I believe that we need to be a party of brawlers for the working class.
And we have turned into a party that caters to people who call themselves "upper middle class," but they're actually wealthy.
We've been chasing this affluent group, making all of these little concessions, and hoping that working people don't notice.
I think the most famous one that comes to mind is Kyrsten Sinema doing her little curtsy when she voted down the $15 minimum wage.
But it wasn't just her. That was the most public expression of it, but there were a bunch of Democrats in the Senate behind her that also voted it down.
People are struggling so much right now. $15 an hour is nothing.
The day I was assigned to the Energy and Commerce Committee, my staff's email inboxes blew up with lobbyists, just tons of lobbyists, flooding our emails.
I don't take a dime of lobbyists' money. And because I am afforded that independence because everyday people support me, I'm under no pressure or obligation to take a single one of these meetings. Not one.
And because of your grassroots support, we will stop at nothing to push for real progress for working people these next four years.
Help us continue the fight with a grassroots contribution today.
In solidarity,
Alexandria
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