Dear MoveOn member,
It's a pretty spooky time on Capitol Hill right now. Yet again, so-called
"moderates" within the Republican Party bent to the will of MAGA
extremists in their party and selected and voted unanimously for
Representative Mike Johnson to be the new speaker of the
House.^1 Johnson's own voting record is, as one might expect, notably
abysmal: He wants to ban abortion, contraception, gay and interracial
marriage, and opposes the Violence Against Women Act.^2 Honestly, we could
go on and on, but now that Johnson is speaker, he'll use his newfound
power to whittle down every single program we fought for in the debt
ceiling fight earlier this year.
[ [link removed] ]The fight to get a fully funded plan for the government is far from
over. Will you take two minutes out of your day to send a letter to your
member of Congress and demand they vote against cuts to essential
programs?
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We're not just shining a light on Johnson's character and his votes—but we
need to mobilize MoveOn members like you to take action against the
extremism that Johnson and Republicans are trying to enact to completely
erode our most essential domestic programs. Nothing is scarier than
drastic cuts for pivotal programs like the Special Supplemental Program
for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and cuts for crucial departments
like the Department of Education. [ [link removed] ]Take action by sending your
representative a letter right now to fight back.
Johnson wants to create a so-called "bipartisan" commission on the
national debt, but Republicans never want to invest in our communities.^3
In fact, the MAGA plan is just the opposite, and slashing these programs
will impact working people the hardest.^4 Johnson himself already has a
history of voting to raise the eligibility ages for Social Security and
Medicare, increase Medicare premiums and extend Trump-era tax cuts for
corporations and the ultra-wealthy.^5 Take action by sending your
representative a letter right now to make our demands clear. [ [link removed] ]Our
representatives need to hear directly from their constituents, and you can
send a quick letter in just a couple of minutes.
Thanks for all you do.
–Nakia, Mona, Amy, Oscar, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Mike Johnson Is a Right-Wing Fever Dream Come to Life," The New York
Times, October 27, 2023
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2. "Mike Johnson's 20-year paper trail is an opposition researcher's
dream," Axios, October 26, 2023
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3. "Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House. Here's what happens
next." CBS News, October 25, 2023
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4. ibid.
5. "For House Speaker Mike Johnson, a pressing task: Keep the government
open," The Washington Post, October 27, 2023
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