“And if all this takes eliminating the filibuster -- another Jim Crow relic -- in order to secure the God-given rights of every American, then that's what we should do,” 

- President Barack Obama at the funeral of Rep. John Lewis

We’d like to share why Yvette is so passionate about ending the filibuster, but before we do, we have an important finance update. 

Yesterday, the team set a goal to bring in 100 new digital donations to support Yvette and her fight for justice, and the response was overwhelming. We now need just 29 more donations to hit that goal! Can we count on you to step up and be one of the final 29 we need?

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Yvette is leading the charge against the archaic, racist filibuster that allows a minority of Republicans to set the tone and stop any progress. 

  • The filibuster isn’t a sacred or necessary practice. The filibuster has been amended several times over history and has even been suspended as late as 2017.
  • Eliminating the filibuster isn’t hard. It would just take a simple majority vote in the Senate to suspend the rule. Mitch has done it a couple of times before…
  • The filibuster continues to be an obstacle for critical legislation. Outside of the historic injustices the filibuster has allowed, this practice blocked critical gun background check legislation in 2013. Imagine if we had eliminated this practice back then.

It’s clear that the filibuster is getting in the way of critical legislation that will protect the American people. Mitch McConnell continues to use this practice to set an agenda that doesn’t suit anyone but the GOP. 

That’s why we’re proud to have Yvette fighting to end the filibuster in Washington. Help us keep her seat at the table by rushing in a donation of any amount to help us bring in the final 29 donations.

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