This week, desperately needed assistance for Ukraine passed the House with an overwhelmingly bipartisan majority. It has nearly unanimous support in the Senate, and should be on President Biden’s desk within days. This proves our nation’s commitment to freedom and democracy. And it also proves that when the two parties work together, we can get the big things done, sometimes even quickly. While such bipartisanship is rare these days, the House Problem Solvers Caucus and our Senate allies have at times made big things happen on pandemic relief, hard infrastructure, and other issues. Unfortunately, such successes may be even harder in the next Congress. Primaries this month have shown that Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party remains fierce. His endorsement in Ohio’s Senate primary race boosted J.D. Vance from a distant third in polls to a comfortable win, and in West Virginia, conservative Rep. David McKinley — who voted for Trump policies as often as the primary rival who bested him — was taken down by Trump solely because he backed the bipartisan infrastructure bill. This makes the work of No Labels more vital than ever in the months ahead. Primaries will pick the GOP nominees in the pivotal open-seat Senate races in North Carolina and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, and Trump critics like Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), and Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) face strong Trump-backed challengers later this year. And several of our Democratic allies face the mirror-image problem, with well-funded progressives threatening to defeat such incumbents as Carolyn Bourdeaux in Georgia, Henry Cuellar in Texas, and Kurt Schrader in Oregon. To keep these independent-minded leaders on Capitol Hill, and to add problem solvers to their ranks, the upcoming primaries are vital for No Labels and our movement. Please consider supporting our shared mission with whatever you can afford to contribute today, to help secure a bipartisan future for tomorrow. |