This morning I received an email inviting me to participate in a conference call with Senator Bernie Sanders, of Vermont. Any of us may attend this call via phone or via computer webcast. Here is the text of this email and a link to where you may sign up to attend. This is a rare opportunity to speak directly to Senator Sanders. If you have ever wanted to speak with him or ask him a question, now is the time. As you may know Senator Sanders along with Elizabeth Warren, seem to represent the conscience of the Senate as John Lewis represents the conscience of the House. Each of these leaders is not afraid to speak truth to power. We are especially blessed to have each of them working for us in Washington, DC. Here is the email and below that the link to reserve your space for this rare call: “Five years ago, the Supreme Court issued their catastrophic Citizens United decision. Since that day, one Senator has been in many ways the face of the movement to repeal it -- and people have never listened to him more closely than they do right now. Senator Bernie Sanders has always been a merciless critic of Citizens United. Back in 2012, 84,350 Democracy for America members signed on to his campaign to push Congress to repeal the decision and bring common sense back to our campaign finance laws. And now that he is the ranking member on the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Sanders has a new platform from which he can publicize his unabashedly progressive policy positions -- and make politicians and press on the right and on the left listen. Thats why were excited to announce that on Wednesday, January 21, we will be hosting a very special DFA Live call with Sen. Sanders -- on the night after President Obamas State of the Union address to the nation. On this special call, we will talk about the presidents speech, the impact of Citizens United, the Republican-controlled Congress, and how we can win in 2016 and beyond. Do you want to be a part of DFAs exclusive conversation with Sen. Bernie Sanders? Then click here now to RSVP for our DFA Live call on Wednesday, January 21 at 8pm ET. The Senate has only been in session for a couple of weeks, but already Sen. Sanders is making his presence known as he challenges Democrats and Republicans alike from the left. On the Budget Committee, he is inviting progressive activists and deficit owls onto the panel that writes the governments budget. And on the floor of the Senate, he is already forcing Republicans to take difficult votes -- for example, forcing Keystone XL supporters go on the record explicitly as to whether or not they believe climate change is real. As the political world begins to focus more and more on the upcoming 2016 presidential election, theres no question: Sen. Bernie Sanders voice will carry more weight than ever. This will definitely be a remarkable conversation with Sen. Sanders -- he will even be taking members questions live on the call! So dont miss out: Sign up now for our DFA Live call on Wednesday, January 21 at 8pm ET. Thanks for all that you do. And I hope youll join us next Wednesday night! - Jim Jim Dean, Chair Democracy for America act.democracyforamerica/sign/DFALiveJanuary21/?t=1&akid=5785.2863434.Ov09J_
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:08:41 +0000