Hi John, it’s Mark Ruffalo.
I was elated when Cori Bush sailed to re-election on November 8th with over 70% of the vote.
Like so many of you, I was doing whatever I could before the election to help her succeed. From environmental protections to reproductive freedom — so much is on the line for our country and Cori is the leader we need in our progressive movement.
Pundits warned that Republicans would make big gains in Congress and said a “red wave” was all but certain. To their surprise, Democrats expanded their Senate majority and the losses in the House were narrowly enough to switch party control — which means there are legislative battles to be won.
With that in mind, my priority through the end of the year is to help ensure impactful leaders like Cori have the resources they need to continue their work — especially when faced with a conservative majority and the inevitable disinformation and attack campaigns by far-right media outlets like Fox News.
Cori’s life experiences inform the type of leader she is: compassionate and laser-focused on helping our most vulnerable communities, lifting up our entire country in the process. Consider some of the landmark pieces of legislation she’s already sponsored:
The Green New Deal for Cities: would provide funding to states, local governments, and Indigenous communities to carry out Green New Deal projects, including efforts to clean up pollution, climate adaptation measures, and more.
The Keeping Renters Safe Act: would authorize the government to place a moratorium on residential evictions to prevent the spread of communicable diseases and keep vulnerable renters housed.
The People’s Response Act: will treat public safety as a matter of public health by creating a health-centered public safety agency within the Department of Human Health and Services to prevent violence and harm.
The Helping Families Heal Act: is a first-of-its-kind legislation to fund mental health resources to support those impacted by police violence.
As a supporter of Cori, you help make legislation like this possible.
Contributions of just $5 ensure Cori doesn't have to worry about fundraising and can focus on organizing and fighting for progressive policies in Congress instead. Ahead of the critical end-of-year fundraising deadline, Cori's counting on our support. Please, chip in $5 or more to today to help amplify her progressive agenda and reach her team's must-hit $85,000 fundraising goal.
Thank you,
Mark Ruffalo
Actor/Activist
