John,

This week has been a powerful reminder of who Becca Balint is and why her voice is so essential in Congress.

Just days ago, Becca stood up against a cruel and degrading decision: officials altered Admiral Rachel Levine’s official portrait to replace her name with the name she used before transitioning. This was an intentional act meant to erase and disrespect her identity. Becca didn’t hesitate to call it out. She didn’t waver. She spoke up because dignity and respect are not negotiable.

And yesterday, she did it again.

Becca stood beside journalist Dylan Collins — a Vermonter and American reporter who was seriously injured when an Israeli tank fired on a clearly marked group of journalists in southern Lebanon. She didn’t mince words. She didn’t soften the truth. She showed what it looks like when a member of Congress refuses to let violence, intimidation, or authoritarian behavior stand unchallenged.

If you believe that courage should be met with support and leadership should never stand alone, now is the moment to act! Click here to chip in today and show Becca that YOU HAVE HER BACK!

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Becca shows up for people who are being hurt, silenced, attacked, or written out of their own stories. She stands with the vulnerable, the marginalized, the targeted and she refuses to pretend that cruelty is normal or that injustice is inevitable.

That’s why this moment matters.

Becca’s leadership is rooted in a simple but powerful truth: When one of us is targeted, all of us are targeted. And when one of us is defended, all of us are lifted.

Her words were clear, forceful, and grounded in values we desperately need more of in Washington:

• Accountability is not optional.
• A free press is essential to a functioning democracy.
• Silencing, intimidating, or harming people for doing their jobs is unacceptable.
• Every person deserves safety, dignity, and the protection of their government.

This isn’t performative. It’s who Becca is.

If you want to make sure Becca can keep fighting — loudly, fearlessly, and with integrity — please click here and kick some money her way today! We need our movement to have her back while she has ours!

Your support tells Becca that when she steps up for others, she’s not standing alone. You’re right there beside her.

Thank you for believing in the kind of leadership that rises to meet moments like these.

— Team Balint