Dear MoveOn member, 

There is big news since Robert Reich sent MoveOn members a strategy memo
last week on what we need to make happen in order to pass President Joe
Biden's transformative Build Back Better plan—which, as you know, taxes
the ultra-rich to pay for game-changing policies for families, seniors,
and the planet.

With so much on the line—lowering the cost of prescription drugs,
expanding Medicare, truly tackling climate change, and much more—we wanted
to update you right away with the news.

The Associated Press reported yesterday that the White House has just told
Capitol Hill that "it is time to wrap up negotiations, that a deal needs
to be reached" and is now aiming to nail down a deal by October 28—just
over one week from now.^1

That means it's crunch time, John. And, as Robert Reich wrote
to you last week, the key strategic objective that we need to accomplish
is to educate voters on what's actually in the bill, since the mainstream
media has been preoccupied by the cost of the bill and political
gamesmanship. Since most people don't know what's actually in the bill,
it's been it easy for Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, and the Republicans to
attack it.

But failing to help families and seniors and save the planet in order to
preserve tax breaks for Jeff Bezos? That's wildly unpopular—and to win, we
need to make sure everyone knows that's really what's at stake.

That's why MoveOn just launched a big new public education push including
ads on radio and the internet, viral videos on social media, and big,
visible public protests to make sure people know what's in this bill. But
with the White House wanting to reach a deal by October 28, we urgently
need to go much bigger than we had planned over the next 10 days.



Will you rush a $3 donation now to make that possible?

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll donate.



Breaking through the media noise isn't easy, so this campaign needs to be
well resourced. But we can win if we can get our message out, because the
investments included in this bill are hugely popular.

Here's what we stand to lose if we can't pass the bill:

* Expanded pre-K, which would give all kids, no matter their race or
financial status, the best start to their education.
* Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing—filling a critical
gap that disproportionately impacts low-income communities. 
* Free community college—which would give millions of students in
underserved communities the chance to access higher education and find
good-paying jobs for their futures. 
* Lowered drug costs by allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices—a
change that could finally stop greedy drug companies from price
gouging consumers on lifesaving medications like insulin. 
* Paid family leave for new parents and those caring for sick
relatives—a program which would finally end the United States'
shameful position as one of only three nations not to provide such a
service. 
* Child tax credits—a transformative policy that would immediately lift
millions of children in the United States out of poverty. 
* Increased clean energy to solve the climate crisis—a critical step
toward tackling the existential crisis of our lifetime.

All of these programs poll through the roof with voters, even in red
states like West Virginia.^2 So why are Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, and
the Republicans trying to kill them? In order to protect tax breaks for
ultra-wealthy people like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.

Don't take it from us. Take it from Robert Reich, who wrote last week, "We
can win this fight. We must win this fight. But we can't wait for the
mainstream media to educate the public about what's at stake. It's up to
us."



[ [link removed] ]Let's do this, John. Please, rush a $3
donation now to our special last-chance push to ensure the public knows
what's in the bill.



Thanks for all you do.

–Mohammad, Anne, Lisa, Liia, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Crunch time: Biden faces critical next 2 weeks for agenda," Associated
Press, October 18, 2021
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2. "Americans are ready to tax the rich," Vox, October 16, 2021
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