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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:
Countdown to Election Day
Zombie laws
Rashida’s climate justice bill
BNC Candidates rallying the vote together
Odessa is making history
Ways to take action
Get ready to dive in.
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Countdown to Election Day
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Zombie Laws are back from the grave and coming for our rights
This Halloween, the only zombies we need to be worried about are zombie laws – old abortion bans that were neutralized by Roe v Wade but never taken off the books.
Now that SCOTUS has struck down Roe, these laws are back from the grave to haunt us all. Some of these old laws date back to before the Civil War, and all of them make receiving or giving abortion care a crime .
One in 3 American women live in states where abortion has been banned entirely or in almost all cases. And if Republicans regain control of the House and Senate, they will fight for a national abortion ban.
Here is a look at states where abortion is banned or at risk of being banned.
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Every BNC candidate will stand up for reproductive rights. Pitch in now to help us get our candidates across the finish line on November 8th. [[link removed]]
Rashida introduces a bold new climate justice bill
Rep. Rashida Tlaib just introduced the revolutionary Cumulative Impacts Act , an environmental justice bill aimed at protecting communities systemically harmed by environmental racism.
Corporate polluters have a long and shameful history of building polluting facilities and dumping hazardous waste in historically Black, brown, Indigenous and low-income communities – leading to poor health and shorter lifespans.
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Rashida’s new bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency to analyze cumulative impacts before making decisions to approve permits, and to deny any permit where the applicant is unable to demonstrate a reasonable certainty no harm will come to the community or vulnerable groups.
Any talk of bold climate action must include accountability for big polluters, and justice for the communities most impacted by environmental racism. Rashida is leading the way on climate justice, and fighting for the legislation needed to protect frontline communities.
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BNC Candidates rallying the vote together
We always love to see our candidates showing up to support one another. BNC Rep. Katie Porter is in a tough re-election for her California swing district, and last week AOC showed up to help rally the vote!
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This is a common practice among BNC candidates. Earlier this year AOC rallied for BNC’s Greg Casar and former BNC candidate Jessica Cisneros.
Now Jessica Cisneros is paying it forward by rallying with BNC’s Michelle Vallejo – along with Tio Bernie Sanders – this weekend in McAllen, TX.
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Odessa is making history
Odessa has been catching the media’s attention ever since it was revealed that her 100% people-funded campaign actually OUTRAISED the incumbent, GOP Representative Mark Green, last quarter.
Odessa was recently featured in Essence as one of many Black women poised to make history [[link removed]] in this year’s election.
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Brand New Congress is proud to stand with Odessa’s visionary, bold progressive campaign to represent Tennessee’s 7th district, and we can’t wait to see her make history on November 8th!
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Each week we highlight volunteer opportunities for different BNC candidates. This week we are featuring Michelle Vallejo and John Fetterman.
Team Vallejo is hosting a Halloween phonebank TONIGHT from 5:30 to 8:00pm CT, which you can join in person or virtually via Zoom. Costumes are encouraged.
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Team Fetterman is hosting a Social Media Canvass tomorrow and Thursday. Volunteers can join from anywhere. Visit Mobilize for more details.
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Until next week,
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