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:

Important Voting Deadlines
Brand New Legislation from Cori, Jamaal, and Rashida
On the ground in Nashville with Odessa Kelly
New additions to the slate
Social Media Power Hour with Team Fetterman + More ways to take action

Get ready to dive in.

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Election Day is now less than 45 days away, but GOTV is already upon us!

In-person Early Voting is already underway in parts of Pennsylvania and Vermont, and polls open in Michigan THIS WEEK.

Early voting varies from state to state, and sometimes from county to county. Click here to find out when early voting begins in your state.

This election is important, John. Don’t let these deadlines sneak up on you.

You can visit Vote.org to check your voter registration status, look up deadlines for requesting a ballot, find your polling place, and much more.

And remember to ask your friends and family to vote!

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Brand New Legislation

Congress is back in session, and our BNC reps wasted no time getting down to business for working people.

Two weeks ago, Representatives Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman, and Rashida Tlaib jointly introduced the Resolution Recognizing the Human Rights to Utilities.

A screenshot of a tweet from Congresswoman Cori Bush, sent September 15, 2022, which reads: “As someone who has struggled to afford utilities, I know the pain of having to choose between electricity and heat during the winter. My resolution with Rep. Bowman and Rep. Rashida recognizes utilities for what they are: a human right.”

This resolution would recognize access to water, sanitation, electricity, heating, cooling, public transit, and broadband communications as basic human rights and public services that must be accessible, safe, acceptable, sufficient, affordable, justly sourced and sustainable, climate resilient, and reliable for every person.

This policy is straight out of the Brand New Congress 21st Century Bill of Rights (circa 2017), which calls for clean, safe, and modern housing for all which includes utilities essential to modern living.

A graphic featuring the BNC 21st Century Bill of Rights for Housing, which stipulates that all people have the right to clean, safe, and modern housing including all of the utilities described in the resolution introduced by BNC representatives.

Introducing a resolution like this is just the first step. While the resolution currently has 10 cosponsors, to pass it will need to gain widespread acceptance among the rest of the legislators – and many powerful lobbying groups will work to stop it.

That’s why we have to elect more working class progressives who CAN’T be bought by special interests and refuse corporate PAC money.

We’ve got the chance to grow progressive power and DOUBLE (or more) the number of BNC representatives in office this November. If you believe safe housing and utilities are human rights, will you pitch in $25 today to elect more BNC representatives to fight for us?

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On the ground in Nashville with Odessa Kelly

This weekend our Executive Director Adrienne Bell was in Nashville rallying with Odessa Kelly!

It was an afternoon of music, food, love and THE TRUTH, talking about how we CAN flip Tennessee blue.

The crowd was energized and fired up to turn out the vote for Odessa in Nashville – where early voting starts in just over 30 days!

Welcome to the slate John Fetterman!

Last week we unveiled our newest member of the slate, John Fetterman!

From volunteering with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, to AmeriCorps, to his 13 years as mayor of Braddock and nearly four years as Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania – John has been in public service his entire life.

Now he’s in a heated race to flip the open U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania against an out-of-touch, out-of-state, Trump-endorsed multimillionaire reality-TV star named Dr. Oz.

The Pennsylvania Senate race is one of THE most important elections of this cycle. It’s the race MOST likely to flip (the outgoing incumbent is a Republican) and it may well be the seat that determines majority control of the Senate.

The opportunity to elect a fearless, progressive fighter like John to the Senate – especially from a swing state like Pennsylvania – is huge. None of us can sit this one out.

Former BNC Senate candidate Malcolm Kenyatta, who competed in the Democratic primary for this seat, wasted no time getting to work to elect John. Malcolm has been touring the state holding events and fundraisers, relentlessly advocating for John to defeat Dr. Oz.

Here’s what Malcolm had to say about his support for John:

A graphic featuring a quote from former BNC candidate Malcolm Kenyatta describing why he is supporting John Fetterman for U.S. Senate. To the left is a photo of John and Malcolm together. John is wearing a white hoodie and shorts with black sneakers, smiling and holding a thumbs up. Malcolm is wearing a light button-up shirt with dark jeans and white sneakers, smiling with his right hand on John’s shoulder.

We know John will lead the way for bold, transformational change in the U.S. Senate just as he has done at every stage of his life in public service.

If you didn’t have a chance to welcome John to the slate, please consider splitting a contribution between Brand New Congress and his powerful grassroots campaign now.

Elect John >>

A graphic featuring a faded photo of Cori Bush wearing a “Bans Off Our Bodies” t-shirt at a protest with the caption “TAKE ACTION”

Each week we highlight volunteer opportunities for different BNC candidates. This week we are featuring our two Senate candidates, Charles Booker and John Fetterman!

Team Booker has phonebank opportunities Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday that you can join from anywhere. Check out their Mobilize page for details.

Phonebank for Charles >>

Team Fetterman has TWO exciting virtual events you can take part in.

First up, TONIGHT at 6pm ET you can sign up to learn Relational Organizing and get out the vote for John. This is a virtual event accessible to anyone.

Learn Relational Organizing for John >>

A graphic featuring a photo of John Fetterman visiting with a large crowd of supporters and shaking hands. The caption reads: “Relational Organizing with Team Fetterman!” which is designated as a high priority virtual friend-to-friend event. This event takes place TODAY, Monday, September 26, beginning at 6:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time. This is a virtual event that is accessible to everyone.

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes with the Fetterman social media team? Now’s your chance to learn.

Join the Social Media Power Hour this THURSDAY (and every Thursday) starting at 6:30pm ET. This is also a virtual event and you can join from anywhere

Join the Fetterman SM Power Hour >>

A graphic featuring a photo of John Fetterman seated behind a laptop propped up on a stack of books. The laptop is covered in stickers that are overlapping and John looks like he is concentrating very hard on the screen. Behind him is a table with a houseplant and several photos of his family. The caption reads: “Social Media Power Hour with Team Fetterman!” which is designated as a high priority virtual community event. This event takes place every Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30pm Eastern Daylight Time.

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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Since 2016 BNC has led the way in advancing popular policies like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal and electing bold progressive fighters. We recruited and elected AOC in 2018 and Cori Bush in 2020. With seven BNC Reps currently in office, we are growing progressive power in Congress.

This November we’re working to flip multiple red seats, fill open seats with bold progressives, and elect our first BNC Senator by defeating Rand Paul.

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