SIGN NOW: End the Trump Shutdown. Tell Congress not to let Trump drive our country off a cliff just because he didn’t get his way >>
John, Donald Trump all but demanded a shutdown, and Republicans in Congress just gave it to him. [1]
He’s holding government funding hostage, demanding a blank check for his cruel, billionaire-first agenda. He thinks that if he inflicts enough pain on working families, Democrats will fold like they did in March.
But here’s where his scheme falls apart: the American people already aren’t buying it. Poll after poll shows voters know this shutdown is 100% on the party that controls Congress and the White House. [2]
Trump wants our lawmakers to choose him over their own constituents – and they need to hear that anyone who does will pay the price at the polls next November.
Add your name to tell every member of Congress to put working families before billionaires and pass a bill to restore our healthcare, stop the president’s lawlessness, and end the Trump Shutdown.
Sign the petition to Congress: End Trump’s reckless shutdown now and pass a People’s Budget that funds healthcare and puts ordinary people – not billionaires – first >>
Washington politicians are already pointing fingers. But here’s the simple truth: Donald Trump was counting on Democrats to cave, like they did last spring. [3]
But this time around, after thousands of Common Cause members like you spoke out, they called his bluff.
Ever since the 2024 election – one of the narrowest popular vote wins in recent history [4] – Trump’s been acting like he was crowned king. But eight months in, and after failure after failure to deliver on his main campaign promises and lower our cost of living, he’s getting desperate.
And John, frankly there is nothing more dangerous than a cornered tyrant. Now, he’s committed to making his shutdown as damaging as possible – hoping that we’ll back down. [5]
But we’ve spent all year paying for MAGA’s malpractice: hundreds of thousands of layoffs, federal troops in our streets, and prices going up while billionaires laugh all the way to the bank.
We know what’s at stake if we let lawmakers rubber-stamp Trump’s cruelty, fund his agenda, and let him keep destroying our country.
Sign the petition to tell Congress that the only way out is forward. End the Trump Shutdown by passing a People’s Budget that protects and restores our healthcare, our communities, and our democracy.
John, these next 24 hours are absolutely critical – and it’s important we speak with one voice.
Thanks for all you do,
The team at Common Cause
[1] https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-congress-government-shutdown-99d4cafe53209f6dc6ae5562c2ac79d2
[2] https://x.com/admcrlsn/status/1972830706868040020?s=46
[3] https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/government-shut-democrats-already-want-cave-rcna234818
[4] https://www.npr.org/2024/12/03/nx-s1-5213810/2024-presidential-election-popular-vote-trump-kamala-harris
[5] https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/01/trump-protecting-priorities-from-shutdown-00588657
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