Dear,

When the U.S. House of Representatives decided to work remotely this week and Donald Trump told the members to "enjoy their vacation," Katie Porter had a simple retort on MSNBC.(1)

"I'm working harder than ever."(2)

In fact, Katie has been fighting overtime for her constituents since the pandemic hit the United States -- exposing Trump's corrupt, incompetent response and using her role on the financial services committee to win results, all while raising three children by herself.

Katie is showing the leadership America desperately needs to survive this crisis. But she's a first-term representative in a Republican-leaning district, and the GOP will flood her race with tens of millions of dollars to back her opponent.

Will you chip in to help reelect Katie Porter, the hardest working member of Congress and coronavirus-fighting hero?

Katie single-handedly ensured coronavirus tests would be free with her persistent questioning of CDC head Robert Redfield.(3)

She exposed how Trump helped corporations make a quick buck on the public health crisis, sending critically important medical supplies overseas when he should have been preparing for pandemic to hit the United States.(4)

Now, in the wake of reports that the White House has wasted at least $150 million with no-bid contracts and favors to political donors, Katie is leading the charge to uncover what happened to the rest of the $1 billion Congress allotted for the production of vital medical supplies.(5)

Her efforts have made her the GOP's number-one target in November. She's also earned the ire of special interests like the mega-banks her committee oversees. They'll line up against her this fall with an avalanche of misinformation in her Orange County district, where registered Republicans outnumber Democrats.

That's why Courage California is going all out to ensure Katie wins. With our progressive voter guide and sophisticated text-messaging program, we'll let voters know how hard Katie has been working for them and make sure they cast their ballots in the fall.

Will you chip in to help reelect Katie Porter, tireless warrior against the coronavirus?

Yours in the fight for our democracy,

Caitlin, along with Angela, Anne, Brian, Deepthi, Eddie, Gabby, Jay, Lindsay, Molly, and Raquel (the Courage team)

Footnotes:
1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-not-returning-next-week-trump-says-democrats-on-vacation-idUSKCN22A215
2. https://www.msnbc.com/stephanie-ruhle/watch/rep-katie-porter-on-workers-fear-to-return-to-work-trump-and-unemployment-82757701553
3. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/487477-house-democrat-katie-porter-confronting-cdc-director-at-hearing-goes-viral
4. https://porter.house.gov/uploadedfiles/everyone_but_us.pdf
5. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/28/we-dont-need-guessing-games-we-need-trump-be-transparent-about-ordering-tests/