John —

I don't usually write to you — but this is really important.

My job is working with reporters and RepresentUs community members to
share stories about how political corruption affects our daily lives.

The train derailment and the resulting environmental crisis in East
Palestine, Ohio over the past few weeks have been a grisly, stark reminder
that corruption affects every aspect of our lives — including, apparently,
our health.

[ [link removed] ]Hear it directly from Shea Williams, a lifelong Ohioan, and member of
the RepresentUs community:

[ [link removed] ]A quote image from Shea Williams that reads: "A community of amazing
people that I love and admire is suffering greatly. And while the media is
finally paying attention, preventable tragedies like this will keep
happening. Why? Because our government is broken. Because of corruption in
our politics, our politicians think they can ignore the voices of everyday
Americans. And for what? So a rail company can save some money by not
getting their tracks repaired? So they can keep their pocketbooks lined
with special interest donations?"
What's happening right now is too urgent for business as usual. That's why
I'm calling on everyone in our movement to take action and help me keep
this crucial story front and center.

[ [link removed] ]Sign our petition to the Biden administration to crack down on
corruption and protect communities like East Palestine all across America.

When our petition hits a critical mass of support from the RepresentUs
community, we’ll shine a light on the root cause of this disaster:
corruption. It's a critical message that the establishment hopes we’ll
ignore. With your help, we’ll make sure that doesn't happen.

In some ways, this is a classic American story. The government caves to
pressure from railroad special interests, loosens safety regulations, and
disaster ensues. Then, Ohioans suffer the direct consequences of
government corruption and inaction and have to shout to be heard over the
din of corporate power.

When railroad companies can buy politicians and get the outcome they want,
we get screwed. And it's all somehow perfectly legal.

As Shea’s story powerfully shows us, until we eliminate corruption, we
can't protect our communities. When we pass powerful anti-corruption laws
all across the country, we can get our government working for the people
again – not special interests.

That’s why we fight to pass laws that give power to the voters, where it
belongs.

[ [link removed] ]Sign our petition calling on President Biden to crack down on
corruption and protect our communities instead of protecting special
interests’ bottom line.

Together, we’ll put pressure on our government and the political
establishment in every way we can: online, in the media, in print, and
wherever they are forced to listen to the people impacted by corruption
the most.

Ross Sherman
[5]Ross Media Relations Manager
RepresentUs


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