Dear John,
My colleague, Senator Elizabeth Warren, is one of the smartest and most strategic people I know. And she is absolutely right when she says that we cannot fall into hopelessness when there is so much to do right now.

Let's be clear: our House Democratic majority has been working non-stop on specific actions to protect access to a safe, legal abortion for anyone in need. We passed the Women's Health Protection Act earlier this Congress, and this week we will pass an even stronger version, H.R. 8296, that recognizes the damage done by the Dobbs decision. We will also pass the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act (H.R. 8297), which makes it possible and safe for women needing abortion care to travel to states where it is accessible.

These bills could actually become law if we had two more pro-choice votes in the Senate. That is why the stakes for this coming election could not be higher. We MUST elect more pro-choice Demorats to Congress this fall.

Specifically, we need at least two more pro-choice votes in the Senate, and to keep the House in Democratic hands.

You can help! Michigan, Kansas, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are states where our progressive, pro-choice friends need our help today!

*
Pro-choice
Michiganders
are
working
to
put
an
ballot
measure
on
the
ballot
to
expand
the
right
to
reproductive
freedom,
including
abortion
and
contraception,
and
put
it
in
the
state
Constitution.
Let's
help
Michigan
join
Oregon
and
other
states
which
have
already
taken
this
step.
And
build
momentum
for
other
states
to
do
the
same.

*
Advocates
for
reproductive
freedom
in
Kansas
are
fighting
a
ballot
measure
that
would
strip
existing
abortion
protections
from
their
state
Constitution.
This
cannot
be
allowed
to
happen.

*
Wisconsin
and
Pennsylvania
residents
can
make
a
tremendous
impact
by
electing
pro-choice
candidates
to
the
Senate.
This
would
be
a
huge
victory
for
our
movement
and
a
giant
step
towards
codifying
Roe
at
the
federal
level.

We are NOT helpless. Well before the egregious decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health , House progressives introduced over a dozen pieces of legislation to defend and strengthen access to abortion and other reproductive services. I am proud to have my name on every one of them:

H.R.345 - Reproductive Health Information for Veterans Act introduced by Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA-26]

H.R.556 - Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA-13]

H.R.1670 - Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2021 introduced by Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky [D-IL-9]

H.R.2234 - EACH Act of 2021 introduced by Rep.Barbara Lee [D-CA-13]

H.R.3576 - Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2021 introduced by Rep. Katherine M. Clark [D-MA-5]

H.R.3755 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 introduced by Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA-27]

H.R.3800 - GLOBE Act of 2021 introduced by Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV-1]

H.R.6005 - Access to Birth Control Act introduced by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney [D-NY-12]

H.R.7585 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 introduced by Rep. Robin L. Kelly [D-IL-2]

H.R.2709 - Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021 introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA-14]

H.R.239 - Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act introduced by Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA-26]

The dynamics are clear. The math is simple. Keeping our majority in the House and adding at least two more pro-choice Democrats to the Senate would empower our progressive agenda and clear a path to victory for reproductive freedom for all Americans.

The fight for reproductive freedom is on, and it's happening right now. We're not giving up. We're going all in. We need every voice and every vote. Join us now!

Courage,

Earl

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