John – Welcome back to another edition of BNC Insider, your weekly recap of everything that’s happening in the world of Brand New Congress.

In this issue:

• How to check your voter registration
• BNC Reps fighting for labor rights
• Biden is right
• Our next big announcement
• Ways to take action
  

Get ready to dive in.

We’re down to just over 60 days until the general election, but there are many important dates that come before election day.

In-person early voting begins for some of our candidates in less than 45 days, and some states require voters to be registered up to a month before the election.

This is a friendly reminder to check your voter registration status NOW so you can vote in November wherever you are.

You can easily check your status on Vote.org or visit your state’s Secretary of State website to check your registration status directly with state officials.

One of our team members did it, and confirmed her registration status in less than one minute thanks to Vote.org.

Celebrating Labor Day by fighting for workers

In honor of Labor Day today, we recognize the extraordinary work our candidates have done to fight for workers’ rights from Congress.

Most politicians pay lip service to unions, pandering for endorsements while cashing fat checks from the same corporate bosses that crush worker rights.
 
But BNC representatives actually SHOW UP for labor, time and time again.
 
From pushing for the PRO Act to showing up on the front lines, their advocacy has helped propel the modern labor movement forward.
 
If you’d like to help us recruit and elect more representatives committed to worker rights, the best way to support our work is with a monthly sustaining contribution. Most of our budget comes from monthly donors giving just $5 and $10 a month. Will you consider becoming a sustaining donor?
 
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Biden’s Big Speech
 
With most offices closed last week, it’s been a light news week for Congress. But the biggest buzz the last few days is all about President Biden’s speech in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia .

“Equality and democracy are under assault. We do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise. So, tonight, I’ve come to this place where it all began to speak as plainly as I can to the nation about the threats we face, about the power we have in our own hands to meet these threats and about the incredible future that lies in front of us, if only we choose it.”

President Biden
Philadelphia, PA
September 1, 2022

In his speech, the president talked about the threats to our democracy, and made it clear that we are NOT powerless against those threats.
 
And he’s right.
 
We are not powerless against extremist, nationalistic Republicans. We are not powerless against the billionaires who dictate policy in Washington and hoard wealth while the planet burns and people starve. We are not powerless to stop the climate crisis.
 
We are the furthest thing from powerless. We the people are more powerful than we know – but we have to CHOOSE to fight for our future.

The BNC family is growing again. The first of several big announcements will come tomorrow at 10:00am ET.

Watch for the announcement email in your inbox, and make sure you’re following Brand New Congress on all socials so you don’t miss a thing.
 
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• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube

Take our survey on Student Loan forgiveness

The recent decision by the Biden administration to expand student loan forgiveness is a big deal, and it is proof that the progressive movement is driving policy in D.C. But we need to keep the pressure on Congress and President Biden to finish the job and forgive ALL student debt.

To all of you who have already taken our survey on student debt cancellation, we are grateful for your input.
 
We’d still like to hear from a few more of you, so if you haven’t had a chance, could you take just a couple of minutes now to share what student debt cancellation would mean for you?

Volunteer

Each week we will be highlighting volunteer opportunities for different candidates. This week we are featuring Charles Booker and Becca Balint.

Team Booker has phonebank opportunities today and Wednesday, as well as a digital organizer training that you can join from anywhere. Check out their Mobilize page for details, or sign up to volunteer on their website.

Becca’s team is recruiting volunteers for multiple roles, including phonebanking and texting. Visit her Mobilize page to get started.

Or, you can always sign up to volunteer directly with Brand New Congress and support ALL of our candidates!

Thanks for reading our BNC Insider! 💜 Watch for this update every Monday to stay on top of what’s happening in the world of BNC.

Until next week,

The entire team at Brand New Congress

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