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The Senate will vote within days to enshrine Roe into federal law, but will likely face a filibuster. That means the next Congress will be critical. We need to keep the majority and elect real fighters.
Today, we are proud to endorse 4 bold progressive champions running in open-seat retirement districts for Congress.
They aren’t just pro-choice, pro-worker, pro-justice. They are proven leaders -- proven fighters -- with a track record of changing the political terrain with their advocacy. We need that now more than ever. No weakness. Strength.
This year, the giant Democratic economic agenda was slated to glide through Congress -- until corporate Dems in the House (from safe blue seats) blocked the whole thing and gave Joe Manchin an opening to pounce in the Senate.
As a result, millions of kids were thrown back into poverty. Parents in need of child care didn’t get it. Prescription prices remained high. Billionaires continue to avoid taxation.
Democratic congressional seats rarely open up. With so many retirements this year, it’s important for Democrats to seize that opportunity and elect the best possible progressives we can – because we might not have another chance for decades.
Corporate PACs and Super PACs are supporting other candidates. America needs boldness at this moment, and your help is needed now.
- Donna Edwards was the first progressive in the modern era to defeat a corporate Democratic incumbent for Congress during the Iraq war era in 2008. She left her seat in 2017, but is running to serve once again in MD-04. A staunch progressive, she would regain all of her House seniority and be a top leader in the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
- David Segal (RI-02) is a nationally recognized progressive who co-founded Demand Progress. He has a history of building broad coalitions by forging agreement on bold populist anti-corruption and anti-monopoly policies, including holding Big Tech accountable. He is running to replace retiring Rep. James Langevin, who has been in office for 21 years.
- Nida Allam, 28 (NC-04) would be the youngest woman ever elected to Congress -- and the first Pakistani-American member. Her election is in less than two weeks on May 17. Nida is a champion for the Green New Deal and Medicare for All and has fought to raise the minimum wage -- which is why corporate Super PACs are targeting her. She is running to replace retiring Rep. David Price, who has held the seat for over 30 years.
- Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) is a civil rights attorney and current member of the Texas legislature. She came in first place in the primary and now has advanced to a run-off on May 24. When Texas Republicans tried to strip away voting rights, Jasmine was one of the lead architects of the Texas Democrats’ move to block the legislature from acting while the Dems went to D.C. to push for federal voting rights legislation. She is running to replace retiring Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, who has been in office for 29 years and has endorsed Crockett.
Thanks for being a bold progressive.
-- The PCCC Team (@BoldProgressive)
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