Joe Biden’s presidency has been transformational. He accomplished more in the past four years — to bring back jobs, stand up to big corporations, and build an economy that works for all of us — than we have been able to get done in the last forty.

Leading us through a once-in-a-century pandemic. Getting vaccines in arms. Passing a historic economic rescue package. Creating over 15 million jobs. Ending the forever war in Afghanistan. Delivering a historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that’s putting Americans to work rebuilding roads and bridges and jump-starting clean energy projects. Dramatically increasing our nation’s investment in scientific research. Naming the first Black woman and first former federal public defender to the Supreme Court. Getting over 200 other judges onto the federal bench, including a record number of former public defenders on federal appeals courts. Bringing our allies together in defense of Ukraine and in defense of democracy around the world. Signing the first new federal gun safety legislation in decades. Capping the cost of insulin at $35 a month for seniors and spurring big drugmakers to apply that same cap for all their customers. Finally allowing Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs. Capping out-of-pocket drug expenses for seniors. Securing our nation’s biggest-ever investment in fighting climate change. Bringing the rate of Americans without health insurance to historic lows. Putting a new tax on massively profitable corporations that had been getting away with paying $0 in federal income taxes. Cracking down on wealthy tax cheats. Kicking off a free tax filing program. Slashing junk fees. Finally scrutinizing corporate concentration after decades of the federal government allowing monopolies to get bigger and more powerful. Enshrining marriage equality as the law of the land to defend it from the radicals on the Supreme Court. Canceling student debt for nearly 5 million Americans.

I am deeply grateful for his service, for the change he has made for working families, and for the way he’s led on the world stage — with wisdom and a steady hand.

He deserves full credit for beating Donald Trump in 2020, and his selfless decision today gives us our best shot at doing it again in 2024. While Donald Trump tried to tear down our democracy to maintain his grip on power, Joe Biden willingly stepped aside in order to protect our democracy. President Biden’s selfless action is a profound gift to the people of the United States — and it’s on all of us not to waste it.

I endorse Kamala Harris for President. She is a proven fighter who has been a national leader in safeguarding consumers and protecting access to abortion. As a former prosecutor, she can press a forceful case against allowing Donald Trump to regain the White House. We have many talented people in our party, but Vice President Harris is the person who was chosen by the voters to succeed Joe Biden if needed. She can unite our party, take on Donald Trump, and win in November. And next January, when she raises her right hand to take the presidential oath of office, millions of women and girls who see themselves in her will begin to dream bigger.

Even with a new name on the top of the ticket, fundamental aspects of this race will not change.

We’re still fighting for abortion rights, our democracy, an economy that works for working people, bedrock government promises like Social Security and Medicare, gun safety, LGBTQ+ equality, climate action — we know what we will be voting for in November

And we know we are still pushing back against the same extremist forces of greed, hate, and division. We are still pushing back against the radical agenda of Project 2025. We are still pushing back against a Republican Party that denied the results of the 2020 election they lost, and leaders who fanned the flames of an insurrection to try to overturn those results. That’s who we’re up against. That’s who we must defeat at the ballot box.

Now, I get it: with so much on the line in this election, it’s hard to process everything that’s going on. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed. We’ve been living through years of world-historic events. But at moments like these, we make each other stronger.

I’m right here with you. And if we link arms, if we stay in the fight, we will win. We won’t just defeat Donald Trump again — like we did in 2020 when the American people turned out in record numbers and elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We will build an America that works for everyone.

I wanted to share these thoughts with you — and I want to thank you for being a part of this team.

Elizabeth