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  Manju Bangalore, BoldProgressives.org · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 11:45 PM

SIGN THE PETITION: Support Senator Warren and her call to cancel student debt

Yesterday, Senator Elizabeth Warren led her first hearing as Chair of the Senate Economic Policy Subcommittee. The hearing examined the student loan crisis which currently burdens tens of millions of Americans with $1.7 trillion of debt. She concluded the hearing by saying "President Biden can …
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 9:05 PM

UPDATE! DC statehood

BIG NEWS: The House Committee on Oversight and Reform just passed the DC statehood bill, clearing the way for a vote in the full House of Representatives. MORE BIG NEWS: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) just signed on to DC statehood, bringing Senate support to a record-breaking 45 senators. The day the …
  PCCC Elections Team · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 5:34 PM

Congress could get a new progressive voice in 10 days

John, see this? Can you chip in? EARLIER EMAIL: CNN: 'Unapologetically progressive': Karen Carter Peterson fights to become first Black woman Louisiana sends to Congress. Donate to Karen Carter Peterson's campaign now. The election is less than 2 weeks away! BIG ENDORSEMENT! To…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 13, 2021 at 5:41 PM

You do social media?

Can you answer a couple questions As we think about combating right-wing messaging during this Democratic governing moment, we're focusing on new media. Can you answer a couple questions about your social media, podcast, and other usage? Please take this super quick survey. Thanks for being a b…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 13, 2021 at 2:13 AM

Charles Booker to explore US Senate run in Kentucky

Booker is the one candidate in Kentucky who could If enough of us show Charles Booker grassroots support now, he could run against Rand Paul for Senate. Donate to his new exploratory committee here. Donate to Charles Booker's exploratory committee here. Charles Booker is the on…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 12, 2021 at 6:02 PM

Charles Booker to explore US Senate run in Kentucky

Booker is the one candidate in Kentucky who could CHARLES BOOKER CAN DEFEAT SEN. RAND PAUL Donate to his new exploratory committee here. Donate to Charles Booker's exploratory committee here. Charles Booker is the one candidate in Kentucky who could defeat Republican Senator Ra…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 11, 2021 at 11:02 PM

One senator

The entire Democratic agenda should not be dependent on any one Senator. But right now much of it is. Donations now to key Senate Democratic nominee funds in MO, PA, NC, OH could change that because Republican Senate retirements are boosting our chances to flip these red seats to blue. (Also in…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 10, 2021 at 3:35 PM

The Democratic agenda shouldn't be dependent on any one senator

The entire Democratic agenda should not be dependent on any one Senator, but much of it is. Here's what we can do right now to change that: Donate today to the Senate Democratic nominee funds for MO, PA, NC, OH, and WI. (Make these races a priority by donating monthly here.) Republican Senate r…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 10, 2021 at 1:15 PM

Amazon vote shows need for new pro-union laws

We stand with the Amazon workers in Alabama who have fought so hard for a democratic voice in their workplace. Thursday, new revelations showed how Amazon likely violated labor law to intimidate workers into voting no and deprive them of a secret ballot without the boss looking over their shoul…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 10, 2021 at 4:57 AM

Amazon vote shows need for new pro-union laws

We stand with the Amazon workers in Alabama who have fought so hard for a democratic voice in their workplace. Thursday, new revelations showed how Amazon likely violated labor law to intimidate workers into voting no and deprive them of a secret ballot without the boss looking over their shoul…
  PCCC Elections Team · [email protected]
April 10, 2021 at 2:21 AM

PCCC ENDORSEMENT: Progressive could join Congress in 2 WEEKS

This election is in just 2 weeks! CNN: 'Unapologetically progressive': Karen Carter Peterson fights to become first Black woman Louisiana sends to Congress. Donate to Karen Carter Peterson's campaign now. The election is less than 3 weeks away! BIG ENDORSEMENT! Today, the PCCC is…
  PCCC Elections Team · [email protected]
April 9, 2021 at 4:37 PM

PCCC ENDORSEMENT: Progressive could join Congress in 2 WEEKS

This election is in just 2 weeks! CNN: 'Unapologetically progressive': Karen Carter Peterson fights to become first Black woman Louisiana sends to Congress. Donate to Karen Carter Peterson's campaign now. The election is less than 3 weeks away! BIG ENDORSEMENT! Today, the PCCC is…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 9, 2021 at 2:07 AM

McConnell blinked -- to keep the Republicans $$$ pipeline flowing

"I'm not talking about political contributions." After Mitch McConnell angrily warned CEO's speaking out for voting rights to "stay out of politics" or face "serious consequences" -- he clarified: "I'm not talking about political contributions." The Hill reminds its readers why, though everybody…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 7, 2021 at 10:42 PM

SIGN ON. Tell Senate Dems to GO BOLD on infrastructure

New polling shows likely voters support President Biden's $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan by huge margins -- even Republican voters. So why are a few Democratic senators carrying Mitch McConnell's water and demanding big changes? JOIN THOUSANDS WHO'VE SIGNED ON: "Democrats, stand strong on ta…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 6, 2021 at 11:47 PM

McConnell versus the First Amendment

Mitch McConnell is warning CEO's to "stay out of politics" or face "serious consequences" after several supported voting rights protections. Despite his breathtaking hypocrisy, the danger is real. McConnell's threats could silence public figures speaking out to defend our democracy. The filibus…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 4, 2021 at 6:43 PM

Reactions to Biden's plan to tax the rich, invest in clean energy

Thousands of PCCC members urge Dems to boldness. The Hill is reporting our take on President Biden's American Jobs Plan: "As an infrastructure plan, it's a home run. As a climate policy, it's a really significant step, and hopefully there are more steps to come" to meet the urgency of the moment…
  PCCC Elections Team · [email protected]
April 3, 2021 at 3:26 PM

Big announcement!

We are very proud to announce our first PCCC Champions of the cycle -- progressive candidates for state and local offices running great campaigns powered by the grassroots, not corporate interests. Can you chip in to these progressive champions and our work supporting hundreds more like them ru…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 1, 2021 at 9:37 PM

Reactions to Biden's plan to tax the rich, invest in clean energy

Thousands of PCCC members urge Dems to boldness. The Hill is reporting our take on President Biden's American Jobs Plan: "As an infrastructure plan, it's a home run. As a climate policy, it's a really significant step, and hopefully there are more steps to come" to meet the urgency of the moment…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
April 1, 2021 at 3:59 PM

UPDATE: #DrainTheTraitors

The Daily Beast reports that some of the biggest corporations in the country are back to bankrolling insurrectionists. In the weeks following the deadly Jan 6 insurrection at the Capitol, over 80 corporations changed their tune on making PAC donations to the Republican traitors …
  PCCC Elections Team · [email protected]
April 1, 2021 at 12:17 AM

If there's 1 candidate you help right now...

UPDATE! Thousands of people have We hear from people all the time that it's super early to donate to candidates -- especially after we all did so much in 2020. We agree. And we're not asking you to donate to a lot of them right now. But there is 1 candidate we are asking you to support before to…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 10:35 PM

Biden's plan: Tax the rich. Invest in clean energy. SIGN ON.

Moments ago in Pittsburgh, President Biden detailed his American Jobs Plan -- $2.25 trillion to create millions of clean energy and infrastructure jobs, paid for by taxing corporations and the rich. As an infrastructure plan, it's a home run. Just a few years ago Bernie's $1 trillion plan was t…
  PCCC Elections Team · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 3:17 PM

If there's 1 candidate you help right now...

We hear from people all the time that it's super early to donate to candidates -- especially after we all did so much in 2020. We agree. And we're not asking you to donate to a lot of them right now. But there is 1 candidate we are asking you to support before tonight's national fundraising dea…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 28, 2021 at 5:25 PM

Warren: Georgia voter suppression law "appalling"

In an email to supporters this week, Elizabeth Warren explained Georgia's sweeping new restrictions to make it harder for Georgians to vote, especially Georgians of color: The details in the new Georgia voter suppression law are appalling. They’ve… Made it a crime to hand out food and water t…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 27, 2021 at 5:53 PM

Disgusting!

Thursday night, as old white men surrounded Georgia's Republican Governor signing away voting rights, an African American legislator knocked on the closed door wanting to bear witness to the tragedy. Did they let Rep. Park Cannon in? No. THEY ARRESTED HER AND CHARGED HER WITH A FELONY! We know …
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 27, 2021 at 12:06 AM

Disgusting!

Last night, as old white men surrounded Georgia's Republican Governor signing away voting rights, an African American legislator knocked on the closed door wanting to bear witness to the tragedy. Did they let Rep. Park Cannon in? No. THEY ARRESTED HER AND CHARGED HER WITH A FELONY! We know Park…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 26, 2021 at 7:34 PM

GA Voter Suppression

Yesterday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a law to severely restrict voting access. Sen. Raphael Warnock warned of this in his first Senate floor speech just last week: "We are witnessing right now a massive and unabashed assault on voting rights and voter access unlike anything we have see…
  Adam Green, BoldProgressives.org · [email protected]
March 25, 2021 at 9:02 PM

see Manchin & Biden progress on voting rights/filibuster?

Today, Senator Joe Manchin made clear we must pass a bill to expand voting rights, end state voter suppression laws, and overturn Citizens United. And Joe Biden said we should reform the filibuster -- and if Republicans still abuse it to block voting rights, we will have to go even further. Thi…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 25, 2021 at 2:34 AM

Did you know the NRA caused the Boulder shooting? Sign the petition.

I support ending the filibuster and passing THE NRA GLOATED AND THE SHOOTING STARTED. Sign the petition: End the filibuster and pass gun reforms. Did you know the NRA caused the Boulder shooting? 2018: Boulder passes a ban on the sale of the assault weapon used in the shooting. …
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 24, 2021 at 6:15 PM

Colorado shooting update

THE NRA GLOATED AND THE SHOOTING STARTED. Sign the petition: End the filibuster and pass gun reforms. Did you know the NRA caused the Boulder shooting? 2018: Boulder passes a ban on the sale of the assault weapon used in the shooting. March 12, 2021 - An NRA lawsuit throws out …
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 23, 2021 at 11:15 PM

Mass shootings put target on filibuster. Sign the petition.

Sign the petition: I support ending the filibuster and passing urgently needed gun reforms. With two horrific mass shootings in 7 days, our nation is again dripping with blood from gun violence. There is a path forward. The one senator who has come closer than any other to passi…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 23, 2021 at 12:16 PM

DC statehood hearing erupts into "political fireworks"

The Hill: Political fireworks fuel DC statehood hearing! CNN: Arguing against statehood for DC, congressman says it has no car dealerships (it does) Yesterday afternoon, Republican House members bullied and cut off witnesses and claimed that DC's 700,000 residents should not be represented in C…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 22, 2021 at 7:17 PM

AOC and Katie Porter ask: Should DC be a state?

Today, the House Oversight Committee -- which Katie Porter, AOC, and Jamie Raskin serve on -- is holding historic hearings about whether Washington DC should become a state! DC currently can vote for president but has no representation in the U.S. Senate despite having more people than some sta…
  Raphael Warnock via BoldProgressives.org · [email protected]
March 21, 2021 at 12:41 PM

My very first speech

This week, I gave my very first speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate. The topic was voting rights -- because in Georgia and across the country, our democracy is under attack. If you were able to watch, I hope I made you proud. If you missed it, here's what I need you to know: Your vote is sac…
  Rep. Andy Levin · [email protected]
March 20, 2021 at 11:26 PM

Sign my letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

Amazon workers in Alabama are trying to unionize, but Amazon is trying to break the back of their organizing efforts with misleading text messages and anti-union propaganda. Amazon has even tried to force workers to vote in-person in the middle of a pandemic hotspot. Grassroots pressure now can…
  Raphael Warnock via BoldProgressives.org · [email protected]
March 20, 2021 at 2:21 PM

My very first speech

This week, I gave my very first speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate. The topic was voting rights -- because in Georgia and across the country, our democracy is under attack. If you were able to watch, I hope I made you proud. If you missed it, here's what I need you to know: Your vote is sac…
  Rep. Andy Levin · [email protected]
March 19, 2021 at 12:45 PM

Sign my letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

Amazon workers in Alabama are trying to unionize, but Amazon is trying to break the back of their organizing efforts with misleading text messages and anti-union propaganda. Amazon has even tried to force workers to vote in-person in the middle of a pandemic hotspot. Grassroots pressure now can…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 18, 2021 at 9:07 PM

PETITION: Trillions are still needed for long-term economic recovery

CNBC reports, "With Covid relief passed, Biden prepares to stake his presidency and Democratic majorities on infrastructure." Barron's adds, "Democrats want Biden’s infrastructure plan signed into law by September." Passing the $1.9 trillion Covid relief package proved what it looks like when D…
  PCCC Elections Team · [email protected]
March 18, 2021 at 3:02 PM

Marine SLAMS Josh Hawley...

Marine veteran and crusader against corporate monopolies Lucas Kunce just released a powerful video introducing his progressive campaign for U.S. Senate. You may cry. It is a great example of why we are proud to endorse his campaign for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Watch the video here. Then, help …
  PCCC Elections Team · [email protected]
March 17, 2021 at 8:32 PM

Marine SLAMS Josh Hawley...

Today, progressive Senate candidate Lucas Kunce SLAMMED the senator he would serve with -- insurrectionist Josh Hawley -- in his first powerful video of the campaign. He also told his personal story of struggle, which led him to be a Marine and a crusader against big corporations. Watch the vid…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 5:54 PM

Sign the congrats card for SECRETARY Deb Haaland!

Watch Elizabeth Warren's happy dance! GREAT MOMENT: Elizabeth Warren does happy dance when Senate confirms SECRETARY Deb Haaland. Click to watch the close-up. Elizabeth Warren was so thrilled when the Senate confirmed Deb Haaland as President Biden's Secretary of the Interior, sh…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 15, 2021 at 11:31 PM

Sign the congrats card for SECRETARY Deb Haaland!

HISTORY! With Deb Haaland's historic confirmation today, President Biden has an inspiring progressive as Secretary of the Interior. Sign the congratulations card to SECRETARY HAALAND here. We'll deliver the card and notes to her. Thanks for being a bold progressive. -- The PCCC Team (@BoldProg…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 11:06 PM

Old guard transferred away the money when progressives won control. Fight back.

We can't let the establishment derail progressive power. When progressives won control of the Nevada Dem Party, the old guard transferred $450,000 so the party would be broke. We can't let establishment Dems derail progressive power. Donate to the NV Dem Party here -- now in progressive …
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 7:48 PM

What AOC said about COVID rescue plan

Millions of people will get a lot more money than they thought Share what AOC said about the COVIDrescueplan on Twitter. Click here. Last night, minutes after President Biden addressed the nation about the $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan passed into law with solely Democratic vot…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 1:54 AM

Voters are being clear. Will Senate Democrats listen?

Yesterday, Republican Senator Mike Lee called the For The People Act to protect our democracy, "a bill as if written in hell by the devil himself." That is out of step with the vast majority of voters. Today, we sent this new polling from the Progressive Change Institute to the media showing th…
  PCCC Elections Team · [email protected]
March 10, 2021 at 11:57 PM

Our first 2022 Senate endorsement - UPDATE!

Within hours of Lucas Kunce announcing his campaign for US Senate in Missouri, over $100,000 in donations poured in. Then came the headlines: Huffington Post: Lucas Kunce, a crusader against corporate consolidation, launches Missouri Senate Bid After Roy Blunt Retirement The Hill: Democratic Ma…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 7:52 PM

PETITION: End the Jim Crow era filibuster

Last night, the Senate parliamentarian ruled that a $15 minimum wage would not fit into the upcoming COVID relief bill due to obscure budget rules. But the parliamentarian is a sideshow. The real issue is the Jim Crow era filibuster that Mitch McConnell uses to keep everything from the minimum …
  Expel the Traitors (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 8:45 PM

Cruz & Hawley want everyone to forget they incited insurrection.

Our Expel the Traitors billboards are making sure that doesn't happen. It was infuriating to see traitors Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley asking anything about the insurrection they helped incite. We're re-posting our EXPEL billboards in TX and MO. Donate here! Ted Cruz and Josh Ha…
  PCCC Elections Team · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 5:03 AM

Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to block the Equality Act today

Marie Newman just totally pwned Marjorie Taylor Greene Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to block the Equality Act today that's designed to protect LGBTQ people, calling it "disgusting, immoral, and evil." So progressive Congresswoman Marie Newman (IL-03) -- who has a transgender daug…
  Expel the Traitors (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 3:50 AM

Cruz & Hawley had some nerve showing up today...

They want everyone to forget they incited insurrection. It was infuriating to see traitors Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley asking anything about the insurrection they helped incite. We're re-posting our EXPEL billboards in TX and MO. Donate here! Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley had some ner…
  PCCC (Bold Progressives) · [email protected]
February 23, 2021 at 8:57 PM

Cruz/Hawley should be answering questions about Jan 6, not asking them

They want everyone to forget they incited insurrection. It was infuriating to see traitors Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley asking anything about the insurrection they helped incite. We're re-posting our EXPEL billboards in TX and MO. Donate here! Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley had some ner…