At the beginning of this year, we asked you to take our 2023 Priorities Survey to ensure our movement’s goals continue to be aligned with yours. We’re happy to say that they are.
The top three priorities from thousands of respondents were:
60% of respondents selected addressing climate change and passing the Green New Deal as a top priority for the year. Last term, Alexandria reintroduced the Green New Deal, with a record 104 co-sponsors in the House, and fought to pass the Inflation Reduction Act — our largest investment ever with $369 billion in funding to fight climate change. The Green New Deal also served as a guiding framework for over 60 federally-funded community projects – spanning Hawaii to Vermont – which will create green jobs, increase renewable energy, and strengthen our climate resiliency.
57% selected voting rights as a top priority. When Republicans and obstructionist Democrats like Senators Manchin and Sinema stood behind the racist filibuster last cycle — effectively blocking two voting rights bills that would not only protect Americans right to vote, but also expand access to vote-by-mail and advance automatic voter registration — Alexandria didn’t wait to call them out.
And 53% of survey respondents selected passing Medicare for All as a top priority. Alexandria has highlighted how vast, systemic inequalities that were growing pre-COVID only became worse during the pandemic, saying: “We have long been taking about how healthcare should be treated as a human right in the United States, why we need Medicare for All, and this is one huge case study as to why this is so important.” Since starting her 3rd term in January, she has already introduced legislation to expand Medicare to include dental, hearing, and vision care, as well as a bill to require federal healthcare to cover access to abortion services.
Alexandria's dedication to protecting voting rights, taking urgent action to stop the climate crisis, and guarantee healthcare to all has never waivered. This year, our campaign is focused on growing the grassroots, on-the-ground work needed to keep up pressure on Congress and the Biden administration to pass urgent legislation that protects working people and families.
We can’t slow down, and we won’t.
Thank you,
Team AOC
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