Friend,

Today marks the two-year anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history: the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and our democracy itself.

Even as time passes, we must not let ourselves become numb to the threat posed by those who sought to overthrow our democracy, nor forget the lives taken by the rioters.

I'm proud to say that in many ways, we have risen up to defend our democracy and prevent such a disgrace from happening again. We just passed the bipartisan Electoral Count Reform Act, closing the loophole that Donald Trump had tried to exploit. We rallied together to defy history and defeat anti-democracy extremists across the country in the midterms. We flipped statehouses blue across the country, opening the way for voting rights protections in crucial battlegrounds.

But the forces that would undermine our democracy are still at work. As your Senate Majority Leader, I will continue to do everything in my power to fight back. And I hope you will, too: Talk to your neighbors. Read local news. Volunteer at your polling place. Vote. It's little actions like these that add up to a healthy democracy, and it takes all of us to keep it safe.

Onward,

Chuck Schumer