John — it's hard to believe, but 2021 is nearly halfway over.
While it's going to be important for our team to hit our end-of-quarter fundraising goal by the end of this month, we also believe it's important to reflect back and share the things Jamaal has already accomplished during his time in office—all because of your support.
Here are just a few things Jamaal has been able to accomplish thus far:
✅ Introduce his first piece of legislation, the Congressional Oversight of Unjust Policing (COUP) Act, which inspired the introduction of a 9/11-style investigation into the January 6th attack on the Capitol
✅ Joined the House Committee on Education and Labor as Vice Chair to lead on issues like unions, public education, and infrastructure
✅ Spoke up loudly on behalf of students, families, and educators who were bearing the brunt of the pandemic's impacts on public education and access
✅ Worked with state and local government officials in New York to open up COVID-19 vaccine clinics in New York's 16th District, the first epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States
✅ Drafted and advocated for the Care for All Agenda and challenged President Biden to expand care infrastructure investment
✅ Introduced legislation with Rep. Cori Bush to make power a publicly-owned utility so that corporate entities don't get to decide who gets heat or electricity for basic survival
✅ Affirmed that all Americans have a right to broadband and introduced the Broadband Justice Act, which would subsidize broadband like other utilities for those in federally assisted housing
✅ Delivered the Working Families Party response to President Biden's speech to Congress, continuing to provide the progressive perspective to the White House and pushing the administration to be accountable to the people that voted them in
✅ Continued to push back against the status quo and political establishment and urged establishment lawmakers to consider critical, democracy-saving efforts, like ending the filibuster and passing the For The People Act
John, that's just scratching the surface — and it's all been possible because of the support you've given. We can't do this without you.
Our work has just begun in Washington. And as we get closer to 2022 — we're nearly halfway there! — we need to continue growing our progressive movement, making sure Jamaal can focus 100% of his time on putting forth bold legislation, and gearing up our campaign for re-election.
That's why our campaign has a goal of raising $10,000 over emails just like this one by midnight Tuesday. Your contribution supports Jamaal's leadership, and to make sure he can stay fighting for the progressive agenda in Congress for years to come.
— Team Bowman
