Hey Pamela,
I won't sugarcoat it. Now that the "Big Beautiful Bill," aka the Republican Rate Hike, is signed into law, the reality is grim.
Thanks to this new law, an estimated 10.5 million people are at risk of losing their health care due to Medicaid and CHIP cuts. Food assistance has been gutted by $230 billion in the largest cut to SNAP in its history.
On top of that, our water and air quality now face heightened pollution risks. And reduced clean energy investments mean monthly utility bills will spike for working families -- a Republican Rate Hike that will leave Americans feeling the strain.
When they signed this bill into law, MAGA extremists made something very clear: They aren't fighting for us. So, Climate Power is stepping up to protect Americans from their destruction. Over the next two years, we must elect leaders who choose working people and our climate over corporations' bottom lines. It's on us to show voters exactly who is responsible for the damage this bill will inflict. That's what my North Star is, and that's what Climate Power will be focused on as we plan for the future.
Politicians will learn one way or another that running on the promise of lower costs and then betraying their constituents by pushing through a bill that deliberately makes energy costs skyrocket and increases our national debt by trillions of dollars will have consequences.
Just a few years ago, our organizing efforts helped in passing the most ambitious climate legislation in history. People like you made thousands of calls to representatives and sent countless letters to Congress. Together, we built our collective power, educating voters across the country about why passing this legislation was critical.
Since President Biden signed the country's clean energy plan into law, Republicans have voted 54 times to repeal it, despite its clear success and benefits to their constituents -- and they finally succeeded. The clean energy plan sparked a clean energy boom that created more than 400,000 good-paying jobs and has saved families on their energy bills, and costs for solar panels and other home energy upgrades. Voting against this success just to stick to party lines is further proof where GOP loyalty lies. And we won't forget.
From mobilizing climate voters in key states to driving a clean energy narrative in the media, we're building on our grassroots momentum to elect climate champions for the working class in 2025, 2026, and beyond -- because what we do right now will shape the future.
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With gratitude and resolve,
Lori
Lori Lodes
Executive Director
Climate Power
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