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With the great American show “The Music Man” returning to Broadway this week, I was reminded of the classic lines 

Trouble with a capital "T."
And that rhymes with "P."
And that stands for pool.

“P” also stands for “policies” and “people” and our movement is having a moment right now because of those two “P”s.

What do I mean by that?

Our belief has always been that the country would eventually cry “no more!” over the gridlock caused by the nonstop conflict driven by the far left and the far right.

Americans want Washington to make progress on issues such as competing with China, securing our elections and the right to vote, inflation, crime, immigration, and other pressing matters.

The failure of the titular leaders of both parties to address these issues has the potential to change the incentive structure for D.C. politicians and make two-party solutions more likely.

Now, building off the success of the infrastructure law that was powered by No Labels’ allies, everywhere you look on Capitol Hill there are real policy discussions that start from the premise that the best way – in most cases, the only way – to truly meet our challenges is when members of both parties sit down, start from scratch, listen to each other, and negotiate in good faith.  

And the folks who are sitting down and having those serious policy discussions now with a real chance to succeed are, in almost every instance, our allies.

People like Senators Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski, who did a rare friendly bipartisan TV interview this week:

You know the other names too, including Susan Collins, Kyrsten Sinema, Bill Cassidy, and our House Problem Solvers Caucus Co-chairs Josh Gottheimer and Brian Fitzpatrick.

These people – our people – have success under their belts, a rhythm of policy communication, and some real momentum.

The more success they have, the more freaked out the extremes of both parties will get. The mean tweets and cable hysteria will be all around.  But we have learned that when our allies combine good policy ideas with the people-power quest for genuine two-party solutions, they are a lot stronger than some nasty shots on social media.

The media is finally noticing all of this; check out these stories on CNBC.com and in Axios (with a shoutout to No Labels) that highlight the work of our congressional allies and the policies they are pushing.

Along these lines, next week, we are hosting an important bipartisan policy event, with Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey and former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, to talk about the importance of having a Federal Reserve that stays above the political fray.  If your schedule allows, please join us!

The other “people” who are propelling this movement are you, the citizens who with your own (better mannered) social media, your volunteering, your donations, and your activism are making sure our voices are being heard loud and clear in D.C. and around the country.

I am excited about what is happening now and even more excited about what we are going to do together next.

So let’s head into the weekend with another great “Music Man” tune, knowing that our band is getting bigger, louder, and headed towards that third, essential “P” – progress.

All the best,

Margaret