To put more power in the hands of working people, where it belongs, we need to elect more Democrats up and down the ballot in 2022. Today, I’m endorsing six more candidates who know how to fight and know how to win:
.@StaceyAbrams lifts up the voices of Georgia families who have been counted out and left behind. She has a vision and a plan to help working Georgians succeed. I fought by her side in 2018, I’m proud to endorse her today, and I can’t wait to call her Governor Abrams in 2023.
.@TinaKotek has already gotten big things done for working families in Oregon, like raising the minimum wage, expanding health coverage, and passing paid sick leave and paid family leave. I’m glad to endorse her for governor so she can keep up the fight.
I’m honored to endorse @Nikki4Congress in #IL13 because she’s a proven champion for working people—from advocating for better pay and safe working conditions for retail workers and meatpackers to helping raise the minimum wage in Illinois. We need her in Congress.
.@EricaForUS is a mother, minister, educator, and experienced legislator. Her plan for a Rural New Deal will lift up family farms, raise the minimum wage, unionize the South, and deliver universal broadband and health care. I’m glad to endorse her for Congress in #NC01.
.@NidaAllam is the first Muslim woman elected to office in North Carolina. She’s delivered real change—like a $15 minimum wage for county workers and property tax relief that helped families stay in their homes during the pandemic. I’m happy to endorse her for Congress in #NC04.
I’ve been able to count on @BrownForMD as a partner in Congress, and I know he’ll continue to fight for justice and equity as Maryland Attorney General. He stands up for working families, students, and the people who most need a government on their side. I’m proud to endorse him.
Click here to see all of my endorsements for 2022, and let’s fight side by side to elect these terrific candidates: ewar.ren/zij
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Imagine you’re standing in the frozen food aisle, staring at a pint of ice cream. The price tag isn’t printed on paper, like usual—now it’s a digital display. With a camera pointed right at you. 🧵
It’s now more convenient for the store to change the price—how often do they take advantage of that? Does the price surge on a hot day? By how much?
If you pick up a pint even though the price has shot up, does the facial recognition software store your demographic data and use it to estimate how willing different customers are to pay certain prices?
You know who’s cheering for J.D. Vance? Billionaires. Election deniers. And anti-abortion rights extremists. But this pick is bad news for everyone else. Here’s why:🧵
Vance thinks seniors should get by with less—he’s called Social Security & Medicare “the biggest roadblocks to any kind of real fiscal sanity.” He thinks sick people should pay more—opposing the ACA, which Trump promises to repeal. And he wants more tax breaks for billionaires.
Vance thinks everyone should get by with less EXCEPT the billionaires. He’s backing Trump as he proposes another billionaire tax break that is worth $3.5 million apiece, every year—$3.5 million a year for every billionaire.
Recently, Red Lobster declared bankruptcy, and even though it’s no laughing matter, the jokes practically wrote themselves—how could a company that offers endless shrimp NOT run out of money? But let’s look below the surface:
Red Lobster’s real downfall wasn’t endless shrimp—it was private equity’s endless greed.
You see, a private equity firm bought Red Lobster in 2014, & did their thing: looted profits, loaded Red Lobster up with debt, & saddled the restaurant chain with extra real-estate costs.
They followed a blood-sucking model that reaps rewards for private equity owners but leaves communities, workers, and customers holding the bag.
When I first ran for Senate, I talked about the student in Worcester who worked hard to get a college education but was drowning in student debt. Now, I’ve helped deliver student debt cancellation for nearly 5 million hardworking people in Massachusetts and all across America.
When I first ran for Senate, I spoke with seniors in Barnstable who couldn’t afford their medicine at the end of the month. Now, I’ve helped deliver $35 dollar/month insulin and a $2,000/year cap on prescription drugs under Medicare.
When I first ran for Senate, I spoke with construction workers in Malden who struggled to find work. Now, under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, I’ve helped bring home $20 billion for projects that are rebuilding our Commonwealth and creating good union jobs.
If you’ve ever experienced the sheer joy of having a flight canceled & sitting on the floor of a terminal while on hold with customer service, listening to upbeat elevator music for hours in order to receive a refund in the form of a measly voucher, I’ve got great news for you:
The Biden-Harris administration recently announced new rules that protect airline travelers, including requiring airlines to automatically give full cash refunds. But we faced a roadblock while getting this across the finish line.
I noticed one line in the proposed FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 that completely stripped the “automatic” part out of the automatic refunds. Customers would be forced to manually request refunds in writing or online, wasting time and energy.