Dear MoveOn member,
It's pretty rare for Fox News and MSNBC to agree on a headline, but right now both are saying the same thing:1,2
Worst. Congress. Ever.
Since Republicans took over, Congress has passed just 31 bills. To put that into perspective, the previous Congress passed more than 10 times that many, in a relatively light session!3
The 2024 House's dysfunction isn't just a statistic. The consequences of not passing critical legislation have been devastating. The nation is staring down yet another government shutdown this month.4 Black and brown Americans' voting rights have been decimated.5 Nearly half the nation has lost abortion rights.6 And child poverty rates have doubled while corporations raked in record profits.7
It's past time for the American people to step in, and MoveOn has just the solution to this no good, very bad, do-nothing Congress. We have a winning strategy not only to defeat Donald Trump but also to flip the seats needed to stop MAGA Republicans from continuing to erode our freedoms and our democracy. But if we don't step up right this moment, that strategy will never become a reality.
For 25 years, MoveOn has mobilized tens of millions of people to fight for equity and justice, and our vast power base has never been needed more. Trump's MAGA contingent has already rolled back our freedoms by more than 50 years and is threatening to end democracy as we know it, which is why we can't leave anything to chance.
Here's the plan, Andra:
- Call out MAGA BS. Nearly every Republican in the House has done nothing but try to block President Biden's agenda, but now many of these representatives are trying to take credit for investments in their communities from legislation, like the Inflation Reduction Act, that their party actually voted against.8 We're mobilizing MoveOn members in targeted districts to fight this disinformation and share their actual voting record with their fellow voters.
- Target young and marginalized voters. President Biden won because so many voters were activated after the 2016 election—but many of them, especially young voters and those from marginalized communities, skipped voting in 2022. We need to reactivate those voters by speaking with them directly through phone calls, canvassing, and tailored advertising.
- Deploy our proven GOTV tactic. In the 2022 midterms, we honed a hugely successful tactic to turn out voters in key swing districts and states, and in the end we were able to get 50,000 voters out to the polls who otherwise might not have cast a ballot. This year, we want to quadruple that number—getting 200,000 unlikely voters to the polls!
This is an expensive plan, Andra, but it's a proven strategy we know can win. More importantly, we at MoveOn don't believe there is too high a price to pay to save our Congress from MAGA Republicans. And we think you agree, which is why we need you to help us launch our 2024 election program on the strongest footing possible, right now.
Please donate $9 now to put an end to the do-nothing Congress.
In 2022, Republicans took control of the House with candidates who said they would stem inflation and help working families, but they've done exactly the opposite. Instead, they've empowered the extremists like Representatives Mike Johnson, Jim Jordan, and Matt Gaetz, who are intent on shutting down government operations and ripping rights away from the American people.
As a result, the House has been completely overcome by infighting, speaker debacles, and an inability to pass nearly any legislation, creating one of the most stymied, do-nothing Congresses in history. The timing couldn't be worse, when we desperately need legislation like the Women's Health Protection Act, John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and Child Tax Credit Extension to pass.
But if we flip just FIVE seats, we can say goodbye to the MAGA House of Representatives. And the best part is that our work will help protect the Senate and the White House at the same time, so we can actually see these critical bills become law.
Donate $9 now to save our democracy from MAGA Republicans.
Thanks for all you do.
–Mohammad, Emma, Amy, Anne, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "America and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Congress," Fox News, December 25, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/185767?t=5&akid=372893%2E53570607%2Etg6i7f
2. "'We are so dysfunctional': House Republican calls out inaction over shutdown," MSNBC, September 21, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/185768?t=7&akid=372893%2E53570607%2Etg6i7f
3. "Statistics and Historical Comparison," GovTrack, accessed January 3, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/185769?t=9&akid=372893%2E53570607%2Etg6i7f
4. "Can Congress dodge another government shutdown in 2024? What you and your family need to know." USA Today, December 22, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/185770?t=11&akid=372893%2E53570607%2Etg6i7f
5. "Voting Laws Roundup: October 2023," Brennan Center for Justice, October 19, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/185771?t=13&akid=372893%2E53570607%2Etg6i7f
6. "A Year After the Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade, Trends in State Abortion Laws Have Emerged," Center for American Progress, June 15, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/185772?t=15&akid=372893%2E53570607%2Etg6i7f
7. "Child Poverty Rate Doubles as Pandemic-Era Supports End," National Low Income Housing Coalition, September 18, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/185773?t=17&akid=372893%2E53570607%2Etg6i7f
8. "Republicans cheer spending from bill they opposed — again," E&E Daily, November 28, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/185774?t=19&akid=372893%2E53570607%2Etg6i7f
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