In a few minutes, I am going to ask you to rush a donation toward our people-powered movement for transformative change. But first, I wanted to explain why our efforts to take down a significant roadblock to real progress are so important.
Last week, President Biden finished his first 100 days in office. As he addressed the nation, he outlined the incredible, life-saving work that his administration had accomplished so far — from shots in arms and money in pockets to a historic slate of executive actions on a range of issues.
And today, as Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, I want to share what WE accomplished and passed in the House during that same time:
Each one of these bills is urgent, necessary, and popular. But each one is going NOWHERE until the Senate repeals the Jim Crow filibuster — and stops allowing Mitch McConnell to have the power to block any and every piece of the people's agenda.
It's clear that if we have any hope of delivering the bold and meaningful reforms that our communities need, the filibuster must GO. It's voting rights OR the filibuster. It's a $15 minimum wage OR the filibuster. It's humane immigration reform OR the filibuster. It's LGBTQ+ equality OR the filibuster. It's racial justice OR the filibuster.
Our call for reform is not new or radical. Over the years, the Senate has updated its rules in response to the needs of the times. For example, in 1975, the Senate lowered the threshold for ending a filibuster to 60 Senators. In 2013, the Senate eliminated the filibuster entirely for federal executive branch appointees and judicial appointments. Most recently, it eliminated the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees.
Nearly 100 of my colleagues from across the Democratic caucus are urging the Senate to end the filibuster. This week, members of Congress joined outside groups in hosting events around the country where we discussed the countless ways the filibuster is blocking our progress. And this is just the start of our work to build the grassroots pressure necessary to finally bring change to the Senate — and to America.
In solidarity,
Pramila
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