Today, President Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett as the successor to Justice Ginsburg.

Election Day is just weeks away, and millions of Americans are already voting because the stakes in this election could not be higher. They feel the urgency of this choice -- an urgency made all the more acute by what’s at stake at the U.S. Supreme Court.

They are voting because their health care hangs in the balance. They are voting because they worry about losing their right to vote or being expelled from the only country they have ever known. They are voting right now because they fear losing their collective bargaining rights. They are voting to demand that equal justice be guaranteed for all. They are voting because they don’t want Roe v. Wade, which has been the law of the land for nearly half a century, to be overturned.

The American people know that Supreme Court decisions affect their everyday lives. The United States Constitution was designed to give the voters one chance to have their voice heard on who serves on the Court. That moment is now, and their voice should be heard.

The stakes in this campaign have never been higher. No matter what Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans do, we must defeat Donald Trump in November. Can you help us send a clear message by rushing $25 to my campaign right now?

President Trump has been trying to throw out the Affordable Care Act for four years. Republicans have been trying to end it for a decade. Twice, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law as constitutional.

But even now, in the midst of a global health pandemic, the Trump Administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the entire law, including its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. If President Trump has his way, complications from COVID-19, like lung scarring and heart damage, could become the next deniable pre-existing condition.

Judge Amy Coney Barrett has a written track record of disagreeing with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. She critiqued Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion upholding the law in 2012.

The Senate should not act on this vacancy until after the American people select their next president and the next Congress.

But, we can’t take anything for granted. That’s why I’m asking today:

Can you make sure we have all the resources we need to keep fighting, and to defeat Donald Trump in November? Anything you can contribute -- $25 or whatever makes sense for you right now -- will make a real difference.

Thank you,

Joe