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Now, here are highlights of some of the actions DFA members focused on. If you haven’t joined any of these actions yet, I’ve included the links so you can.
Your work with our partners at More Perfect Union urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Stop Junk Fees Costing Working Families Billions Every Year.
A recent study published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) showed that banks charge almost $15 billion in just overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees alone. Please watch this report from our partners at More Perfect Union then join us as we urge the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Stop Junk Fees Costing Working Families Billions Every Year.
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Your demand that Congress fight inflation by taking on corporate greed and concentrated power.
Across the country, Americans are feeling the impact of inflation. From groceries to gasoline and basic household items, essential products are becoming more expensive. While inflation lowers real wages for workers, corporations simply pass these higher prices onto consumers, increasing their profit margins at the expense of everyone else.
With inflation at its highest levels in decades, corporate greed and concentrated power must be reigned in.
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Your fight to overturn Louis DeJoy’s finalized plan to have the U.S. Postal Service purchase over 100,000 new gas-powered trucks that only get 8 miles per gallon.
The Green Postal Service Fleet Act of 2022 would prohibit the United States Postal Service from carrying out its contract for a new generation vehicle fleet unless the fleet is at least 75 percent electric. With 68 co-sponsors in the House currently, we need to get every member of Congress in the House and Senate on board to overturn DeJoys' careless decision and pass The Green Postal Service Fleet Act.
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Your push for Congress to pass the MORE Act.
With a Democratic House and Senate, we must pressure Congress to pass the MORE Act which would end the federal prohibition and criminalization of marijuana.
It's past time to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level, expunge low-level marijuana arrests, and begin the process of undoing a failed war on drugs that has been used to criminalize communities of color.
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Now, here are some recent highlights of DFA’s appearances in the media working to amplify progressive impact:
- ABC News: Ketanji Brown Jackson's candid 2007 take on Justice Clarence Thomas: 'I don’t understand you' "Yvette Simpson, an ABC News contributor and CEO of Democracy for America, a progressive political action committee, characterized Jackson's observation of Thomas as "an honest reflection from someone who was trying to understand a man who grew up in one world and seems to be emulating something totally different."
- Nightline Season 43 Episode 56: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sits for historic SCOTUS confirmation hearings Yvette Simpson, CEO of Democracy for America speaks about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic nomination, her proven track record as a judge, and why she is an exceptionally qualified nominee.
Okay, that’s enough highlights for now. DFA members nationwide are doing critical work and driving progressive change on the issues that matter.
While this update doesn't go into all the direct candidate work we’re doing for our endorsed candidates on the ground, online, and in the media, we want to make sure you know DFA doesn't just fight to elect progressive leaders in Presidential years, we work to win every year at all levels of office in all 50 states.
We believe that when you fight everywhere, you win everywhere.
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Thank you for being a part of DFA. We deeply appreciate your support.
-Chris
Chris Scott
Chief Political Officer
Democracy for America
