Friend -- in just a moment, I'm going to ask you to donate $10 to help me defend -- and expand -- our Democratic majority in the Senate. But first I'll explain why your support is so necessary right now.

The GOP is the party of Trump once again. Last week, every single Senate Republican voted to block us from even debating critical legislation on voting rights -- handing a win to Trump and his big lie. Next week, the conservative Supreme Court is taking up a case that could overturn Roe v. Wade. And we're reaching a make-or-break moment as the climate crisis worsens and extreme weather becomes the new normal.

Can you imagine what would happen if Republicans were in charge of the Senate again? All of the progress we've made together would disappear and our country would be pushed to the brink. Right now, our Senate majority is as thin as it gets, so if we want to stop an all-out Republican takeover, we can't afford to lose a single race next year. We must do everything we can, every day from now until Election Day 2022 (it's just over a year away) to protect and expand our Senate majority.

I've set our biggest fundraising goal yet -- 20,000 donors before the end of the month -- to make sure we have what it takes to hold our Democratic majority in 2022. And we won't get there without you making a contribution of $10 or whatever you can today. Can you chip in now?

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We're almost one year out from Election Day, and it's going to become an all out sprint to the finish.

We have to ensure that we have the resources to defend Democrats from the vicious attacks we know are coming, and add to our ranks in battleground states across the country.

Please give $10 or more right now to be one of the first to help us reach our biggest goal yet and protect our Democratic majority.

I have confidence in you and I know that together, we can rise to this challenge.

And it is a challenge. I have been in public service for a long time. And things have never felt this urgent. The solution to so many of the crises we're facing is to protect and expand our Democratic majority.

I wake up every day with that goal in mind. I know we can do it, and I'm grateful for your support.

Chuck Schumer