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August 6, 2021 at 5:56 PM

Tell the Senate: Repeal the Hyde Amendment

Historic step for reproductive justice   John, Barbara and her colleagues made history by including a repeal of the Hyde Amendment as part of the Omnibus spending package that will soon pass the House. The Hyde Amendment has barred the use of federal funds for abortion care for decade…

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August 4, 2021 at 11:50 PM

Gavin Newsom’s recall

Less than six weeks   John, this is getting serious. In less than six short weeks, California voters will head to the polls for an unheralded recall election against Governor Gavin Newsom. Republican opponents are lined up to take on and defeat Governor Newsom. Barbara is standing by t…

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August 2, 2021 at 5:16 PM

stronger because of you

So much work left to do.   John, Thank you for all you do to support this campaign. Thanks to contributions from grassroots supporters like you, John, we overcame a fundraising deficit after a slow July to hit our $12,000 end-of-month goal. We are stronger because of you. While these s…

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July 31, 2021 at 8:50 PM

July deadline

  Hi John, Barbara here. Tonight at midnight, we will hit our first deadline of the new quarter — the first deadline since we learned House Republicans outraised Democrats by nearly $8 million. My team has laid out exactly what’s at stake up against the GOP this cycle — and how your d…

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July 30, 2021 at 5:13 PM

lifting the curtain

  Hi John, Receiving as many fundraising emails as you do, I bet you’re wondering exactly how your donation helps campaigns like ours. As Barbara Lee’s Finance Director, I’m here to lift the curtain and share three ways your grassroots support allows us to operate. But first, will you…

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July 28, 2021 at 11:53 PM

The GOP endgame

Our work is far from over   John — Will you contribute to Barbara’s campaign to help us hit our end-of-month fundraising goal of $12,000 before July 31? We’ll explain more about why grassroots contributions are so important in a moment. If you've saved your payment information with Act…

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July 27, 2021 at 6:18 PM

most concerning

House Republicans are outraising Democrats by a wide margin in 2021.   John, My team shared the numbers with you this weekend: House Republicans are outraising Democrats by a wide margin in 2021. They know our majority is slim, and they’re gearing up to win back control of the House, b…

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July 25, 2021 at 12:10 AM

Republicans are dominating with fundraising

Here’s a deeper dive into FEC fundraising numbers and what they mean:   John, Quarterly fundraising reports were made public last week after the second FEC filing deadline of 2021, and they show House Republicans turning the tides with dominating fundraising performances over Democrats…

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July 23, 2021 at 3:20 PM

Cheri Beasley

  John, Cheri Beasley made history by becoming the first Black woman to serve as Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Now, she’s on a quest to make history again by flipping North Carolina’s Senate seat blue and becoming the state’s first Black U.S. Senator — and I’m cal…

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July 21, 2021 at 11:52 PM

DACA has been blocked by a federal judge.

We're calling on the Senate to pass the Dream and Promise Act.   John — Last week, a federal judge in Texas sided with Republicans ruling the DACA program unlawful and preventing new applications. While we must fight for the future of DACA, the need for a pathway to citizenship for und…

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July 19, 2021 at 7:07 PM

the Child Tax Credit

Nearly five million children will be lifted out of poverty because of this policy.   John, Last week, automatic payments began to be distributed to American families as a part of the Child Tax Credit. Parents are facing substantial expenses in the wake of the pandemic — from putting fo…

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July 17, 2021 at 7:11 PM

Re: I’m ready.

Did you see Barbara’s message?   John — Barbara is committed to doing whatever is necessary to pass our progressive agenda and deliver relief for working families. Your support makes that possible. Each grassroots contribution from emails like this one allows her to stay focused on th…

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July 16, 2021 at 4:54 PM

Wish Barbara a Happy Birthday

It’s Barbara’s birthday!   John — Today is a big day here at Barbara Lee for Congress HQ. Today is Barbara’s birthday! Barbara will be celebrating next weekend with a visiting tour across her East Bay district — commemorating her special day in-person with community members that helped…

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July 15, 2021 at 4:28 PM

I’m ready

We have a lot of work to get done for the American people.   Hi John, Mitch McConnell has made blocking our progressive agenda his sole mission, filibustering critical bills without so much as a vote or even a debate. Since Republicans seem entirely uninterested in passing any legislat…

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July 12, 2021 at 6:10 PM

let the athletes compete

  John Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics just a few weeks away, U.S. Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was disqualified from competing by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for cannabis use. I’ve said it before — cannabis should be legalized. That goes for medical and recreational use…

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July 10, 2021 at 5:21 PM

2010

9 seats   John — Democrats only have a nine-seat advantage in the House. If Republicans flip just five seats, they will take back control of the majority and stand in the way of our progressive agenda. And the bad news is, they have history on their side. In 2010 — the first federal el…

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July 6, 2021 at 10:11 PM

voting rights are under attack

  John — Last week, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court upheld two restrictive Arizona laws that delivered a blow to voting rights and the Voting Rights Act. Restricting access to the ballot box isn’t exclusive to Arizona. Across the country, 17 states have put forth over two doz…

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July 4, 2021 at 5:10 PM

independence for all

Happy Independence Day!   Hi John, Happy Independence Day! Today we celebrate our nation’s 245th birthday since gaining independence. On a holiday like today, I’m mindful of what freedom really means to many Americans. Independence and liberty for all were not achieved in 1776. Instead…

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July 1, 2021 at 12:52 AM

I have a request for you

  Hi John — thank you for opening this. At midnight tonight, we will close the books on the second quarter of 2021 and publicly report our campaign finances for the past three months. That means everyone from political pundits to Republican super PACs will be able to see how much mone…

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June 30, 2021 at 5:14 PM

support the Surfside community

  Hi John, We know we’ve been in your inbox a lot lately as we approach tonight’s end-of-quarter fundraising deadline. But this morning, we wanted to reach out to you about the tragedy that took place in South Florida last week. On June 24, a building suddenly collapsed in Surfside, F…

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  Sudip Dutta · [email protected]

June 29, 2021 at 7:14 PM

$25.52

  Hi John, Sudip here with Team Barbara Lee. When most campaigns are up against a critical fundraising deadline like the one approaching tomorrow, they’ll tie up the candidate with hours of call time to solicit checks from corporate PACs and wealthy donors. But that’s not Barbara’s pl…

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  Finance Team, BarbaraLeeForCongress.org · [email protected]

June 28, 2021 at 9:12 PM

this is ambitious

What does the FEC deadline really mean for our campaign?   John — With just two days to go before our June FEC deadline, we are closing in on our ambitious $100,000 quarter fundraising goal. Will you chip in to help us hit our goal and keep our campaign fully funded as we inch toward m…

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June 27, 2021 at 11:17 PM

California Democrats are coming off tough defeats

reversing a dangerous trend   John, Last year was full of tough defeats for California Democrats. While Democrats across the nation enjoyed wins that helped us flip the Senate and send Joe Biden to the White House, it was Republicans who gained ground here in California. We need to re…

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  Barbara Lee · [email protected]

June 26, 2021 at 6:13 PM

63 seats

  John, In 2010 — the first midterm election after President Obama was elected — Republicans won 63 House seats and took back control of the majority. As we approach the first midterms under President Biden, our majorities in Congress are already fragile enough as it stands. Republica…

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June 25, 2021 at 4:50 PM

Re: California’s assault weapons ban overturned

This is dangerous.   John — Have you signed Barbara’s petition yet? Earlier this month, a federal judge overturned California’s assault weapons ban — the first moratorium of its kind in the nation that has been in place for over three decades. Not only is this decision callous, but it’…

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June 24, 2021 at 6:55 PM

the right-wing recall effort has enough signatures to make the ballot

Governor Newsom’s recall qualified for the ballot   Breaking news, John: The right-wing recall effort to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom and steal the governorship officially qualified for the ballot, according to the California Secretary of State’s office. Republicans are picking up momentu…

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June 23, 2021 at 7:33 PM

420-1

  John, 20 years ago, Barbara was the lone voice of dissent against the Authorization of the Use of Military Force (AUMF) — an authorization for the president to unleash military force in the “War on Terror” that was approved by the House on a 420-1 vote and a 98-0 vote in the Senate.…

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June 22, 2021 at 6:02 PM

The American Women Quarters Program

Thanks to a bill introduced by Barbara, the American Women Quarters Program will now honor notable women on the face of U.S. quarters, with five new women being honored each year through 2025.   John — You might’ve missed this historic news: Starting in 2022, U.S. quarters will have a …

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June 21, 2021 at 11:49 PM

Val Demings can defeat Marco Rubio

  John — Exciting news out of Florida: My friend and colleague in the House, Val Demings, just announced her bid for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida where she’ll be taking on Marco Rubio in 2022. You heard that right: Val is facing off against Republican Senator Marco Rubio, one of Tr…

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June 19, 2021 at 4:09 PM

more than a celebration

Happy Juneteenth!   John — Today marks 156 years since Union troops marched to Galveston, Texas to give Black Southerners the news of their freedom from enslavement. Following the Civil War, the message came more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, and now J…

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June 18, 2021 at 5:27 PM

California’s assault weapons ban was overturned

  John, A federal judge recently overturned a 32-year old assault weapons ban in California — the first of its kind in the nation. The judge compared assault weapons like the AR-15 to a “Swiss Army knife.” How shameful. These are weapons of war, designed to kill. And it is an insultin…

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June 17, 2021 at 8:13 PM

Will you help send my friend Val Demings to the Senate?

  John — Exciting news out of Florida: My friend and colleague in the House, Val Demings, just announced her bid for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida where she’ll be taking on Marco Rubio in 2022. You heard that right: Val is facing off against Republican Senator Marco Rubio, one of Tr…

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June 16, 2021 at 4:43 PM

finally

  John — I’ve got important news for you today: On Thursday, the House will be voting on my bill to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF). Before this bill heads to the floor, I’m calling on grassroots Democrats like you to lift up your voices and demand C…

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June 15, 2021 at 7:14 PM

OG Squad member

  John — Barbara is the OG Squad member. Long before it was popular, Barbara was taking tough votes to stand up for progressive values and hold leaders from both parties accountable — in fact, she was the ONLY representative to oppose the authorization for the use of military force (A…

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  Sudip Dutta · [email protected]

June 14, 2021 at 6:50 PM

FEC deadline

checking the numbers ahead of this month’s FEC filing deadline   Hi John — Sudip here with Team Barbara Lee. I know I’m reaching out to you a bit earlier in the month than usual, but I was looking at our quarterly numbers ahead of this month’s FEC filing deadline and noticed some gaps …

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June 12, 2021 at 4:13 PM

Pride

  John — June marks Pride Month, the annual celebration in honor of the invaluable contributions and accomplishments of our LGBTQ+ community. Pride Month honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, which was a turning point in the liberation movement for the LGBTQ+ community and led by women …

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June 10, 2021 at 11:07 PM

Swiss Army knife

California’s assault weapons ban was overturned   John, A federal judge just overturned a 32-year old assault weapons ban in California — the first of its kind in the nation. The judge compared assault weapons like the AR-15 to a “Swiss Army knife.” How shameful. These are weapons of w…

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June 9, 2021 at 8:04 PM

Joe Manchin

standing in the way of progress   John, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced he will vote against the For the People Act — killing the chances of passing this comprehensive voting rights bill in the 50-50 Senate, which was already a tall task with the filibuster standing in the wa…

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June 8, 2021 at 5:57 PM

scandal

Louis DeJoy needs to go   Remember Louis DeJoy? Trump’s handpicked Postmaster General made headlines last year for dismantling the USPS from the inside at the height of the pandemic and with an election that would rely heavily on voting by mail just months away. Here in Oakland, the US…

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June 6, 2021 at 3:10 PM

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again

abolish the filibuster   John — I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: We must abolish the filibuster. Last month, Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans once again used the Jim Crow-era filibuster as a shield from accountability and justice. Republicans used the filibuster to blo…

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June 4, 2021 at 2:50 PM

make Juneteenth a national holiday

Did you know that Juneteenth is still not recognized as a federal holiday?   John, Did you know that Juneteenth is still not recognized as a federal holiday? In fact, not every state officially recognizes the day commemorating the emancipation of slaves and Black freedom. South Dakota…

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June 2, 2021 at 8:56 PM

$13 billion dollars

we should not be spending this much on war   John — President Biden recently released his federal budget proposal for the next year. While we were pleased to see some key inclusions and spending that aligns with our priorities, we were disheartened by one unmistakable statistic: a Pen…

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June 1, 2021 at 10:33 PM

yesterday’s anniversary

  John, Yesterday, I attended a commemoration for the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre — the single largest act of domestic terrorism in the United States. The truth is still being told about one of the worst acts of racial violence in our nation’s history, and I’m hono…

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May 30, 2021 at 7:55 PM

Justice for Greenwood

Black Wall Street   John, Tomorrow marks the 100 year anniversary since the Tulsa Race Massacre — the single largest act of domestic terrorism in our nation’s history. It is an anniversary of pain, grief, and forgottenness. Greenwood — known also as Black Wall Street — was an affluent,…

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  Sudip Dutta · [email protected]

May 29, 2021 at 5:45 PM

last email

let me level with you   Hi John, Sudip here from Team Barbara Lee. Good news: Even with two full days to go until our end-of-month deadline, we’re already more than 90% of the way toward reaching our May fundraising goal. I’m confident we can hit this goal tonight if a few more grassro…

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May 28, 2021 at 8:50 PM

update

The last thing we need to be worried about:   John, I know many folks are logging off early for the holiday weekend, so I really appreciate you opening this email. My finance team just shared an update on our May fundraising, and I want to let you know where things stand: while our gra…

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May 28, 2021 at 1:09 AM

Republicans have more funding

they have the momentum   John — Republicans have all the momentum right now. Compared to Democrats, April fundraising reports showed that the Republican’s House campaign committee has more cash on hand, meaning they’ll be well-funded in their vendetta to win blue seats in 2022 and tak…

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May 27, 2021 at 2:40 PM

keeping Secretary Haaland’s seat blue

Melanie Stansbury.   John, today we’re writing to you about Melanie Stansbury. Melanie is a Democrat running for Congress in New Mexico’s 1st District — where there is a special election coming up in less than one week to fill Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s seat. Our work begins now …

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May 25, 2021 at 8:05 PM

there can never be justice

  John, One year ago today, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minnesota. We all saw the footage that sparked a global movement for Black lives. Floyd was cruelly pinned down for nearly nine and a half minutes, repeating 27 times that he could not breathe. Let’s not get …

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May 24, 2021 at 3:45 PM

RE: poverty resolution

We’re building grassroots support for Barbara’s groundbreaking poverty resolution. Will you become a citizen co-sponsor?   John, Last week, Barbara announced a groundbreaking resolution to address the roots of poverty alongside Rep. Pramila Jayapal and the Poor People’s Campaign. As we…

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