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Warren writes: "Ten years ago, if someone had told you we'd have national health care reform and 50-state marriage equality in 2015, you probably would've looked at them like they were crazy. But people didn't give up. They took punch after punch, year after year, from some of the most powerful interest groups in the country - but they never, ever stopped fighting."

Senator Elizabeth Warren. (photo: ElizabethWarren.com)
Senator Elizabeth Warren. (photo: ElizabethWarren.com)


You Get What You Fight For

By Elizabeth Warren, Reader Supported News

30 June 15

 

ello,

Ten years ago, if someone had told you we’d have national health care reform and 50-state marriage equality in 2015, you probably would’ve looked at them like they were crazy.

But people didn’t give up. They took punch after punch, year after year, from some of the most powerful interest groups in the country – but they never, ever stopped fighting.

Why do we fight? Because last week’s Supreme Court rulings proved: You get what you fight for.

It’s up to us to keep fighting to level the playing field for working families. It’s up to us to beat back the armies of lawyers and lobbyists that set the agenda in Washington. We’ve done it before – and we can do it again.

We’re less than $15,000 away from our $50,000 goal for tomorrow’s June 30th deadline. Please chip in $5 to help push us over the top, and to send a message loud and clear: We don’t run this country for the powerful interests, we run it for people.

We’re still celebrating marriage equality and expanded access to health care – but we also know how much work we still have to do.

Powerful interests strut through the halls of Washington like they own the place. And here’s the scary part: they do own the place. In 2014, Wall Street donated more money to political campaigns than any other industry to keep their back-scratching friends in power.

This morning, giant polluters got another victory in their fight to hold off sensible environmental regulations. Big banks are still trying to kill the consumer agency. The Texas Attorney General is encouraging county clerks to refuse marriage licenses to LGBT couples. And even though they have already forced more than 50 votes and two trips to the Supreme Court, the 2016 Republican presidential candidates are doubling down on their vows to repeal the health care laws.

Team, we’ve got some big fights still ahead. Celebrating is fun, but the powerful interests aren’t done fighting – and we can’t be either.

Big change doesn’t happen all on its own. It happens because people all across this country stand up and fight for what we believe in. And there’s nobody I’d rather have shoulder-to-shoulder, by my side for the big fights ahead than you.

Grassroots support is how I got here to the United States Senate – and it’s how I’ll always keep fighting for working families. Please chip in before tomorrow’s deadline to help us keep up the fight.

Thank you for being a part of this,

Elizabeth

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