Rep. Melanie Stansbury Urges Senate Democrats to Block CR Vote

Urgent Message to Senate Democrats

• 📢 Representative Melanie Stansbury delivered an urgent message to Senate Democrats, urging them to block the closure vote.
• ⏰ With only three and a half hours until the vote, she emphasized that the American people are calling this a five-alarm emergency.
• 🏛️ Stansbury warned against handing control to individuals with a disregard for the rule of law and American lives.
• 🤝 The House Democratic Women's Caucus is 100% united behind House leadership in supporting the American people.

Encouragement for Women in Politics

• 🏃‍♀️ For women considering running for office, Stansbury's message is to answer the call and run because their country and communities need them.
• ✊ She shared her personal story of running in 2018 as a protest against the Trump administration, flipping a seat by seven points.
• 💡 Stansbury highlighted that her success was not due to experience but belief in her constituents, inspired by figures like Kamala Harris and Michelle Obama.

The Wave of Women in Office

• 🌊 The largest wave of women ran for office in 2016, the year Hillary Clinton ran for president.
• 📈 Emily's List reported a significant increase in women seeking help, with 42,000 women running for office in 2018.
• 📣 Stansbury believes a similar tidal wave is happening now, awakening women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and working-class people to the need for action.
• 🇺🇸 She encouraged these groups to answer the call, run for office, and save the country, assuring them of support.