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Hello,

Yesterday, Senator Joe Manchin went on Fox News and said that he will NOT vote for President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan. Please, Senator Manchin… you must do better for your impoverished state, this nation, and the Democratic Party.

And Senator, if you think you will lose reelection because you voted for this bill, then make that sacrifice. Consider it a small consequence for improved prosperity for those who need it.

Let’s be clear about what is in this bill:

*
Extending
the
child
care
tax
credit
–
cutting
child
poverty
in
half;
*
*
The
largest
investment
ever
to
combat
the
climate
crisis;
*
*
Universal
Pre-K
for
every
American
child
and
family;
*
*
Expanding
Medicare
to
include
hearing
aids
and
finally
allowing
Medicare
to
negotiate
drug
prices;
*
*
Providing
paid
family
leave
to
bring
the
United
States
up
to
speed
with
every
other
developed
country
in
the
world;
*
*
And
a
raft
of
other
programs
that
would
benefit
countless
everyday
families
and
farmers
here
in
Iowa
and
across
the
country.

This bill is 100% paid for so stop with the "debt" objections. Billionaires and corporations have been avoiding paying taxes for decades. They can afford another few pennies on the dollar to make this investment in America’s families and workers.

And by every measure, Biden’s Build Back Better program will help slow inflation – not make it worse. As a three-star Admiral with experience in legislative affairs, strategy, military purchasing, and engagements overseas, I don’t remember hearing a peep about inflation or debt when you, Joe Manchin, voted for a $25 billion kicker to the defense budget just days ago. Not a peep.

I’m running for Senate against Chuck Grassley in Iowa because I am sick of Republicans acting like Trump’s lap dogs, and I am just as fed up with Democrats who are blocking us from doing anything to confront the climate crisis, take on Big Pharma, or rein in Wall Street.

Mitch McConnell and his Super PACs are going to spend millions attacking me, so I need you in this fight if we’re going to turn Iowa blue and expand our Senate majority with Democrats who will actually vote like Democrats.

Please, will you join my campaign today with a donation of $5, $25, or whatever you can afford to help me defeat Chuck Grassley and expand our Democratic Senate majority? [[link removed]]

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I am grateful for your support.

Thank you,

Mike Franken, Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret.) Paid for by Michael Franken for Iowa, IncMichael Franken for Iowa, Inc
PO Box 13401
Des Moines, IA 50310
United States

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VICE ADMIRAL FRANKEN (RET) IS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE U.S. NAVY. USE OF HIS MILITARY RANK, JOB TITLES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS IN UNIFORM DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.