Democrat Eric Swalwell represents California's 15th Congressional District. If you no longer wish to receive emails, you can unsubscribe. 

John,

You have probably seen all the headlines about the far-right attacks being waged by Republican members of Congress against me and fellow Muslims — that’s why Eric asked me to reach out today.

Eric and I have worked together in Congress to reject hate, including passing the No BAN Act to make sure bans barring people from our country based on religion are put in the dustbin of history.

We are both committed to the belief that hatred, including Islamophobia, has no place anywhere — especially in the halls of Congress.

But week after week, Republicans in Congress have made vile, anti-Muslim comments about me and people who look and worship like me. Recently, one of my far-right colleagues, Lauren Boebert — whom Eric’s no stranger to — has only escalated her attacks against me, invoking Islamophobic trope after trope and associating me with terrorism. 

Unfortunately, I am not alone in the hatred I experience because of my religion. Muslims face hatred and discrimination every single day.

Anti-Muslim hatred isn’t just getting worse in the United States, but around the globe, too.

Two years ago, a white supremacist shot and killed over 50 people at multiple mosques in New Zealand. Just this past summer, an Islamophobe murdered a Muslim family in Canada, including children. This year alone, there have been over 500 anti-Muslim incidents in our country. We even saw a rapid rise in anti-mosque incidents in May and June.

Enough is enough.

We need accountability and action. That’s why I introduced the Combating International Islamophobia Act to address Islamophobia worldwide and create a Special Envoy to combat it. I’m fighting every day to pass it.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy also needs to hold his own members accountable for the hatred they have come to represent — instead of staying silent or even defending them.

I know Eric will continue fighting alongside me every day to defeat hate, defend religious freedom, and build a country that works for all of us. But our work depends on the grassroots donations of people like you.

Can you split a donation of any amount between our campaigns to power our critical work? Every grassroots contribution will make a real difference.