They stopped food assistance for families. They stopped health coverage renewals. They stopped veterans’ benefits, childcare funding, and paychecks for hundreds of thousands of public servants.
And while millions of Americans wait, Speaker Johnson is busy staging partisan stunts — refusing to seat duly elected Democrats and blocking legislation that would reopen the government. They could fix this today. But they won’t. Because their chaos is the point.
At A Woman’s Place, we’re fighting to elect leaders who believe government should work — for everyone. Not just for the powerful few. Not just for whoever can shout the loudest on cable news. Not just for the most shameless Trump loyalists. Everyone.
And that’s why we need everyone to help, because they’re not going to give up power easily. We’re raising the resources right now to recruit and elect Democrats in key districts who will stand up to this extremism — folks who will govern with compassion, competence, and courage.
If you’ve saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately:
This isn’t just about a shutdown. It’s about what comes next — Trump’s revenge plan, slashed SNAP and Medicare benefits, skyrocketing healthcare costs, GOP obstruction, an escalation of force from federal law enforcement, and so much more.
But here’s the truth: we don’t need to accept that future.
We can fight back. We can elect leaders who will protect reproductive rights, fight for working families, and refuse to treat the people’s government like a playground for political games.
That’s the work we’re doing every single day — pushing support and resources to candidates in key districts in PA and around the country who will stand up to Trump’s GOP. And we’re only picking up speed with the election year dead ahead.
Be one of the 76 donors we need before midnight tomorrow to keep on track. We’re running out of time to hit that goal!
Thank you,
Mary Gay