Hi John, it's Bernie Sanders.
Just like with her constituents, Congresswoman Cori Bush has always had my back. Right now, campaigns across the country are working hard to fundraise ahead Election Day — and I want to share why I think Cori’s campaign in particular is deserving of your attention.
I'll explain more in just a moment, but first, I have to ask:
Why?
Cori is a fierce leader and working class mother of two kids — and exactly the person we need driving our progressive movement in Congress. As a nurse, pastor, and activist, she has always been involved in her community — and she brings her lived experience to Congress to fight on behalf of working families everywhere.
She’s ready to take action for her community. After the murder of Michael Brown Jr. in 2014 just minutes from where she lived, Cori stepped up to serve her neighbors as a nurse and faith leader on the front lines of the movement — protesting in defense of Black lives for more than 400 days.
Cori puts in the work, especially when it's inconvenient and uncomfortable. When Congress failed to provide sufficient eviction protections in the wake of the pandemic and promptly went to recess — Cori took direct action, with a round-the-clock protest lasting four nights and five days on the Capitol steps. Her organizing work earned the attention of President Biden and resulted in the extension of the eviction moratorium.
That’s not all. When attacks on abortion rights started escalating, Cori bravely began sharing her own story — at 17 she was assaulted, became pregnant, and then had an abortion. We urgently need to pass reproductive health protections, something Cori tragically knows firsthand.
As Cori's colleague, I know her commitment to progressive causes helps amplify the work we’re doing nationwide. Together, Cori and I have been working to push forward the fight to pass Medicare for All and a Green New Deal. Most recently, we joined together to successfully urge President Biden to leverage the Defense Production Act to fund climate action investments.
Corporate PACs and special interests are spending millions this election cycle to attack progressive leaders like Cori. It couldn't be more important that we all show up as a movement to support Cori through this election.
We must send a message that we will not back down in our collective struggle for economic justice, racial justice, social justice, and environmental justice. That’s why I’m asking for you to support Cori with a donation today, John:
In solidarity,
Bernie Sanders
