Today, I’m endorsing two more House Democrats who dream big and fight hard for working people every day:
I’m proud to endorse @IlhanMN for re-election in #MN05 because she’s a champion for the working class, a strong fighter for climate action, a fierce advocate for abortion rights, and one of the leading voices in Congress for canceling student debt.
.@JamaalBowmanNY isn’t afraid to challenge the system and fight for real, structural change—from delivering climate action and preventing gun violence to defending abortion rights. I’m glad to endorse him for re-election in #NY16.
Check out the list of all the candidates I’ve endorsed for 2022—and get in this fight to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. ewar.ren/f0g
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President @JoeBiden has the unique power to marshal the resources of the entire federal government to defend abortion rights. @PattyMurray and I led this group of senators to lay out six initial steps that federal agencies can consider: nbcnews.com/meet-the-press…
1. Increase access to medication abortion and make sure people can get accurate information about their options there.
2. Provide resources for people who need to travel for abortions in other states—which could include vouchers for travel, child care services, and other forms of support.
After my daddy had a heart attack, he couldn’t work for a while. Bills piled up. One day, I walked into my parents’ bedroom. My mother’s face was red and puffy. A dress was laid out over the bedspread—the dress that only came out for weddings, graduations, and funerals:
"We are not going to lose this house,” she kept saying. She’d never worked outside the home. She was terrified. But she knew what she had to do. She put on that dress, walked down the street to Sears, and got a minimum wage job that saved our house and saved our family.
This #MothersDay, I’m thinking of my mother’s courage. I’m thinking of all the mamas fighting for their families. And I’m thinking of all the ways the deck is stacked against them:
The 2022 midterm elections will shape the future of our democracy—and touch the lives of families across the country. Today, I’m endorsing three more terrific Democratic U.S. House candidates who are ready to make the big change we need:
As a state legislator, @DeliaCRamirez has been a champion for working families—fighting to raise the minimum wage, expanding health care, and securing millions of dollars for affordable housing. I’m proud to endorse her for Congress in #IL03 so she can keep up the fight.
I’ve worked with @DavidSegalRI on plans to level the economic playing field, support a responsible foreign policy, and build a government that Americans can trust to work for them. I’m happy to endorse him for Congress in #RI02 because he’s ready to make change happen.
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.
111 years ago today, 146 people died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Mostly women—girls really, some as young as 14. Mostly immigrants. It was one of the worst industrial disasters in American history. And it’s a story of greed, corruption, and power:
For years, women factory workers had been sounding the alarm about dangerous conditions, long hours, and low pay. But the factory owners cared more about protecting their fat profits. They used their money and power to stop the state government from protecting workers.
Take any big issue we have in America today, and you don’t have to dig very deep to see the same system at work. Climate change. Gun safety. Health care. Billionaire CEOs and giant corporations use their wealth and influence to grease our government and keep themselves in power.