Thursday, March 31, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 TOP TIDBITS
FROM THE DNC WAR ROOM
FROM THE CHAIR'S DESK
MESSAGE TO MOBILIZE
ARTICLES TO AMPLIFY
TOP TWEETS
TALKING POINTS
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION WEEK AHEAD TOP TIDBITS Today, Senator Rick Scott – the top Republican in charge of electing Senate Republicans – will hold an event at the Heritage Foundation to highlight the Republican agenda to sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years and raise taxes on half of Americans, including seniors and retirees. The DNC will aggressively highlight Republicans’ plan to raise taxes on millions of Americans and sunset Social Security and Medicare, and make sure all Americans know what today’s Republican Party stands for. @sppeoples: The DNC just put out an advisory encouraging reporters to attend Republican Sen. Rick Scott's speech about his 11-point plan this afternoon at the Heritage Foundation. Dems are really loving this.
Americans face rising prices at the pump because of Putin’s price hike. Since Putin accelerated his military build-up around Ukraine, gas prices have increased by nearly a dollar per gallon. Because of Putin’s war of choice, less oil is getting to market, and the reduction in supply is raising prices at the pump for Americans. President Biden is committed to doing everything in his power to help American families who are paying more out of pocket as a result. That is why today, President Biden will announce a two-part plan to ease the pain that families are feeling by increasing the supply of oil starting immediately and achieving lasting American energy independence that reduces demand for oil and bolsters our clean energy economy. Read the White House fact sheet HERE.
Last week, the Senate and the country saw Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s deep commitment to the rule of law, and learned just how qualified she is for the Supreme Court. Read more about her journey – from her upbringing in Miami to her nomination to the highest court in the nation HERE. Despite Republicans’ best attempts to smear Judge Jackson, last week’s hearings showcased Ketanji Brown Jackson’s impeccable qualifications to sit on the Supreme Court. From her background as a public defender to her family’s history of law enforcement work, her broad and deep experience makes her incredibly qualified to sit on the highest court in the land.
FROM THE DNC WAR ROOMDNC War Room: TODAY: Senator Rick Scott to Highlight Republican Plan to Raise Taxes on Millions of Americans and Sunset Social Security and Medicare in Five Years @DNCWarRoom: The contrast couldn’t be clearer: While @JoeBiden and Democrats are fighting to lower costs for hardworking families, @SenRickScott and Senate Republicans are doubling down on their plan to raise taxes on millions of Americans. @DNCWarRoom: .@SenRickScott literally put it in writing: the modern Republican Party’s agenda is to raise taxes on half of Americans, including seniors, retirees, and low-income Americans.
FROM THE CHAIR'S DESK Join the Democratic National Committee, Chair Jaime Harrison, and the DNC LGBTQ Caucus to celebrate the Trans Day of Visibility. The Trans community plays a critical role within the Democratic Party. On March 31, come celebrate all we have achieved and recommit all of the work we still have left to do for the Trans community. Join Rachel Levine, State Senator Sarah McBride, San Francisco Democratic Party Chair Honey Mahogany, and NCTE Action Fund Executive Director Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen to hear how Democrats will keep fighting for Trans equality in the 2022 elections. This event will be hosted on https://www.live.democrats.org
MESSAGE TO MOBILIZEPlease amplify some of our top content from DNC channels below: After lowering the deficit by over $350 billion last year, the Biden-Harris administration under President Biden’s budget is now on track for the largest one-year deficit reduction in U.S. history: $1.3 TRILLION. @TheDemocrats (Twitter), @Democrats (Facebook) As President Biden said, the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax is fair—and would raise over $300 billion to help reduce the deficit and lower costs for families. @TheDemocrats (Twitter), @Democrats (Facebook) We know boosters are critical to providing an additional level of protection against COVID-19. That's why I received my second booster today. @JoeBiden (Twitter), @JoeBiden (Facebook) Victims of lynching were targeted. They were business owners, teachers, activists—all working to build a better America. We recognize them and that history with the Emmett Till Antilynching Act. @KamalaHarris (Twitter), @KamalaHarris (Facebook) Want to help amplify the DNC’s message online? Join the DNC’s Greenfly to start receiving daily content updates and access to social media resources. Click here to download the app and use code: DEMSTALKERS at sign up. Please note that individuals working for Independent expenditures or Democratic primary campaign candidates are ineligible to join the DNC’s Greenfly. ARTICLES TO AMPLIFYUltraviolet: NY Times Ad: JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON IS OUR CHAMPION Wall Street Journal: Opinion | Biden’s Better Plan to Tax the Rich CNBC: U.S. to Release 1 Million Barrels of Oil Per Day From Reserves to Help Cut Gas Prices
TOP TWEETS @sppeoples: The DNC just put out an advisory encouraging reporters to attend Republican Sen. Rick Scott's speech about his 11-point plan this afternoon at the Heritage Foundation. Dems are really loving this. @emiliesimons46: BIG news today: We're releasing 1 million barrels per day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Instituting a "use it or lose it" policy for land leased by oil companies Invoking Defense Production Act to speed the transition to clean energy
AND MORE. @TheDemocrats: Transgender rights are human rights. As we celebrate #TransDayofVisibility, we reaffirm our commitment to ensuring every transgender and non-binary person is treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. We will never stop fighting to achieve true equality. @POTUS: To transgender Americans of all ages, I want you to know that you are so brave. You belong. I have your back. [VIDEO] @VP: On this International Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate trans and non-binary Americans who enrich our nation. We see you. We stand with you. We won’t stop fighting for you. @POTUS: Free vaccines and boosters. Free at-home tests. Free high-quality masks. The latest information about the level of COVID-19 spread in your community. It’s all at COVID.gov. @JoeBiden: My Billionaire Minimum Income Tax is fair, and it would raise $360 billion that can be used to lower costs for families and cut the deficit. [VIDEO]
TALKING POINTS 1. Judge Jackson’s Senate Confirmation Hearings During her confirmation hearing last week, Judge Jackson demonstrated that she is unequivocally qualified for the Supreme Court.
She showed incredible grace under pressure over more than 20 hours of questioning by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
She thoughtfully and thoroughly answered questions, demonstrating the depth and breadth of her decade of experience across the legal system. And, she masterfully explained the law in her answers – underscoring her commitment to transparency in her decision making and demonstrating her true love of the law.
Some on the committee tried to mischaracterize Judge Jackson’s record and views and were combative in their questioning. Judge Jackson showed the poise and temperament required for a Supreme Court justice.
The attacks on the judge’s sentencing record have been discredited by fact checkers from major news outlets including the Associated Press, New York Times, and National Review. The great majority of the judge’s sentences for child pornography offenders were at or above the level recommended by the US Probation Office, and they were in line with other federal judges. And, these attacks overlook her overall record as a district court judge, when she has sentenced more than 100 defendants in her time as a judge.
Judge Jackson’s nomination has been supported by a wide range of individuals and groups — from the law enforcement community including the Fraternal Order of Police and International Association of Chiefs of Police; to conservative and Republican legal and judicial voices, including retired Judges Thomas Griffith, Michael Luttig, David Levi (who endorsed Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh); to domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. And her presentation in the hearing was praised by the Wall Street Journal editorial board.
Last week was Judge Jackson’s fourth time before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She has been confirmed three times with bipartisan support – including just last year to the United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit. In recent weeks, Judge Jackson has met with more than 50 senators, including every member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Judge Jackson has been transparent and forthcoming throughout this process, as evidenced by the many tens of thousands of pages produced to the Senate on her record. She provided documents totaling 12,000 pages from her time on the Sentencing Commission. And the Obama Library produced nearly 70,000 pages of material related to Judge Jackson’s nominations to both the Sentencing Commission and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
With these materials, on top of her nearly 600 written opinions, the Senate Judiciary Committee has all the information it needs to evaluate Judge Jackson’s qualifications to sit on our nation’s highest court.
Judge Jackson is a brilliant legal mind with the utmost character and integrity. She will make an exceptional Supreme Court Justice.
The Judiciary Committee, and subsequently the U.S. Senate, should move forward in a timely fashion to vote to confirm her to the Supreme Court.
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