Friends,

It is crucial that Wisconsin voters elect Judge Susan Crawford to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 1st – and we can help!

Judge Crawford respects our freedoms and Constitution and stands for a fair judiciary, unlike her opponent Brad Schimel, an election denier whose MAGA extremist views favor powerful interests over ordinary people. As Scott Walker’s Attorney General, Schimel even tried – and failed, thankfully – to overturn the Affordable Care Act, which would have harmed millions of Wisconsinites.

This election will impact Wisconsin and our country as a whole. Trump Co-President Elon Musk who is spending untold millions to back the MAGA Republican in the race even said that the outcome of this election “might determine the future of the entire country,” and Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson said “we have to thank Elon” if Schimel wins the race. Trump and Musk are backing Schimel to push their extremist agenda to undermine the ACA, crush Medicaid, cut Social Security, and attack vital initiatives for children, seniors, veterans and working families – to give massive tax breaks to their billionaire pals and further enrich themselves.

15 YEARS OF THE ACA AND WE’RE STILL FIGHTING TO SAVE OUR HEALH CARE!

Friends,

This week we are commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by recommitting ourselves to doing everything in our power to Save Our Health Care — and to strengthen it!  Today, we welcomed House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and our intrepid VIPs – Volunteers in Politics – to the Plumbers Hall for a very special Politics and Eggs mobilization.  Fueled by grassroots energy, personal storytellers and an ACA birthday cake, we vowed to keep up the fight for the dignity, health and well-being of all.

Friends,

House Democrats, with the leadership of Hakeem Jeffries, reject Trump and his unelected Co-President Elon Musk’s false choice of a government shutdown or blank check that harms veterans, obliterates our health care and attacks working families across America. Neither option is acceptable — a message that was echoed today by several hundred of my San Francisco constituents at a Reproductive Freedom for All event earlier. Democrats must fight for a better way!

This is a critical time for the American people and for our country. Trump, Musk and Republicans in Congress are working frantically to decimate Medicaid, gut Social Security and Medicare, defund Veterans Care and completely dismantle our safety net — a destructive and horrific agenda straight from the pages of Project 2025. As I have said before, Republicans want to make America sicker and poorer to make the ultra-rich even richer — and they have set their sights with alarming precision on obliterating Medicaid. Democrats know that Medicaid is a lifeline for 72 million Americans but Republicans are playing with people’s lives and trying to rip Medicaid  away from their own constituents. In my home state alone, the 9 Republicans who remain in California’s 52-member delegation are threatening the health care of more than 2.5 million of their constituents who rely on Medicaid.

It’s up to us to make sure that voters in Republican-held districts know who is fighting for them and who is selling them out so they can hold them accountable at the ballot box.

Fighting Alongside Our Veterans To Save Our Health Care

Dear Friends,

Right now, we are in a critical battle. Trump, Musk and MAGA Republicans are gleefully trying to obliterate Medicaid, cut Social Security and Medicare, harm Veterans Care and dismantle our safety net. Democrats are fighting for veterans; we are fighting for women; we are fighting for families; and we are defending these vital lifelines of health and economic security For The People. Democrats will always defend those who serve America as we strive to leave no veteran behind.

Since Trump barged back into office, more than 6000 veterans have already been fired by him and his unelected Co-President Elon Musk and now there are reports that they are scheming to snatch away the jobs and financial security of more than 80,000 workers at Veterans Affairs.

Democrats didn’t ask for this fight, but we will fight this fight and prevail – because ensuring the health and financial security of our veterans and of the American people is a Democratic value. The contrast between our Democratic Party and Trump’s Republican Party could not be more stark. Democrats want to strengthen Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans care. Trump and Musk want to make America sicker and poorer, all to make the ultra-rich even richer — while adding up to $4 trillion to the national debt.

Dear Friends,

This week, House Republicans voted for one of the worst bills ever. That terrible bill obliterates Medicaid, threatening health care for 72 million Americans who depend on Medicaid’s lifesaving coverage. We cannot let this stand.

With that cruel vote, Republicans set the wheels in motion to rip away health care from the most vulnerable Americans so they can give a massive tax scam to Trump’s billionaire backers – while still ballooning the national debt by up to $4 trillion. Strengthened by the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid is a lifeline for more than half of America’s children, for people with disabilities, for low income and middle income seniors in nursing homes, and for all residents of rural communities that would see their hospitals and community health centers close without Medicaid funding.

Save Our Health Care: Stop The TrumpMusk Raid on Medicaid!

Most Americans support Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security and SNAP food assistance and oppose cuts to these essential programs, yet the House Republicans' budget proposal confirms that they are on the chopping block. Medicaid, which provides health coverage for 72 million Americans, is at specific risk of drastic cuts. The connection between Trump’s tax scam for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations and Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid is clear.

Medicaid is popular across party lines and essential for Red State and Blue State Governors’ state budgets – including the 41 Red and Blue states that expanded the program through the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion. After a close election in which Democrats gained in the House, Republicans do not have a mandate from the American people to gut Medicaid. According to recent polling, 62% of Americans believe it is important to protect essential programs that people rely on and 81% of Americans oppose any cuts to Medicaid, specifically.

Republicans need to understand that millions of Americans are watching to see who is on their side and who is working to take away vital support from their families.

Join Us To Save Our Health Care

Dear Friends,

Trump and his unelected Co-President Elon Musk are attempting a hostile takeover of our federal government but House Democrats will not allow them to take over the role of Congress – laid out without ambiguity in Art. I of our Constitution. Congress alone has the power of the purse.

House Republicans may have relinquished their authority to Trump and Elon Musk, but House Democrats are fighting their illegal power grab in the courts, in the Congress and in our communities – with your help. 

In his first term, Trump made many promises that he failed to fulfill – a wall, infrastructure week, a health care plan to replace our lifesaving Affordable Care Act. He did keep one major promise, however: his Republican Tax Scam that gave massive tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations, with 83% of the benefit going to the top 1% and adding $2 Trillion to the national debt.

Tragically, Trump is committed to doing it again with a $4.5 Trillion tax cut for billionaires and big corporations that Republicans would partly offset by ripping away health care from millions of Americans. Just this week, we got confirmation that Medicaid and coverage through the ACA’s Medicaid Expansion are the prime targets of their drastic cuts.

Together – we will STOP them and Save Our Health Care!

Dear Friends,

It has only been two and half weeks since Donald Trump took office but, step by step, he and his Unelected Co-President Elon Musk are already trying to dismantle our government and crush vital organizations and programs established and approved by Congress for the health and security of the American people. Trump’s cruel, disruptive and unconstitutional actions have affected the LGBTQ+ community and communities of color, assaulted our Constitution’s separation of powers, and sowed chaos, confusion and fear in San Francisco and across our country.

Dear Friends,

Our hearts are with everyone who has been impacted by the deadly aircraft collision over Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening. We pray for the souls onboard, their loved ones and first responders who work with courage and commitment to save lives, when possible, and to honor the lives of those tragically lost with dignity and respect in the recovery process.

As we learn more about this heartbreaking tragedy for our country, it is essential that we operate on facts alone, come together to support the families and communities impacted directly and ensure the safety of the American people. Americans across our country must be able to trust that their elected leaders will work together on their behalf after large scale accidents or natural disasters, without regard to geography, politics or party.

Dear Friends,

It has been a busy week of organizing to Save Our Health Care, demand veterans’ health care, protect the ACA and support firefighters.

This week, thousands of you answered the call to help SAVE OUR HEALTH CARE:
- Boosting social media messages
- Visiting SaveOurHealthCare.org to share your personal stories
- Donating money to spread the word