Jason — Please don't click away from this message just yet. We've got something very important to ask: Virginia is the only opportunity we have this year to flip a governor's seat blue, making it one of the most important races in the country. If we can win that race and others up and down the ballot, we'll have a statewide defense against Trump and Republicans' disastrous agenda. We'll also send Trump and his Republican allies a strong message that Democrats aren't done fighting.  If you gave recently via check or mail, our system may not have yet processed your gift. We are appreciative and thank you greatly for your support. CONTRIBUTE VOLUNTEER Text JOIN to 43367 Manage how often you receive DNC emails, by filling out this form. If you no longer wish to receive emails from the DNC, submit this form to unsubscribe. If you're ready to elect Democrats in all 50 states, territories, and D.C., make a contribution today. Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not tax deductible. Paid for by the Democratic National Committee, www.Democrats.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
 
Donald Trump is trying to play this bluffing game of "Well, maybe what we're going to do is hold the entire federal workforce hostage, and fire everybody." Donald Trump has been firing everybody — we saw this with DOGE, we've seen this at the State Department, we've seen this at the Department of Justice. They are firing everybody. They are completely eliminating the federal workforce. In order for us to stop this madness, Congress has to stop enabling their abuse of power. This is about people being able to insure their children. I will say, because I saw some Senators speculating about this, and I saw some Republican Members of Congress saying, "Well, if we have this shutdown it's because of AOC" — my office is open, and they are free to walk in and negotiate with me directly. Because what I'm not going to do is tolerate 4 million uninsured Americans because Donald Trump decided one day he wants to make sure kids are dying because they don't have access to insurance. That's what's not going to happen. What we're not going to do is allow millions of people in this country to not be able to afford their insulin and their chemotherapy. Come strike a deal with me if they think that's what's really going on. In solidarity, Alexandria  
Jason, This is a shorter message. We know your inbox is probably full, so we'll get straight to the point. If you've been waiting for the right time to make your first contribution of 2025 to the DNC, this is it. Here's why: A new poll shows a tie in the New Jersey governor's race. Early voting is already underway in Virginia, and the polls show many voters are still undecided. And in Pennsylvania, a right-wing billionaire is pouring money into their state's Supreme Court races. The only way Democrats will win in all of these states — and prevent more chaos and destruction from Trump and his allies — is if we can reach as many voters as we can in the coming weeks. We're personally asking for your help to do just that. Can you pitch in $3 to help fund our voter outreach efforts in states like Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/em-dnc-october-2025 Thank you, The Democrats  Manage how often you receive DNC emails, by filling out this form. If you no longer wish to receive emails from the DNC, submit this form to unsubscribe. If you're ready to elect Democrats in all 50 states, territories, and D.C., make a contribution today. Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not tax deductible. Paid for by the Democratic National Committee, www.Democrats.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. 
  | Jason, Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. Now, the entire government is shut down on their watch. Here's how we got here: Republicans put forward a government funding bill that failed to protect millions of Americans from cuts to their health care. So congressional Democrats fought back. They voted against it. Democrats are doing the job they were elected to do: fight for their constituents, work to lower costs, and protect necessities like health care. And we'll keep fighting back at every turn — doing what we can to defend services like Social Security and Medicaid, defending our democracy as Republicans redraw maps, and preventing more damage and destruction from Trump and his allies. If those who control Congress and the White House won't stand up for us, we have to stand up for each other. If protecting health care for millions of people is worth $7 to you, that's the contribution we're asking you to make to the DNC today to support Democrats' work: If you've stored your info with ActBlue, we'll process your contribution instantly: Right now, Republicans are counting on all of us being exhausted from the day-to-day news cycle. They want us all to tune out and give up. We can't do that. But we'll need your help to send a powerful message: Democrats aren't done fighting. Use this link to help send that message loud and clear. Thank you, The Democrats  If you gave recently via check or mail, our system may not have yet processed your gift. We are appreciative and thank you greatly for your support. CONTRIBUTE VOLUNTEER Text JOIN to 43367 Manage how often you receive DNC emails, by filling out this form. If you no longer wish to receive emails from the DNC, submit this form to unsubscribe. If you're ready to elect Democrats in all 50 states, territories, and D.C., make a contribution today. Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not tax deductible. Paid for by the Democratic National Committee, www.Democrats.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
I think there are two things that are happening at once, and this is something that's very important for people to understand: One: there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance. That is happening. However: they are weaker than they look. It is important that we remember that. Because what they rely on is the impression of power, the perception of inevitability, in us giving up in advance, to say, "Oh, what's going to happen if I stand up?" Nothing's gonna happen. They rely on that perception of inevitability and power so that people comply in advance, acquiesce in advance, and give up in advance. And at the end of the day, Donald Trump is at record levels of unpopularity in his tenure. The Republican House is at record levels of unpopularity. They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why — whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this — they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save. Protecting people is too important a task for us to give up before anything even starts. So they may want to send people in, but these National Guardsmen do not want to be turned against their fellow Americans. We're seeing this here in Washington, D.C. It is an insult. Donald Trump is insulting the service members of this country by putting them on these silly tasks that they themselves do not want to be enforcing. And so we have to understand that standing up matters, that our voice matters, to not give into the cynicism because that is what they rely on in order to perpetuate this idea that they have total immunity from consequence. They will experience the consequences of this — but we have to be the consequence. Which is why Congress has to stand tall right now alongside everyday Americans. In solidarity, Alexandria  
| Jason, It's official: Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have shut down the federal government. Democratic members of the House and the Senate are in DC, ready to pass a clean bill to fund the government. Donald Trump and Republicans won't take that deal. Instead, they're holding the federal government hostage while ripping away Americans' health care and jacking up costs. That's just plain wrong, Jason. Democrats won't support a partisan Republican spending bill that rips health care away from tens of millions of Americans. Republicans need to ditch their vacations, come back to work, and get serious about reaching a bipartisan agreement that meets the needs of the American people. They own this shutdown. Jason, we need to make sure the American people know that Republicans shut down the government trying to gut health care for millions of people. Can you share the Democrats' Facebook post with your friends to help hold Republicans accountable? SHARE Thank you, The Democrats CONTRIBUTE  If you gave recently via check or mail, our system may not have yet processed your gift. We are appreciative and thank you greatly for your support. CONTRIBUTE VOLUNTEER Text JOIN to 43367 Manage how often you receive DNC emails, by filling out this form. If you no longer wish to receive emails from the DNC, submit this form to unsubscribe. If you're ready to elect Democrats in all 50 states, territories, and D.C., make a contribution today. Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not tax deductible. Paid for by the Democratic National Committee, www.Democrats.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
The U.S. government shut down at 12:01 AM. This is not a fight over tax credits. This is a fight over your ability to go to a pharmacy and afford your insulin. We're not talking about just 15% or 20% increases in people's premiums. Healthcare companies are finalizing the premiums that everyday Americans are going to be paying. And we are talking about a doubling of monthly healthcare premiums not even including deductibles, in terms of what people are going to be paying next year, because of a trillion dollars in Medicaid cuts that were put together earlier this year. I don't know about anybody else, but I do not think this is just about a tax break or small tax extender. This is about fighting for community health centers, and ensuring that we have stability of the American healthcare system. And when Republicans use a legislative mechanism to gut the American healthcare system, we have to use a legislative mechanism in order to restore it and fight for it. In solidarity, Alexandria  
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