Friend,

Tari A. of Long Beach used to receive $300 a month in SNAP benefits to
help buy groceries. She was able to afford canned food, bread, and
vegetables, and even a hot meal from a fast food place once a month.

But then the pandemic benefits ran out in March, and her SNAP allotment
was cut in half.(1) And if the so-called Freedom Caucus gets its way in
the coming week, Tari and tens of thousands of others in need won’t
receive money for food at all.(2)

The Freedom Caucus is holding the government hostage, refusing to fund the
budget if Congress doesn’t agree to drastic cuts to SNAP, Head Start,
Meals on Wheels, Pell Grants, and other programs that we all work for.
They’re willing to shut the government down, which will happen on October
1 if an appropriations bill isn’t passed -- but if our representatives
would get together and do what’s best for the American people, they can
overrule the MAGA Freedom Caucus and keep the government running and fully
funded.

Courage California has already sent thousands of letters to Speaker Kevin
McCarthy, telling him to stop letting the Freedom Caucus put the nation at
risk. Now we need to write the rest of our representatives and tell them
to do their jobs.

[ [link removed] ]Will you send a letter to your representative now and demand they stand
up to extremists and invest in communities?

[ [link removed] ]WRITE YOUR REP NOW

Not only does the Freedom Caucus want to cut programs that support our
veterans, children, and rural families, they want to cut taxes even
further for the wealthiest -- Trump Tax Cuts 2.0.

No way.

Food costs are too high, housing is too scarce, and retirement is too
unattainable for too many people right now. We cannot afford one more bill
that makes things harder for for senior citizens or working families,
especially for the benefit of billionaires.

Congress needs to hear from us right now. All it would take is a handful
of Democrats getting together with a handful of moderate Republicans to
stand up for the American people and stop the runaway MAGA Freedom Caucus.
Click below to write to your representative right now, before the
government shutdown begins.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to write to your representative today!

Thank you for joining the fight.

–Irene, along with Angela, Annie, Isidra, Jen, and Lindsay (and the rest
of the Courage team)

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Courage California (formerly Courage Campaign) makes sure our democracy works for ALL of us by fighting corruption in California politics. We believe the solution lies in exposing and solving systemic problems through strategic organizing, enhancing coordination between progressive organizations, and mobilizing civic engagement from our communities, particularly voters of color, young voters, and self-identified progressives.

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