Public Citizen · [email protected]

January 21, 2020 at 2:31 PM

what the Supreme Court did

Help Public Citizen Overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United Ruling Ten years ago today, the Supreme Court handed down its catastrophic Citizens United ruling. Just minutes later, Public Citizen launched our campaign for a constitutional amendment to overturn the court’s disastrously misguid…

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  Robert · [email protected]

January 18, 2020 at 1:02 PM

What would you ask the next president?

Public Citizen Action Alert Public Citizen is hosting a presidential forum tomorrow with six candidates — Pete Buttigieg, John Delaney, Amy Klobuchar, Deval Patrick, Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang — seeking the Democratic nomination.* What would you ask the candidates? What are your top prio…

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  Robert · [email protected]

January 13, 2020 at 9:52 PM

Mitch McConnell is not qualified

Public Citizen Action Alert Just a few hours ago, Public Citizen formally urged the United States Senate to disqualify Mitch McConnell from Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Mitch McConnell must be disqualified from participating in Trump’s impeachment trial. Add your name. Our complaint, fil…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

January 8, 2020 at 9:11 PM

Iran

Public Citizen Action Alert Donald Trump is racing the United States into an utterly unnecessary, completely avoidable and certain-to-be-disastrous war with Iran. With our backing, Congress can stop Trump. Add your name now to tell Congress: Pass a War Powers Resolution to block Trump from ente…

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  Robert Weissman · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 4:22 AM

thank you, and happy New Year

Support Public Citizen this December Public Citizen is nothing — nothing — without supporters like you. For my team and me, it is an absolute privilege to work with you and on your behalf as we tackle some of the most important issues facing our country. With everything on the line — ending th…

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  PC HQ · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 2:54 AM

I can't believe I'm typing this

Support Public Citizen this December I really can’t. If Public Citizen supporters can collectively chip in just $12,348 more in double-matched donations over the next two hours, our total online giving for this December will surpass what it was last December. Let me say that again: With one …

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  President of Public Citizen · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 1:44 AM

it's happening in two minutes

Support Public Citizen this December Thousands of people have already done it. And we need you with us. Please make your year-end donation to Public Citizen right now. It takes two minutes. Any amount you can give — $5, $25, $100 or even more — will be double-matched. That’s an extra two…

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  RW · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 12:16 AM

how do you treat a bee sting?

Support Public Citizen this December I can’t believe it! Midnight is just hours away, and — unless everyone who has been putting off donating steps up right now — we’re going to come up short of earning the full $250,000 in double-matching funds. Please, if you can, help turn this around. Do…

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  Robert, Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 10:03 PM

the winter sky

Support Public Citizen this December Friends, We are trying to be utterly transparent with you about Public Citizen’s end-of-year fundraising — about how much we need to raise, why we’re sending so many emails, and how it’s going. So believe me when I say without exaggeration: Our numbers fo…

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  Weissman · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 7:17 PM

don't read this unless you want the truth

Support Public Citizen this December I can’t remember the last time so many people wrote in to let me know how much they appreciated one of my notes. So I’m passing it along again — copied below — in case you missed it. I hope you’ll read it, as so many others have. - Robert ****** I kno…

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  Cinderella · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 4:39 PM

I seem to be missing a shoe

Support Public Citizen this December After midnight, I turn into a pumpkin. Or something. Here’s what else happens after midnight: Anything you donate to Public Citizen WON’T be matched two-for-one. They’ll still be grateful for your support, of course. But why miss out on your contribut…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 2:14 PM

you're not one of them, are you?

Support Public Citizen this December Maybe you’re one of them. Maybe you’re one of the people who simply aren’t going to donate today. But if you have thought about donating while our TWO-FOR-ONE year-end match is still in effect, I have a question: What are you waiting for — even more email…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 11:32 AM

we did everything we could to limit the damage

Support Public Citizen this December I’m so proud of the work you and Public Citizen do together. I hope it makes you proud, too. Many people didn’t see my note yesterday (copied below) highlighting just a few examples of everything we did together this year and everything we plan to do in 202…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 1:57 AM

not at all surprised

Support Public Citizen this December Just want to say how much I appreciate your responses to my previous message. I’m not at all surprised to see that Public Citizen supporters still value transparency and candor. As it happens, if just 245 more people contribute before midnight tonight, this…

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  PC · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 9:57 PM

think we email too much?

Support Public Citizen this December I know you’ve been getting a lot of emails from Public Citizen lately. Give me just a minute to explain what’s going on. If — after reading through this note — you still think it’s too much, at least we’ll both know where things stand. This is a “peek beh…

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  Robert Weissman · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 5:22 PM

when the history of the Trump era is written

Support Public Citizen this December When the history of the Trump era is written, each of us who is part of this shared project called Public Citizen will know that we did everything we could to limit the damage Trump inflicted on our country and our planet — and that we laid the groundwork for d…

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  President's Office, Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 1:32 PM

they really did it

Support Public Citizen this December This is surprising even to me. With tomorrow’s deadline looming, the sponsors of Public Citizen’s Year-End Matching Gift Campaign — alarmed at the slow pace of donations — have just authorized doubling the match! Starting right now, ALL CONTRIBUTIONS WILL B…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 12:04 AM

what happened in San Francisco

Support Public Citizen this December Many years ago, while waiting for a bus on Hayes Street in San Francisco, I overheard a quick exchange: A man at the bus stop spotted a friend across the street and called out, “How’s it going?” Without missing a beat, the other man replied, “If things don’…

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  RW · [email protected]

December 29, 2019 at 6:52 PM

thought you'd want to know

Support Public Citizen this December As part of this shared project called Public Citizen, I thought you’d want to hear that donations are picking up. Let’s keep this going! If you haven’t had a moment to make your year-end contribution already, please do it now. Remember, anything you chip …

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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 29, 2019 at 2:32 PM

float like a butterfly

Support Public Citizen this December We hear something a lot: “Public Citizen punches above its weight.” We do. Proudly. But think about what that really means. It means we get more done than we should be able to given our size. Or, to put it another way, Public Citizen is more effecti…

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  President's Office · [email protected]

December 29, 2019 at 12:35 AM

just back from the beach

Support Public Citizen this December I want to thank everyone who has helped power the critical work you and Public Citizen are doing together by making a year-end contribution today. Unfortunately, we’re still coming up short. Online donations today are averaging $39.95. Sounds like the cos…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 28, 2019 at 5:57 PM

I know what you're getting

Support Public Citizen this December It’s not looking good here, folks. We need to see another $18,266 come in TODAY or we won’t be on pace to earn the full $250,000 in dollar-for-dollar matching funds before that offer expires on New Year’s Eve. I know you’re getting a lot of emails, but we r…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 28, 2019 at 12:02 PM

pleas and thank you

Support Public Citizen this December I know you’re hearing a lot of pleas from us lately. And we really do need as many people as possible to contribute before the dollar-for-dollar match expires at midnight on New Year’s Eve. I want to make sure you hear “please” as well. Public Citizen is,…

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  PC · [email protected]

December 28, 2019 at 12:39 AM

does this seem too blunt?

Support Public Citizen this December Ready? I’m gonna be blunt: If we don’t get at least 60 more donations TODAY, we’ll already be off the pace we need to maintain so we can earn the full $250,000 in dollar-for-dollar matching funds — which is absolutely essential to powering the work you and …

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 27, 2019 at 4:13 PM

how many sit-ups can you do?

Support Public Citizen this December It’s crunch time. (Crunches. Sit-ups. Get it? I’m trying here, people!) But for serious: If your inbox looks anything like mine, you’ve been getting a lot of emails from a variety of organizations (and maybe assorted political candidates as well). I’ll …

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 23, 2019 at 11:31 PM

I probably shouldn't

Support Public Citizen this December I’m going to tell you something I probably shouldn’t. You won’t get another email from Public Citizen for the next four days. This is a gamble. Because at least some of the other organizations and politicians who are sending you emails at this critical ti…

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  Public Santazen · [email protected]

December 23, 2019 at 12:33 PM

used to laugh and call him names

Support Public Citizen this December Some holiday cheer: You know Bill Barr and Bannon, the Pencer, and ’Vanka McConnell the stupid, Don Jr. and Bolton But do you recall Trump’s most rotten lackey of all? Rudy the Red-Nosed Grifter Has a very shiny face Now that we all have seen him What a nati…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 21, 2019 at 9:27 PM

does this shirt go with these pants

Support Public Citizen this December Give me one minute? Right now, anything you contribute to Public Citizen’s critical Year End Campaign will be matched dollar-for-dollar. And if becoming a monthly donor is right for you, every one of your monthly donations for the next full year will also b…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 21, 2019 at 2:48 PM

Did you miss it too?

Support Public Citizen this December Wow. My thanks to the hundreds and hundreds of Public Citizen supporters all over America who stood with us in the fight against Trumpism by making a year-end contribution this week. Get your donation in before our dollar-for-dollar match expires! And, in…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 9:17 PM

Now what?

Support Public Citizen this December So here’s something: 126 members of Congress voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson in 1868. 221 members of Congress voted to impeach President Bill Clinton for obstructing justice in 1998. 230 members of Congress voted to impeach President Donald Trum…

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  PC HQ · [email protected]

December 17, 2019 at 1:41 PM

Impeach Trump rally near you tonight

Impeach Trump Rallies Real quick reminder, team: Tonight — in 600 communities all across America — people will gather to support impeaching Donald Trump. Find the closest rally to you and join us this evening! - Robert P.S. My earlier note is copied below with a lot more info about these rallies. …

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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 10:43 PM

my final email to you

Support Public Citizen this December I’ll make you a deal. I won’t send another email in 2019 asking you to support Public Citizen if you donate today. Between now and the end of the year, nonprofit organizations — along with politicians and political committees — will be stuffing your inbox with …

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 1:41 PM

if you want Trump impeached

Impeach Trump Rallies If you are at all able, please join one of the more than 400 rallies across the country on Tuesday evening to support impeaching Donald Trump. This is a longish email, but that’s the bottom line. Get more info and find a rally near you. The U.S. House of Representatives is ex…

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  Lori Wallach, Director of Publ · [email protected]

December 12, 2019 at 8:16 PM

Emergency briefing call on new NAFTA

Friend, Earlier this week, U.S. House Democrats announced they had reached an agreement with the administration on a redo of the revised NAFTA deal that President Donald Trump signed last year. Join our emergency briefing on the status of the revised NAF…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 10, 2019 at 8:53 PM

Trump out!

Impeach Trump Rallies They’ve done it. The United States House of Representatives has released articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. It’s go time, folks. Public Citizen and our allies are organizing rallies in more than 400 communities all across America for the day before the House votes …

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 4, 2019 at 12:01 AM

do this without you

Giving Tuesday #2 I have to be blunt: Some of the corporate and political forces we’re up against could consider how we do today — Giving Tuesday — to be a gauge of our strength going forward. So if you can, please contribute right now. Or even join our Monthly Giving team. And if you’ve given rec…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 9:01 PM

you already know that

Giving Tuesday #1 I’m guessing you know today is Giving Tuesday. So I won’t take up even more space in your inbox listing all the absolutely vital work you are doing as part of Public Citizen. You already know that. I’ll just mention this: For many organizations like Public Citizen, this can be th…

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  Melinda, Public Citizen · [email protected]

October 23, 2019 at 1:35 PM

Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar and you

Join us and congressional champions for a historic town hall on Medicare for All.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Friend, Since the day they were elected, U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) have fearlessly pushed Congress to e…

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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]

October 18, 2019 at 4:55 PM

Trump’s corrupt G7 deal

There is nothing more corrupt than a President awarding a contract to himself. Impeach now.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Friend, President Donald Trump no longer sees fit even to pretend that he is constrained by the law or the U.S. Constitution. I…

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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]

October 3, 2019 at 6:00 PM

China, Ukraine and Trump

Earlier today, Trump publicly urged that China investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter — another impeachable offense.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Friend, Earlier today, President Donald Trump publicly urged that China investigate Joe Biden and his …

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  Alert · [email protected]

September 27, 2019 at 5:03 PM

out of control news cycle

We’re all exhausted from the dizzying Trump news cycle. But we must stay the course.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Friend,​ At a moment when things feel out of control, I am honored to work at Public Citizen with such an extraordinary team of talented people com…

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  President’s Office · [email protected]

September 27, 2019 at 1:39 PM

This is an outlaw administration

The walls are closing in on the Trump administration. What happens next will determine whether Trump emerges from the process stronger or weaker.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Friend, An outlaw administration is in charge of our government — and it’s …

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  Update · [email protected]

September 26, 2019 at 8:33 PM

Just back from the U.S. Capitol

At the Capitol and across the country, there is an inspiring outpouring of energy to defend our Constitution and protect our democracy.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Friend, I just got back from the U.S. Capitol, where I spoke at an impeachment rally …

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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]

September 26, 2019 at 4:10 PM

boring

Friend, I know this will sound boring, but it’s really important: “Fiscal year.” Public Citizen is closing the books on our fiscal year at midnight, this Sunday, September 30. And right now, we are looking at a major shortfall in our online revenue. …

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  Impeachment Alert · [email protected]

September 25, 2019 at 7:28 PM

tipping point

The nation cannot tolerate a president who does not respect the foundational principles of our constitutional democracy.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Friend,​ We’re diving into the impeachment fight headfirst. And we need you with us. A group of supporters …

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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]

September 25, 2019 at 4:19 PM

Impeach.

With Trump’s acknowledgment that he urged Ukraine to conduct an investigation into a political opponent, the nation has reached a tipping point.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Friend, The nation cannot tolerate a president who does not respect the foun…

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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]

September 10, 2019 at 7:02 PM

John Bolton out. Wilbur Ross next?

John Bolton is out as national security adviser. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross should be the next to go.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Friend, The New York Times reports that U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross threatened to fire top federal official…

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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]

August 5, 2019 at 9:07 PM

Yes, Trump is responsible

290 million Americans could see temperatures over 90 degrees next week.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Friend,​ “I don't think it's fair to try and lay this at the feet of the president." That was Mick Mulvaney, acting White House chief of staff, spe…

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  Beating Mitch McConnell · [email protected]

July 30, 2019 at 9:48 PM

no more unchecked power

Friend,​ If we’re going to win a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, we’ll need to beat Mitch McConnell, stare down the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and overcome the Koch Brothers. We can do it — but only with your help. Can you donate right now to …

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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]

July 30, 2019 at 4:43 PM

Senate moves to overturn Citizens United

Now it’s time to win. Period.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Friend, I’m writing from the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, where U.S. Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico, along with Minority Leader Charles Schumer and a half dozen other senators, just anno…

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