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Friends, I’m Barbara Lee — Ilhan’s colleague in Congress and one of the House’s trailblazing and most trusted voices in the fight for bold, progressive change. In a moment, I’ll ask you to split a donation between our campaigns before the mid-quarter fundraising deadline. But first, I want to explain why it’s so important we support Ilhan: Back in 2001, I was the only member of Congress to vote against giving the president a blank check to go to war in the Middle East — a vote I’m proud of, but that left me ostracized and alone in the fight to end forever wars. Now, a new generation of progressive advocates led by Ilhan are by my side in Washington, speaking out against forever wars and making our government work for the people over corporate special interests. Ilhan is one of the House’s most effective members because she understands the needs of the people we have been elected to serve. She is a refugee, a first-generation college student who has been burdened by student loan debt, a former service-worker, and an organizer for a better country. But because she is so unafraid to hold our leaders accountable, Ilhan is a favorite target of Republicans. In the last election, they poured millions of dollars into her district to defeat her and silence her voice. And she already has her first Republican challenger. Plus, there is no “off year” for a campaign like Ilhan’s — one that is helping elect progressive candidates at all levels of government, growing her movement for a more just future, and preparing for another competitive race in 2022. That’s why hitting goals like this one is so important. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will immediately be split between Barbara Lee and Ilhan Omar: In solidarity, Barbara Lee
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