Lucas --
Happy New Year! And as we prepare to ring in the new year, I wanted to reach out and thank you for your commitment to our country and your dedication to making change a reality for millions of our fellow Americans.
But our work is far from done.
Shadowy special interest front groups are already up on radio and television with shameful attack ads aimed at reversing the progress we've made, and they're hoping grassroots Democrats like you will stay on the sidelines until New Year's. If Democrats fall behind in these final critical days, we'll have to spend months playing catch-up while the opponents of progress ring in 2011 with a big head start on their repeal agenda.
December 31st marks the final FEC deadline of the year. That means my friends at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) have just 5 days to show the media, the pundits, and our opponents that Democrats are ready to stand up to the powerful special interests intent on rolling back the progress we've worked so hard to achieve.
Lucas, can you chip in $10 to help House Democrats raise the $250,000 they need before the year-end FEC deadline on December 31st? This deadline is so important that your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by a group of generous Democrats.
Because of the hard work of grassroots Democrats like you, we passed historic health care reform, restored common sense regulation to Wall Street, helped ensure equal pay for equal work, and made a college education affordable for millions of young Americans.
Now, the same special interests that fought us every step of the way are intent on rolling back the progress we've made. Your action before Friday's deadline can help ensure that Democrats have what it takes to fight back and stand strong for the interests of hardworking American families.
Contribute to the DCCC before the critical FEC fundraising deadline at midnight on December 31st. Your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by a group of generous Democrats.
In the year ahead, we will make critical decisions about the challenges we face that will shape the lives of our children and grandchildren for decades to come. I will not stop fighting to protect the progress we have made.
I hope I can count on you to support the DCCC with a generous contribution and to fulfill our responsibility to make tomorrow better than today and guarantee the American dream is alive and well in this country we love.
Together we're going to make this happen.
Best Wishes,
Nancy Pelosi
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
P.S. It's your unshakable commitment to our shared vision for America's future that is the lifeblood of our people-powered movement. Please stand with me and support our congressional colleagues at this decisive moment. Thank you. Contribute before the midnight December 31st FEC deadline and your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar.