Who should make the decisions in Washington that impact all of our lives? Who are the voices that should inform the substance and tone of our national debates? Should it be officials such as Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Should it be the hyper-partisan formal congressional leadership on Capitol Hill? Should it be the loud, angry, extreme voices in the media? No Labels doesn’t think any of those are good choices – and I know you agree. We need big, fundamental changes in our system so the most influential folks at the table when decisions are made are those committed to the ethos of our movement: Elected officials who believe that two-party solutions are essential for meeting the challenges our country faces. In the short term, there is good news. Our allies in Congress are so influential now in part because they have learned how to leverage the strength that comes from bipartisan, bicameral policy development, connected to the power of working across the aisle in a narrowly divided House and Senate. From pandemic relief to infrastructure, from Ukraine to immigration, the members of the Problem Solvers Caucus and their Senate partners are now leading the way towards forcing commonsense solutions onto the national agenda, making the White House and the congressional leadership not just pay attention but give way. A major factor working in our favor is substance. Our leaders are diagnosing the problems and offering up sensible remedies that make a real difference, often in the face of skepticism. Take, for example, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who took heat from his own party last fall for cautioning against trillions of dollars in new spending in a time of uncertainty. It turns out he was right. Please watch this short video to remind yourself just how correct Senator Manchin was: | 
