You know, I’d like to think that politicians run for office to help people. But the GOP doesn’t seem to be interested in that. They tout how they fight for the everyman. But that isn’t really true — at all.

As we continue to plummet towards the June 1 deadline to raise the debt ceiling, the House GOP’s demands have shown that they’d rather take food and health care away from people who are struggling than take $1 more in taxes from a billionaire.

They are threatening to push our nation off an economic cliff — and throw millions of hard-working Americans out of their jobs — if Democrats don’t agree to slashing programs like nutrition assistance, rental assistance, Meals on Wheels, and veterans’ health care.

And at the same time, Republicans across the country are passing bills that take rights away from trans people, make it harder to access FDA-approved abortion medication nationwide, and control what our educators can teach at school.

I am fighting back with everything I’ve got to make sure they can’t win — and I’m going to keep laying out big, bold plans that actually lift up working families and protect our values. But if Republicans gain more power, they’d have more free reign to pass their extremist agenda and block progress on the plans this movement is fighting for.

Can you pitch in $15 today to fund my re-election campaign and support our progressive movement? A contribution helps show that our movement for big, structural change is stronger than their movement for extremist, harmful regression.

I was saying last year that we needed to raise the debt ceiling before the Republican wrecking-ball crew took over the House. In fact, I suggested we should eliminate the debt ceiling altogether, because it serves no purpose — Congress already signs off on spending through an entirely separate process.

But here we are. And Republicans are using this moment to hold our economy — and livelihoods of millions — hostage.

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen such drastic views from Republicans, and it won’t be the last. From the future of our climate to the survival of our democracy, so much is at stake if Republicans seize more power, and we must stop them.

And we can — with a grassroots movement powered by grassroots donors. Every single donation helps strengthen this movement so we can push back against the GOP and pass our plans for big, structural change. And every single donation brings us closer to hitting our critical fundraising goals we need to hit in order to run this campaign.

If you’re in this fight by my side, can you pitch in $15 or whatever makes sense to power this campaign and ensure we can hit our May fundraising goal?

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth