[ [link removed] ]Ayanna Pressley for Congress

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Democrats
need to be out in their communities right now — showing up for their
constituents and presenting our case for a better path forward.

Not only is that good for democracy — it’s necessary. I hosted a town hall
in Roxbury this past weekend. It was a packed house.

I heard from seniors concerned about Social Security being ripped away.

I heard from a mother whose daughter is a USAID worker who’s stuck abroad
and can't come home.

I heard from an Early Childhood and Special Educator worried about how
we'll serve our most vulnerable students given Trump's attacks on the
Department of Education.

I heard from members of the LGBTQ+ community scared for their trans
friends and neighbors. And I want to share with you what I shared with my
constituents last week:

Donald Trump has made it clear that he never intended to improve our
quality of life. It was always about one thing: power. Gaining power,
wielding power, abusing power, and attacking our hard-won personal and
economic freedoms.

Hell, Donald Trump is attacking everything but the one thing he said he
would, and that's the high cost of groceries.

As your Congresswoman, I promise to continue to fight like hell. My
district and our country depend on it. I may not have all the answers, but
I will wake up every day and fight for you.

Democrats need to exhaust every lever and tool that is available to us
when we have it.

In order to move forward, I keep going back to the blueprint laid out for
us in the Civil Rights Movement.

And in every successful movement, you need three things:

The first is imagination. We need a North Star. People have often asked me
questions like, why are you still talking about reparations? Why are you
still talking about universal childcare? Why are you still talking about
paid leave? Why are you still talking about Medicare for All?

It’s because at the end of the day, Democrats’ argument cannot be just,
“we ain't them.”

While we are doing the work of blunting the harms of this hostile
administration, in the midst of this hostile government takeover, we still
need to advance an affirmative vision for the more equitable and just
world we all believe is possible.

The second thing you need is strategy. We have to be innovative and
nimble. Look, the rhetoric of this administration is hitting different.
The policies are hitting different. So we have to move differently. We
have to be disruptive of the status quo way of things that we've always
done.

And the third, essential ingredient to a successful movement is stamina. I
know that is challenging when you are fearful, when you are worried, when
you are overwhelmed. But we need to get to know our neighbors, have tough
conversations, and get involved in this work for the long-run.

Some people are going to pick up a microphone, some people are going to
pick up a lawmaking pen. Some people are going to lead the revolution.
Some people are going to pack a lunch for the people leading the
revolution.

All you have to do is bring your unique gift to this moment.

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sustain this movement, it would be a huge help right now. Republicans have
massive communication ecosystems funded by billionaires. Our grassroots
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We are not going to get out of this just with 436 people that have a comma
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part to link arms and fight for our democracy.

Onward,

Ayanna





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