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  Ed Markey · [email protected]
May 13, 2022 at 3:10 PM

Add your name to my petition to say you support a Medicare for All, single-payer health care system.

We must continue our fight, pass Medicare for All, and guarantee health care as a human right for every single person in our country. Friends - Yesterday afternoon, the Medicare for All Act of 2022 was introduced in the United States Senate, a major component of our fight to finally establish a t…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
May 5, 2022 at 4:14 PM

$5 to help Jessica Cisneros win

Jessica’s running her campaign a different way — a way we’re all familiar with. Friends - In just 19 days, we have an incredible opportunity to send a strong progressive, an immigration rights warrior, and champion for the Green New Deal to Congress. We’ll explain more in just a minute, but if yo…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
May 3, 2022 at 3:32 PM

Urgently asking you to split a $5 contribution to 5 abortion funds today.

Abortion is health care, and health care is a human right. Friends - Last night, a leaked draft opinion indicated that the United States Supreme Court appears poised to repeal Roe v. Wade in the very near future. What this means is that a stolen, illegitimate, right-wing Court would destroy the r…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
April 30, 2022 at 10:31 PM

real quick

   Hey there — it’s Ed. I know your time is valuable, so I promise I’ll keep this real quick. I know my team and I have emailed a number of times about tonight’s end-of-month fundraising deadline over the last few days. There’s no doubt about that. But the truth is that right now, we’re still a t…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
April 30, 2022 at 2:10 PM

Writing to ask you to make a $3 contribution before tonight’s midnight deadline.

The only way we do this is together. Good morning! We'll cut right to the chase: We’re writing to ask you to make your first online contribution — of $3 or anything you can — to stand with Ed Markey ahead of tonight’s end-of-month fundraising deadline. We’re sorry to be so direct, but the truth i…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
April 29, 2022 at 2:54 PM

Just $5.

That's right. $5. $5. That’s what we’re asking you to contribute to stand with Ed Markey and our campaign today ahead of tomorrow’s end-of-month fundraising deadline. That’s right. Just $5. CONTRIBUTE $5 We know $5 doesn’t seem like the kind of money that can compete with the fossil fuel lobbyi…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
April 28, 2022 at 10:52 PM

347 short

We’re so fortunate that we have a nationwide movement standing with us who comes through when we need it most. Team Markey April Fundraising Drive Deadline: 4/30 Goal: 1,000 donations Left to Goal: 347 donations Suggested Donation: $3.00 CONTRIBUTE First the bad news: As of this morning, we’re …
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
April 27, 2022 at 3:29 PM

I’m counting on you

When I think about my top supporters, I don’t think about the ones who have made the most contributions, or donated the most money. Friends - I wanted to take a moment this morning to tell you how important you are to this campaign, and to our entire progressive movement. When I think about my to…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
April 26, 2022 at 4:01 PM

What if you knew?

This only works if we’re all in this together. Friends - Is there anything we can say to convince you to make a $3 contribution to stand with Ed Markey today? What if you knew that this Saturday, we’re facing our April end-of-month fundraising deadline, and we need a BIG week to reach our goals a…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
April 22, 2022 at 7:21 PM

A just and livable future for all

I wanted to take a few minutes today to reflect on our movement’s fight for bold climate action Happy Earth Day! On this Earth Day, I wanted to take a few minutes to reflect on our movement’s fight for bold climate action, and to ask for your financial support in powering that fight. But before I…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
April 15, 2022 at 5:44 PM

Humbly asking

Our monthly goals are modest, but it’s for that reason that our margins are even thinner. Friends - I’m reaching out to some of our top supporters today with a humble request. Our team has just launched an important mid-month fundraising drive ending at midnight tonight — and to be very direct, w…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
April 11, 2022 at 9:19 PM

[Enclosed] Team Markey's April Issues Survey

Hoping for a LOT of responses today. Friends - One of the most common questions our team gets from Ed is, “What are the people saying is most important to them?” That’s why we like to check-in with our top supporters once every month or so and get your answer to that question directly — and today…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
April 10, 2022 at 11:00 PM

Add your name to my petition: It’s time to abolish the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court

We must continue our fight to abolish the filibuster, expand the Supreme Court, and confirm even more nominees as qualified and principled as Justice Jackson is. Friends - It was my honor and privilege last week to vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — the first Black woma…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
March 31, 2022 at 11:22 PM

short note

    Hey friends — we promise we’ll keep this quick. We know we’ve emailed a number of times about tonight’s FEC fundraising deadline over the last few days. Believe us, we get the emails too. But the truth is that right now we’re still a touch short of where we need to be, and we’re hoping that s…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
March 31, 2022 at 2:27 PM

Can you make your first donation of 2022 before tonight's FEC deadline?

Our work organizing to grow our movement and build support for our progressive agenda is powered by you. Hey team — it’s Ed. I wanted to reach out to you one last time before tonight’s official FEC fundraising deadline to ask if you’re able to make a donation. We’re still short of the grassroots …
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
March 30, 2022 at 10:01 PM

Off to the races

When we launched our 36-hour end-of-quarter fundraising drive this morning, we weren’t sure that we’d hit our grassroots contribution goal. Friends - When we launched our 36-hour end-of-quarter fundraising push this morning, we weren’t sure that we’d hit our grassroots contribution goal. We knew …
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
March 30, 2022 at 3:06 PM

not the news we wanted to share

Friends - This isn’t the news we wanted to share this morning, but right now we’re projecting to fall short of our end-of-quarter grassroots fundraising goal. We have about 36 hours left to get back on track before tomorrow’s midnight deadline, so we need a big day today if we’re going to get to…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
March 29, 2022 at 3:03 PM

Make calls with Ed Markey, Jessica Cisneros, and the Sunrise Movement tomorrow at 6pm ET

It’s going to take all of us coming together to win this runoff, so please RSVP to join us Friends - We’re excited to announce that tomorrow, March 30, Ed is joining forces with the Sunrise Movement and Green New Deal champion Jessica Cisneros for a “Win the Runoff” phonebank, and you’re invited!…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
March 28, 2022 at 3:41 PM

Two quick things

Our movement is powered $5, $10, and $25 at a time. Good morning! Two quick things before the day gets away: As you may know, our people-powered campaign is funded by thousands of supporters like you chipping in small amounts. Our grassroots movement won a historic victory in 2020 raising $5, $1…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
March 28, 2022 at 12:01 AM

I’m incredibly proud of the way we fund our movement, but it means we need a LOT of people standing with us.

Friends - I’m emailing today to ask you to make a $3 contribution to our campaign ahead of this week’s official FEC fundraising deadline. I hope you’ll take a minute and give me a chance to explain why this request is so important, but if that’s all you need to hear to add your support, you can …
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
March 26, 2022 at 3:10 PM

Emailing to humbly ask for your $3 contribution

We promise the goals our team set each month aren’t arbitrary numbers we picked out of a hat. We know it’s the weekend, so we promise we’ll keep this quick — we’re emailing to ask for $3. Please let us explain the situation: As of this morning, we’re 95% of the way through our first fundraising q…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
March 24, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Mitch McConnell has already blatantly stolen two Supreme Court seats in recent years — we cannot allow it to happen again. Friends - This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court. Judge Jackson has proven he…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
March 16, 2022 at 4:48 PM

We’re walking on sunshine

It’s time to save our sunshine and make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Did you hear the news? Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act, moving us one step closer to making Daylight Saving Time permanent! No more switching clocks, way more sunlight. Now the bill is …
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
March 15, 2022 at 2:46 PM

We know $3 doesn’t seem like the kind of money that can compete with the fossil fuel giants and dark money super PACs of the world...

We have something our enemies do not $3. What does that amount of money mean to you? Think about it, and let us ask: What if you knew that contributing $3 today would help Ed Markey grow our movement and build support for our agenda across the country — would that be worth it? How about if we tol…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
March 14, 2022 at 4:40 PM

Daylight Saving Time

It’s a great feeling — and it’s time we make it permanent. Happy Daylight Saving Time! Over the weekend, we sprung forward and now we all get to enjoy an extra hour of sunshine this evening. The long winter is almost over, and Spring is just around the corner. It’s time to go from polar to solar …
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
March 12, 2022 at 3:31 PM

(bump) No more fossil-fueled war

Friends — we wanted to be sure you saw Ed's note from earlier this week. Can you take a couple minutes to read it, and then add your name to his petition demanding an end to fossil-fueled wars, and supporting our clean energy revolution and a Green New Deal? ADD YOUR NAME Thanks in advance for a…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
March 10, 2022 at 3:42 PM

Jessica Cisneros

Jessica Cisneros has proven she has what it takes to take on the most powerful corporate interests in our country. Friends — I have some big news to share with you this morning, and an important request to make. Today, I’m proud to announce my endorsement of Jessica Cisneros and her campaign to r…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
March 9, 2022 at 4:45 PM

Add your name to my petition: No more fossil-fueled war. It’s time for a clean energy revolution and a Green New Deal.

The United States should never again be complicit in a fossil-fuel related conflict. Friends – I’m writing today to ask you to add your name to my petition demanding an end to fossil-fueled wars, and supporting our clean energy revolution and a Green New Deal in order to save our planet. I’ll exp…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
March 5, 2022 at 4:31 PM

“Half measures are no longer an option.”

Friends - Earlier this week, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report. As you can imagine, the news was devastating. The IPCC reiterated what we’ve known for years: without significant action, in the years ahead we will continue to see hotter temperature…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
February 28, 2022 at 11:30 PM

An important request

We have a lot of important work ahead of us, and it will not always be easy. Friends - I’m writing this evening with an important request. I want to ask you to make a donation to our campaign before tonight’s end-of-month fundraising deadline. But before I do, I hope you’ll give me a chance to ex…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
February 28, 2022 at 3:35 PM

298 to go

We’ll cut right to the chase. Good morning! We know your time is valuable, so we’ll cut right to the chase — we’re writing to ask you to make your first online contribution — of $3 or anything you can — to stand with Ed Markey before tonight’s end-of-month fundraising deadline. The truth is that …
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
February 27, 2022 at 4:06 PM

The world stands united against Vladimir Putin and his petro-oligarch cronies.

We must work urgently to de-escalate this conflict and bring about a diplomatic solution to end it. Dear Friends, First and foremost, I would like to express my sincerest feelings of solidarity and say that my heart is with the people of Ukraine as they endure a savage and illegal violation of th…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
February 23, 2022 at 11:00 PM

[Enclosed] Team Markey February Issues Survey

Hoping for a LOT of responses to our survey today. Friends – As you know, we like to check in with some of Ed’s top supporters about once a month and get your read on the most pressing issues facing our movement and our country. Today’s the day we ask again, and we’re really hoping for A LOT of r…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
February 17, 2022 at 3:57 PM

Not the email we were hoping to send this morning

Friends – This isn’t the email we were hoping to send this morning, but we fell short of our mid-quarter fundraising goal earlier this week and have no other choice. We’re emailing today to ask you to make a $3 contribution and help us close the gap. The goals we set are not arbitrary — they’re…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
February 16, 2022 at 12:30 AM

Let me level with you

Friends — I know your time is valuable, so I’ll get right to the point. Our mid-quarter fundraising drive ends in just a few short hours, and we’re still shy of the donation goal we set to get ourselves back on track to our goal. Let me level with you — these goals are modest. Right now, we need…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
February 15, 2022 at 5:11 PM

Humbly asking before tonight’s midnight deadline

The fossil fuel industry and the right-wing super PACs may have all the cash in the world, but… Friends – We’re writing to ask if you can make a contribution — $3 or anything you can afford — to stand with Ed Markey and our campaign today. Especially today. Here’s the deal: At midnight tonight, w…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
February 12, 2022 at 3:33 PM

We will pass the Green New Deal, and we’re going to keep fighting until we win.

It’s time we deliver. It’s time we get it done. Friends - This is a long email about our movement’s fight for decisive climate action, where we’ve been, and where we’re going from here. I hope you’ll take a few minutes to read it, and then add your name to my petition as a Citizen Co-Sponsor of t…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
February 5, 2022 at 4:43 PM

Take a look at this number

We can’t afford to be playing catch-up at the end of the month. Take a look at this number — it’s one of the first things our team sees every day when we login to check our ActBlue fundraising: That’s our average contribution so far here in the month of February. That’s a number that Ed and our …
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
January 31, 2022 at 10:28 PM

The problem is...

We wanted to reach out one last time before tonight’s midnight deadline. Friends - If everyone who reads this email chipped in $3, we would EASILY surpass our January fundraising goal, and be well on our way toward powering our movement for the fights ahead here in 2022. The problem with that is……
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
January 31, 2022 at 4:05 PM

Re: tonight’s deadline

        We wanted to be sure you saw Ed’s email from this weekend. Will you take a couple minutes to read it, and then make a $3 contribution to stand with Ed before tonight’s midnight fundraising deadline? CONTRIBUTE   Friends - I’m writing to you today with an important request. I want to as…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
January 30, 2022 at 4:11 PM

Humbly asking for your $3 donation today before tomorrow’s end-of-month fundraising deadline.

The fights ahead will not be easy, which is why we need to stand together. Friends - I’m writing to you today with an important request. I want to ask you to make a donation to our campaign before tomorrow’s end-of-month fundraising deadline, but before I do, I first want to thank you for everyth…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
January 29, 2022 at 8:47 PM

What if you knew?

Friends - Is there anything we can say to convince you to make your first online $3 contribution today, ahead of our upcoming end-of-month fundraising deadline? What if you knew that we need a BIG couple of days here to reach our monthly goals, and keep on track for the rest of the year? What if…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
January 28, 2022 at 4:41 PM

As of this morning...

We’ve got a problem We know your time is valuable, so we promise we’ll keep this quick. Here’s the situation: We’re 90% of the way through January, but as of this morning, only 74% of the way to hitting our monthly fundraising goal. That’s a problem — our end-of-month deadline is just around the …
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
January 26, 2022 at 9:01 PM

This is a long email on climate action, Build Back Better, and the path forward from here:

The time for talking is over. Our economy, our health, and the very future of our planet simply cannot wait. Friends - I’m about to ask you to read a long email on the current state of the Build Back Better package, climate action, and our ongoing negotiations in the Senate to pass meaningful leg…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
January 25, 2022 at 10:33 PM

This is a long email about climate action, Build Back Better, and the path forward from here

The time for talking is over. Our economy, our health, and the very future of our planet simply cannot wait. Friends - I’m about to ask you to read a long email on the current state of the Build Back Better package, climate action, and our ongoing negotiations in the Senate to pass meaningful leg…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
January 20, 2022 at 9:47 PM

2 minutes?

Hoping for a LOT of responses to our Issues Survey before the day gets away. Friends - We’re reaching out today with a quick — but important — question for you: Can you take 2 minutes to complete our January Issues Survey? TAKE THE SURVEY Let us explain: Every so often, our team likes to send out…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
January 17, 2022 at 7:01 PM

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends - Today and every day we honor the life and legacy of one of the greatest fighters for justice in all of our history — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As we reflect on his legacy, we must recognize that we still have a great deal of work to do to dismantle the structures of systemic and inst…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
January 15, 2022 at 7:01 PM

plummeting

Asking for something a little different today. Friends - At midnight tonight, we’ll be halfway through the month of January, and we’ve got some good news and some bad news: THE GOOD NEWS is that as of last night, we’re on pace to match our total number of contributions we received in December, wh…
  EdMarkey.com · [email protected]
January 13, 2022 at 9:24 PM

Statement from Senator Ed Markey on voting rights

Abolish the filibuster. SIGN THE PETITION   Paid for by The Markey Committee The Markey CommitteePO Box 120029Boston, MA 02112United States This email was sent to [email protected]. Click here if you'd like to unsubscribe. We try to send only the most important information and op…
  Ed Markey · [email protected]
January 6, 2022 at 8:48 PM

January 6

Today especially, we must send an unmistakable message that democracy will prevail, and voting rights will be protected. Friends - This is a long email about January 6, voting rights, and our movement’s continued struggle to protect and expand them for all. I’ll explain more in just a moment, but…