Hey John,

After a few challenging weeks, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on a few things.

I’m thinking about how our democracy came dangerously close to falling. If we don’t work together to stop the spread of the Big Lie and hold those responsible accountable, we could lose our majorities in Congress to Republicans and leave our democracy even more exposed during Trump’s next presidential campaign.

That’s why I am laser-focused on stopping Trump’s allies from gaining power this November. They’ve made their targets clear: Controlling our election system, dehumanizing the LGBTQ+ community, taking away women’s right to reproductive health care, and running a campaign of public disinformation so thorough that they hope the American people, like Trump’s extreme MAGA base, will no longer be able to distinguish fact from fiction.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the approaching midterm elections. We already know that historically, voter turnout is low. And this means we are going to have to mount a voter turnout effort the likes of which the country has never seen. Republicans keep reminding us of the extremity of their agenda if they take over — prohibiting marriage equality, taking away the right to contraception, protecting the gun industry over the lives of our children. We cannot let this become our future.

With a 4-seat House majority and 50-50 Senate, we can’t afford to lose any seats. And now more than ever, I’m focused on expanding our majorities so that we can abolish the filibuster and pass crucial legislation that people are demanding, like codifying Roe into law and doing more to address the epidemic of gun violence.

John, we both know how important it is that we build the strongest midterm campaign possible to strengthen Democrats’ voter mobilization efforts and win these competitive seats.

So I’m humbly asking:

Can you pitch in $10 before our end-of-month fundraising deadline to give us the resources we need to protect and expand our Democratic majorities?

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Thank you for taking the time to read this and for taking action. It means a lot to know you’re a part of this important work.

— Adam Schiff