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News from America’s Political Revolution!

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Bernie started Our Revolution with a single purpose:

To build a powerful grassroots movement that makes progressivism
a transformative force in American political life. Help us
continue the work of fulfilling Bernie’s vision.

Become a movement builder and stand with Bernie!
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Join us for a Special Monday National Organize to Win Call
focused on ending fossil fuel subsidies! Jane Kleeb, Our
Revolution Board member, will lead a discussion with U.S. Rep. Ro
Khanna, 350.org’s Bill McKibben, Annie Leonard of Greenpeace USA
and Erich Pica of Friends of The Earth.

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IN THIS ISSUE…Defending democracy with the For the People Act,
continuing to fight the filibuster, Medicare for All wins, the
#Bamazon fight and more!

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As we end the first quarter of 2021, here are some of the things
we’ve accomplished so far this year.

We elected progressive champions in St. Louis and Illinois and
helped Karen Carter Peterson advance to her runoff in Louisiana.

We worked with members of Congress to pass the PRO Act and For
The People Act, called on President Biden to take a stand for
Alabama Amazon workers, and won local fights to ban fracking,
eliminate cash bail, pass Medicare for All resolutions, and more.

We elected Our Revolution members to Democratic party leadership
positions in Florida, Maine, Arizona, and Illinois.

Learn more about what we did this week to fulfill our mission
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On Wednesday, Senate Democrats pushed forward on S.R.1 - For the
People Act, by holding a committee hearing. Majority Leader Chuck
Schumer urged swift action on the bill, as state GOP lawmakers
are introducing a flurry of legislation to restrict access to the
poll. As of last month, 253 such bills have been filed in 43
states. While Republicans are trying to restrict voting, the For
the People Act would make voting easier, get big money out of
politics and strengthen ethics rules — policies that are popular
with a majority of voters. Mitch McConnell has vowed to defeat
the bill, raising once again the importance of ending the
filibuster.

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Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, the featured guest on our
Monday National Call
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, emphasized the importance of passing S.R. 1 - For the People
Act to defend our democracy. The former lead impeachment manager
warned, “We came very close to becoming a failed state. The full
story has not been told yet of how close we came to losing our
democracy on January 6.” He also pointed out how the filibuster
undermines democracy: “The 50 Democratic senators represent 40
million more Americans than the 50 Republican senators. Less than
one-third of the country is blocking the agenda supported by over
two-thirds of the country.”

The two horrific mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder in recent
days have also called additional attention to the filibuster and
its role in blocking common-sense gun control measures which the
majority of Americans support.

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Become a MOVEMENT BUILDER and support help us hire ORGANIZERS in
Arizona & West Virginia to fight the filibuster!
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Sen. Nina Turner, who’s running to represent OH-11 in the U.S.
House, has picked up the endorsement of Rep. Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez. AOC called Nina “a bold, unapologetic progressive”
whom she needs alongside her in Congress to fight for progressive
policies. The OH-11 primary will be held on August 3, and Our
Revolution Ohio is going all out to make sure Nina joins AOC and
the rest of the Squad. Sign up
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phonebank for Nina!

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Progressive voters had a great showing in the election last
Saturday in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District, and Our
Revolution-endorsed candidate Karen Carter Peterson now advances
to a runoff election on April 24th, when she can become the first
Black woman to represent Louisiana in Congress.

Adolph Reed, professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania
and a native of New Orleans, joined our Monday National Call
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to introduce State Sen. Peterson. A leading Socialist scholar
who has campaigned for Bernie, Professor Reed said, “This is an
exciting opportunity to elect a genuine progressive champion with
a wealth of political experience."

Now we have to unite and push hard in the next month to make sure
that we elect an unapologetic progressive to the House from LA-2.
A win for KCP is a win for Medicare for All and a $15 minimum
wage.

Sign up here to phone bank!
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Our Revolution North Texas was at it again this weekend! OR
volunteers and activists block walked for their local endorsed
candidates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area: Hosanna Yemiru and
Giovanni Valderas for Dallas City Council, Jen Sarduy and Tara
Wilson for Ft. Worth City Council, Diana Saleh for Arlington City
Council, and Mary Harris for Wylie, TX, City Council. We need to
elect progressve champions up and down the ballot!

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We have been campaigning in support of the PROAct in Congress and
on behalf of Amazon workers in the streets of Bessmer. If you
have any doubts about why this is so important, listen to Our
Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese, who joined
Nathaniel Pearlman on The Great Battlefield podcast to discuss
his history of organizing on behalf of the working class and why
it’s more important now than ever.

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On Friday, Bernie went to Alabama to stand in solidarity with the
6,000 Amazon workers in Bessemer who are voting on forming a
union, and Our Revolution Birmingham and Our Revolution Georgia
were there to support the workers. Their campaign has been in the
national spotlight and inspired workers throughout the U.S. "What
you are doing requires an enormous amount of courage,” Bernie
told workers
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at the rally. “You are taking on one of the most powerful
corporations and the wealthiest individual in the world in an
anti-union state. And not just for yourselves and your families -
for workers all across this country."

Bernie was joined by raptivist Killer Mike, an Alabama native who
compared the treatment of Amazon workers to the abuse his
grandmother endured working in Alabama sharecropper fields. “We
should be ashamed of ourselves for allowing companies to come in
and pillage our people for a package to get there in two days.”

Last weekend, Sen. Nina Turner traveled to Alabama to meet with
Amazon workers and take part in a union rally. “There are Amazon
plants in Ohio, in CD-11. What happens here happens to the Amazon
workers in my district.” She heard firsthand accounts of grueling
working conditions and the company’s anti-union tactics. “I've
been holding back the tears, hearing stories — the work is
gut-wrenching, and they're under constant surveillance. They feel
guilty about going to the bathroom.”

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This week, Bernie introduced two bills that address wealth
inequality by making sure the wealthiest people and largest
corporations pay their fair share. The For the 99.5% Act would
replace our rigged tax code with a progressive estate tax on the
wealth of the richest 0.5% of Americans, estimated to raise $430
billion over the next decade. The Corporate Tax Dodging
Prevention Act would eliminate tax breaks and loopholes that
encourage corporations to offshore jobs and profits. 64% of
Americans agree that the very rich should contribute an extra
share of their total wealth each year to support public programs.

Our Revolution is launching an effort to push members of Congress
to support Bernie’s legislation. In an interview
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with CNBC, Our Revolution Campaigns & Communications Director
Paco Fabián said, “Corporations and the wealthy need to pay their
fair share. We have seen an incredible amount of pandemic
profiteering while folks have been losing their jobs and their
health care."

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Our Revolution Colorado held its March statewide meeting
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this past Sunday, focusing on their 2021 efforts to win
Medicare for All both in the state and nationally. Rep. Joe
Neguse joined the call with a reminder that support for Medicare
for All in Congress continues to “grow day after day, week after
week, month after month, year after year.” and he thanked Our
Revolution Colorado members for their grassroots organizing for
healthcare justice over the past four of years.

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Our Revolution Maryland‘s Phil Ateto, who participated with Reps.
Debbie Dingell and Pramila Jayapal in the introduction
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of the Medicare for All Act of 2021, wrote an account
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of his personal healthcare story that was published in media
outlets. He writes: “For me and millions of Americans, this
bill’s passage would not only be life-changing — it could be
life-saving. I’ll be urging every member of Congress to sign on
to the Medicare for All Act of 2021.”

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Our Revolution Essex County has successfully campaigned the West
Orange Township Council to pass a resolution in support of the
Medicare for All Act of 2021. The Council’s approval of the
resolution sends a strong message to New Jersey’s federal
legislators that the residents of West Orange are demanding an
end to for-profit health care in favor of a universal system
without copays or out-of-pocket costs. “Our for profit health
insurance system has long been plagued with injustices and
inequities,” said Justin Goldsman, chair of Our Revolution Essex.
“We are pleased that the Council passed this resolution.”

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Our Revolution New Jersey held a rally on Friday
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outside the office of U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01), to
urge him to co-sponsor the Medicare for All Act of 2021 — which
was introduced last week in the House of Representatives. “The
pandemic exposed employer-sponsored health insurance as an
embarrassing failure,” said Mario DeSantis with Our Revolution
Gloucester County. “Any healthcare reform that does not
permanently guarantee healthcare as a human right is inadequate.
Medicare for All means rectifying the healthcare inequities that
existed long before the pandemic.”

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On Monday, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a
hearing on H.R. 51 - the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which
would make the District of Columbia the 51st state. D.C. pays
more in federal taxes per capita than any state, yet its 712,000
residents have only limited self-government and no congressional
voting rights. Our Revolution supports DC Statehood, and a new
poll
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shows a majority of Americans do, too. Sign the petition
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to show your support!

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Our Revolution believes Puerto Ricans should have the right to
self- determination. That’s why we support H.R. 2070 a bill
introduced last week by New York Reps. Nydia Velázquez and
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez that
would provide a democratic process for Puerto Rico to choose its
own political future.

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Illinois Congresswoman Marie Newman joined Our Revolution Chicago
and Cook County’s March meeting
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with an update on her progressive priorities. As vice chair of
the CPC, Marie said she is “very focused” on bringing Medicare
for All to a floor vote and on getting a $15 minimum wage over
the finish line, which she pledged will get done in this
Congress. She also cautioned on placing too much importance on
bipartisanship, saying while it's nice to have, it's usually not
very impactful. “Just because a bill is bipartisan doesn't make
it good. Typically, it's watered down and diluted. Rather than
worrying about bipartisanship, let's focus on what works.”

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Long Standing pressure from Our Revolution Howard County, MD and
other progressive groups resulted in a big win for immigrant
justice. After years of resistance, County Executive Calvin Ball
agreed this week to end Howard County’s contract with ICE to
warehouse undocumented immigrants. ICE’s facility in Howard
County must close by May 18th.

As the Baltimore Sun is reporting
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, the contract termination comes “less than a week after Del.
Vaughn Stewart’s ‘Dignity Not Detention Act’ passed the Maryland
House with a veto-proof majority.” Stewart’s bill would terminate
all county agreements with ICE to hold detainees by Oct. 1, 2022.
Our Revolution Maryland endorsed Vaughn Stewart when he first ran
for office in 2018 and he is active in the Our Revolution
Montgomery County Chapter.

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On Monday, the Evanston, IL City Council voted to give housing
grants to eligible Black households, becoming the first city in
the nation to pay reparations to Black residents. Daniel Biss,
mayor-elect of Evanston who was endorsed by Our Revolution, says
he hopes his city’s decision will spur other cities to follow
suit and help move the country forward. Daniel believes a lot
more work is needed to educate people on the case for
reparations. “That progress has to come from the grass roots up —
from the neighborhoods, municipalities and states, and eventually
building pressure on the federal government.”

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Our Revolution South Carolina rallied at the SC Workers March for
$15/hr
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in downtown Columbia Sunday evening. Progressives, Democrats,
and Independents gathered at South Carolina Democratic Party
headquarters. Calling on President Joe Biden to stand with the
Democratic base who elected him, activists chanted: “$15/hour. No
Justice - No Peace. The time has come - for $15/hr!"

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Biden needs ‘clean break’ on antitrust after FTC’s Google
failure, activists say.
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Our Revolution joined a coalition of progressive organizations
calling on President Biden to nominate strong antitrust enforcers
to the FTC and the Department of Justice who will hold corporate
giants accountable. In a letter
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to Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland, we highlighted
the failure of Obama-era antitrust enforcement that led to
today’s Big Tech monopolies — which have harmed both consumers
and small businesses — and urged them to “make a clean break from
past leadership” and elevate people with strong track records of
standing up to big corporations.

Join our Anti-Monopoly Campaign!
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Our Revolution joined 300 environmental and justice organizations
in sending a letter
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to Congress calling out concerns with the CLEAN Future Act — a
bill that proposes to achieve 100% clean energy by 2035. Of
concern are half-measures included in the proposal such as fossil
fuels, biomass, and nuclear power, which are not “clean” and pose
“unacceptable risk to communities and the climate.” We are
calling on Congress to define clean energy to include proven
solutions like wind, solar, storage and efficiency — and exclude
fossil fuels and other false solutions.

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Judith Whitmer, the newly elected chair of the Nevada Democratic
Party, joined our Monday National Call
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to discuss how progressives out-organized the establishment and
swept the Nevada Democratic Party elections. Their story began
with Bernie’s 2016 presidential campaign. “When Bernie said ‘Not
me, Us,’ I took it literally and decided to run for office.”
Judith organized the Left Caucus within the NDP to move the party
left. “I've always believed in an inside-outside strategy —
grassroots organizing in our communities, pushing for progressive
planks in the party platform, and working in coalition with other
groups like Our Revolution — that’s how we got where we are today
in Nevada.” Sensing defeat, the incumbents transferred funds out
of the party’s bank accounts before the new officers could be
sworn in. Our Revolution has launched a donation effort to help
the new NDP recoup the $450,000 in funding they lost to the DCCC.

CLICK HERE to split a donation between the new progressive Nevada
Democratic Party & Our Revolution!
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Our Revolution Trenton Mercer organized to oppose the
undemocratic NJ tradition of the county Democratic Party
automatically endorsing incumbent candidates without a vote. The
local Our Revolution chapter created a petition organized
delegates to vote down the convention rules that would have
exempted the incumbents from a vote. Our Revolution Trenton
Mercer member Fran Carroll brought forward the motion, which
passed 65%-35%. As a result, two Our Revolution Trenton
Mercer-endorsed County Commissioner candidates - Samuel Frisby
and Terrance Stokes won! We expect more voices on the
commissioner board supporting civilian oversight boards for
police, free college education, and resolutions in favor of
Medicare for All!

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Our Revolution California is hosting a candidate townhall for the
upcoming California Democratic Party elections!

Join us to hear from the progressive candidates and for a robust
conversation about issues that affect not only the party but also
progressives throughout the community.

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Our Revolution Massachusetts is holding its March meeting Sunday.
The topic is Transparency and Democracy (or the lack thereof) in
the Massachusetts State House and the leadership of the
Massachusetts Democratic Party. For decades, Speakers of the
House have stymied progressive reform behind closed doors without
any recorded votes.

In parallel, Party leadership thwarts progressive initiatives and
undermines the campaigns of progressive candidates. This ORMA
Forum will lift the veil behind which Massachusetts party leaders
pursue a corporatist agenda. Guests will also discuss organized
efforts to transform the legislature and the Party into the
democratic institutions our founders envisioned.

RSVP HERE ( [link removed] )

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