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Dear Friend,
The New York Times just published a scathing exposé of how Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin are taking money from wealthy, right-wing donors in order to stop the Build Back Better bill.1
The Times also highlighted Demand Progress’ work on calling out Sinema and Manchin, showing that our high-pressure campaign is working!
We also know it’s working because the Build Back Better bill that the House of Representatives just passed reinstated many of the provisions corporate Democrats tried to kill, like paid family leave. We need to make sure that our voices are heard throughout the Build Back Better negotiations in the Senate, so we can defeat Manchin's and Sinema's efforts to destroy the critical funding package.
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The Times article confirms what we’ve known all along—Sinema and Manchin are not working on behalf of the American people.
In just the past few months, Sinema and Manchin have taken donations from billionaires across the country who have typically given to Republicans. One ultra-wealthy donor specifically praised Manchin’s gutting of Build Back Better and promised to throw “one of the biggest fundraisers [he’s] ever had” for him.2
In exchange for these high-dollar donations, these corporate Democrats are trying to stop extraordinarily popular (and critical!) elements of Build Back Better, including:
- Extending the monthly child tax payments to families.
- Ensuring all kids have access to early childhood education through universal pre-K.
- Providing more Americans with the health care we need through Medicare expansion.
- Building a lot more affordable housing.
- Tackling the urgent threat of a warming planet through bold climate action.
Let’s be clear: It’s not as if these provisions are popular only with Democrats. An incredible 66% of all Americans want the Build Back Better plan to pass.3 Sinema and Manchin are just not representing their constituents, and we aren’t going to let them—or anyone else—forget it.
We are facilitating thousands of constituent letters to Congress every day to tell our representatives: Pass Build Back Better now! Will you donate to keep the campaign going strong?
Yes, I'll donate $10 to Demand Progress today.
Thanks for standing with us.
Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. The New York Times, "G.O.P. Donors Back Manchin and Sinema as They Reshape Biden’s Agenda," November 21, 2021
2. Ibid.
3. Global Strategy Group, "Costs and Weather: A Guide for Advocates," September 21, 2021
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