John,

Senate Democrats passed a historic bill this weekend. It’s called the Inflation Reduction Act and it will take major steps to invest in clean energy, cut carbon emissions, tax corporations and the rich, and allow Medicare to negotiate certain prescription drug prices.

And yet, it could’ve been better, but corporate Democrats like Manchin and Sinema decided to block any improvements to the bill. Bernie Sanders introduced amendments to extend the Child Tax Credit and expand Medicare to cover vision, hearing, and dental for seniors. Only two Democrats voted with Bernie on Medicare expansion, not a single Democrat voted with him for the Child Tax Credit. Senator Warnock introduced an amendment to expand Medicaid to millions of people. Bernie and only two other Democrats voted for it.

This all happened while Senator Sinema voted with the GOP to protect private equity firms from tax increases. What went on in the Senate is exactly what happens when the most conservative, corporate-backed faction wields power in the Democratic Party. The Inflation Reduction Act is a policy victory, but it could’ve been so much more.

That’s why Justice Democrats is focused on electing BETTER Democrats, not just the same corporate-backed Democrats. We’re re-electing the Squad — AOC, Cori, Jamaal, Ilhan, Rashida, and Ayanna — and expanding the Squad by adding Summer Lee and Greg Casar to our JD bloc in Congress.

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While Democrats control the House, Senate, and the White House, we should be expanding public health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid, sending support to families with the Child Tax Credit, and so much more.

We will get significant wins in the Inflation Reduction Act, including $369 billion towards clean energy and fighting climate change, a 40% cut to carbon emissions by 2040, and lower energy and health care costs for millions. But corporate Democrats allowed corporate lobbyists, and Senators Manchin and Sinema to block this bill from including desperately needed policies supported by President Biden and the vast majority of Democrats.

We will continue our work with the Squad and Bernie to advocate for progressive policies. And we will continue to elect better Democrats so we can transform the Democratic Party.

John, can you make your first donation to support our work? We rely on your small-dollar donations so that we can re-elect the Squad, expand the Squad, and take on corporate Democrats.

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In solidarity,

Justice Democrats