surfaced this week of Border Patrol’s barbaric behavior, Congressman Henry Cuellar didn’t condemn their actions. Instead, he d…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 22, 2021 at 3:54 PM

House leadership stopped AOC

John, Last week, Kathleen Rice joined two other House Democrats in voting against lowering prescription drug prices for all — but things would have turned out a lot differently had it been Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the Energy and Commerce Committee instead of corporate Democrat Kathleen R…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 21, 2021 at 10:17 PM

Did you see Bernie today?

Senator Bernie Sanders was outside Big Pharma HQ today to protest skyrocketing prescription drug prices. John, did you see Bernie outside the headquarters of Big Pharma’s top lobbyist today? He was protesting skyrocketing prescription drug prices and corporate greed. Chip in to fight corpora…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 21, 2021 at 3:15 PM

Stop Senator Sinema’s obstruction

We already knew this was a fight between Justice Democrats and corporate Democrats. John, In 2018, Senator Kyrsten Sinema ran an extremely competitive campaign on the promise of fixing the system to ensure Arizonans receive “quality and affordable health care.” But now, she’s standing in t…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 20, 2021 at 4:46 PM

Manchin: top fossil fuel fundraiser

We already knew this was a fight between Justice Democrats and corporate Democrats. John, we can’t let Joe Manchin decide our planet’s fate. The guy taking the most money from the fossil fuel industry in the Senate can’t have this much power. Chip in to fight climate change and the corporate…
  JD Action Team · [email protected]
September 19, 2021 at 10:39 PM

Add your name: Hold Exxon accountable

We’re joining Rep. Ro Khanna and 350.org demanding that top fossil fuel executives testify in front of Congress. John, Fossil fuel companies have known about the threat of climate change for DECADES. Over the course of nearly forty years, these companies spent millions and millions and mil…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 18, 2021 at 5:01 PM

ICYMI, John: House Democrats ready to negotiate away progressive interests

Unbelievable, John. Conservative Democrats like Joe Manchin want to cut the $3.5 trillion spending bill to just $1.5 trillion. It will reduce investments in health care, climate action, and child care. But like Bernie Sanders, AOC, and other progressive leaders have said — $3.5 trillion was …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 17, 2021 at 5:32 PM

Corporate Democrats voted to keep drug prices high

The correlation between votes in Congress and checks in the door is indisputable, and in a nation where millions struggle to afford their medication, it is unconscionable. John, Yesterday, three corporate Democrats voted against giving Medicare the power to negotiate lower prescription drug…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 16, 2021 at 8:34 PM

Classist Joe Manchin

We can't let Joe Manchin win Joe Manchin already said he won’t vote for Bernie’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, but now he is pushing back on providing American families direct relief. Will you chip in so we can organize and elect Democrats who won’t turn their backs on the people? Retire…
  Nina Turner · [email protected]
September 15, 2021 at 10:07 PM

Corporate Democrats and right-wing foreign policy hawks were so afraid of having my strong progressive voice in Congress.

John, the political establishment ensured I was outspent at the end of my Congressional race. Corporate Democrats and right-wing foreign policy hawks were so afraid of having my strong progressive voice in Congress. They made sure I was outspent by huge sums in the last month of my primary, …
  Nina Turner · [email protected]
September 14, 2021 at 3:51 PM

John, I need you in this with us

This is, plain and simple, a call to action. And it’s an important one. The upcoming Democratic primaries are about adding progressive power to Congress, John. That’s why I’m in the fight with Justice Democrats. When I ran for Congress as a Justice Democrat, I fought to address the climate cr…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 12, 2021 at 10:38 PM

ICYMI: NOW LAUNCHING The Primary Power Fund 💪

John, We are more than 230 days into Democrats controlling Congress and the Presidency. But the political establishment has spent that time protecting the status quo. Just this summer, Corporate Democrats have stalled progress on climate change, infrastructure, and abortion access. If we w…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 12, 2021 at 2:33 PM

Fund for the fight ahead

John, In a second, we’re going to ask you to chip in to our Primary Power Fund and help elect working-class progressives to Congress. But first, we want to explain why your contribution to the Primary Power Fund is so important right now. Justice Democrats was started by a handful of Bernie…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 10, 2021 at 1:02 PM

Sign on: Expand Medicare

Big Pharma and health insurance companies are working hard to stop one key part of the bill: Medicare expansion. John, Progressives in Congress are working right now to pass a $3.5 trillion spending bill. Big Pharma and health insurance companies are working hard to stop one key part of the…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 9, 2021 at 6:11 PM

JUST IN: House Democrats ready to negotiate away progressive interests

Unbelievable, John. Conservative Democrats like Joe Manchin want to cut the $3.5 trillion spending bill to just $1.5 trillion. It will reduce investments in health care, climate action, and child care. But like Bernie Sanders, AOC, and other progressive leaders have said — $3.5 trillion was …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 8, 2021 at 9:36 PM

The political establishment is floundering

It shouldn’t have taken a crisis for Democrats in Congress to protect abortion rights. And they’re still not doing it. John, Democrats have had more than 230 days in power and they haven’t done two very straightforward things: 1) End the filibuster 2) Protect abortion rights. It shouldn’t h…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 7, 2021 at 5:32 PM

Be a founding donor to the Primary Power Fund

John, We are 230 days into Democrats controlling Congress and the Presidency. But the political establishment has spent that time protecting the status quo. Just this summer, Corporate Democrats have stalled progress on climate change, infrastructure, and abortion access. If we want to win…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 5, 2021 at 2:46 PM

Now is the time to abolish the filibuster

John, On Wednesday, SB 8: Texas’ draconian six-week abortion ban went into effect. Under the law, private citizens can sue abortion providers and anyone else that helps people access an abortion. And last night, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the law. Now the fight to protect abortion …