Friend,

Last week, congressional Democrats secured a significant win by passing the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.(1)

And once Congress passes the Build Back Better Act, the Democrats will have achieved the largest investment in our infrastructure and communities in history.(2)

Corporate Democrats and Republicans have blocked many other bills, so it's important that we expand our majority in the House and Senate with more progressives. Otherwise, we have at least two years of not just gridlock, but a Kevin McCarthy-led push for a right-wing agenda that paves the way for a Trump presidential run in 2024.

We're making big plans NOW to keep Congress blue and moving forward on a progressive agenda. Will you chip in $5?

Even though the infrastructure bill passed, there are corporate efforts in place to keep it out of the news and try to paint progressives in a negative light. It's going to take a gigantic grassroots push from groups including Courage California to let voters know how progressive policy changes our lives for the better.

We know Democrats face serious headwinds in 2022. The elections in New Jersey and Virginia show that we can’t take a single congressional seat for granted, and that will be especially true after Republicans gerrymander more districts in their favor this year. We can’t wait another moment to protect our Congressional Democratic majority.

Let's keep fighting the good fights by keeping the House in Democrats’ hands and defeating another wave of Trumpism. Will you chip in $5?

Yours in the fight for our democracy,

Irene, along with Amber, Angela, Annie, Caitlin, Isidra, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie, Molly, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team)

PS: Courage California is fighting for equity and justice across the state and country. Will you become a monthly donor and help sustain our work?

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Footnotes:
1. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-11-08/whats-in-the-infrastructure-bill-physical-upgrades-and-a-new-approach
2. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/us/politics/infrastructure-fact-check.html