As Assistant Majority Leader, it’s
my job to make sure Senate Democrats have the votes to stop extremist
legislation. Things are about to get really busy around here.
Last week, House Republicans voted to
defund health reform, eliminate money for reproductive care, slash
nutrition for poor women and children and gut resources that keep our
air and water clean. This is not cutting fat. These are bones – programs
that keep our middle class standing.
Thanks to our Senate majority, we can
stop their radical agenda. But with 23 seats up in 2012, compared with
10 for Republicans, we have a fight ahead. A net loss of four seats, and
we lose our firewall.
Midnight Monday marks a crucial FEC
deadline: All eyes will be on the DSCC’s fundraising numbers. $50,000
will help show that we can defend our Democratic firewall. Your donation now reflects our biggest strength – more than 90 percent of the DSCC’s donations come from grassroots supporters.
Click
here to give $5 or more to the DSCC. The DSCC must raise $50,000 by
midnight Monday to help recruit strong candidates, build winning
campaigns and defend the Senate’s Democratic firewall. Every dollar you
give will help fight GOP extremism!
Republicans won the House by promising
to focus like lasers on creating jobs. They have yet to put forward any
job-creation plans – or explain how taking away health care, attacking
women’s rights and targeting middle class families achieve this goal.
As long as we have our Senate
firewall, Democrats can stop their radical legislation. But the GOP and
its special interest friends are already on the attack. After the
Citizens United decision, corporations are free to spend whatever they
like in support of their preferred candidates. And attacks on working
men and women by Republican governors weaken the Democratic base.
Wisconsin is only the most recent example.
That makes what you do this minute all
the more important. 90 percent of the DSCC’s donations come from
grassroots donors who give $200 or less. Every dollar you give helps
strengthen Democrats – and fight Republican extremists. Please act now
to protect our Senate firewall.
Click
here to give $5 or more to the DSCC. The DSCC must raise $50,000 by
midnight Monday to fight GOP extremism and preserve the Senate firewall.
From my seat in the Senate, I’m doing
everything I can to stop the radical Republican agenda. But I can’t do
it alone. What you do now matters. Help defend the firewall. Our future –
our nation’s future – depends on it.
Sincerely,
Sen. Dick Durbin