Not only must we resist cuts in Social Security, we must lift the cap on high income earners so that Social Security will be strong for the next 75 years.Not only must we oppose cuts in Medicare and Medicaid, we must see health care as a right of all and continue the struggle for a Medicare for All Single Payer health-care system.
Not only must we oppose placing the burden of deficit reduction on the backs of working families, we must demand a progressive tax system in which the wealthy and large corporations start paying their fair share of taxes.
Not only must we oppose those who deny the reality of global warming, we must demand the transformation of our energy system away from fossil fuels into energy efficiency and such sustainable energies as wind, solar, geo-thermal and bio-mass.
Not only must we oppose cuts in unemployment compensation, we must fight for a jobs program that creates the many millions of jobs our country desperately needs.
These are pivotal times in the history of our country. I have been extremely proud to have represented Vermont in the Senate for the last five years and to have worked with many of you in the fight to protect and expand our progressive vision.
Today, as the political situation heats up, I am writing to request your support. As, perhaps, the most progressive member of the U.S. Senate, there is no one that the Big Money interests in Washington would prefer to see defeated. Whether it is Wall Street, the oil companies, the insurance and drug companies, the coal and nuclear industries or the military-industrial-complex, I've helped lead the opposition against all of them and their never-ending greed. Now, with the absurd Citizens United Supreme Court decision allowing billionaires and corporations to spend unlimited sums of money on campaigns, this could be payback time for them. Please help me be prepared to withstand the type of attacks that could well be coming.
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