Dear Friends,

In San Francisco, Minneapolis and across our country, Americans are rising up to keep our communities safe from the tragic impact of Trump’s cruelty, corruption and attacks on our constitutional rights. Working together with patriotism and purpose, we are keeping faith with the goodness of the American people, including our immigrant friends, family and neighbors and all who choose decency and beloved community over chaos. Joining together across America, we honor the memories of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good, who were murdered in Minnesota and we rise in solidarity with  the men and women of the Minnesota National Guard, local law enforcement and all who are working to preserve community safety and protect one another from brutality and violence. All people of conscience must speak out about these horrific murders that we saw with our very own eyes and the cruelty that we can be sure is also happening behind the scenes. 

Fighting With Nonviolence For A Beloved Community

Dear Friends,

This week has been full of historical remembrances — both good and bad.  

We began this week celebrating the national holiday and commemorating the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his partner in life and in justice Coretta Scott King, and the other national heroes and heroines of the Civil Rights movement. Dr. King and Coretta Scott King stood for peace, justice, jobs, and every good thing in our society. They learned more about nonviolence from the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi on their travels to India and brought this gift home to the United States. The Kings’ lives of service are shining examples of deep, abiding faith and commitment to liberty, justice and beloved community — what our country has always been about and what we continue to fight for.

Dear Friends,

As we head into the national holiday weekend honoring the memory and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, we are also mindful of the enormous sacrifices and contributions of his wife Coretta Scott King, his partner in life and in leadership, and of the entire King family. Their example of tireless commitment to justice for all — including economic justice and health care justice — has never been more important nor more timely than it is right now. As we continue to be guided by his wisdom and unyielding commitment to truth and justice in all of its form, we celebrate Dr. King’s life and legacy and recommit ourselves to becoming living examples of his dream of faith in action and deep love of humanity.

Dear Friends,

What a full week we’ve had.

On Tuesday, we marked the 5th anniversary of the January 6th insurrection — an emotional day for all of us. Five years since the President of the United States incited an insurrection on the Capitol, on the Congress and on the Constitution. And to this day, he is still lying about his sole authority to send in the National Guard and is even trying to rewrite the history that we all witnessed. What happened then was horrible — all because his megalomania would not allow him to face the fact that he lost the 2020 election.

Dearest Friends,

 As we welcome this New Year together, my heart is filled with gratitude for each and every one of you and with confidence that 2026 will be shaped by your kindness, resilience, generosity and hope for a brighter future. More than ever, I am inspired and proud to work alongside you, grounded by our shared belief in our responsibility to ensure that America’s best days are yet to come and our shared values For The People. From my beautiful and wondrous San Francisco to every corner of our beloved  nation, it is the spirit of the American people — workers, families, students, veterans, dreamers and doers — that inspires me most and that truly makes America great.

Dear Friends,

This Christmas, with gratitude and joy, I am inspired by the incredible spirit and determination that you brought to our work together, For The People, in a challenging year of hard-won and historic victories.

Working shoulder to shoulder since last January, our community of compassionate, patriotic storytellers and fighters has shown what is possible when we come together to fight for our values with hope, persistence and a belief in the power of the people. Whether you volunteered your time, supported your neighbors or simply kept faith in our journey to build that more perfect union that all Americans are called upon to create in our Constitution, please know that you have played an invaluable role in preserving our government of, by and For The People and shielding the fragile flame of progress for our country that we love.

Dear Friends,

 The most powerful action we can take when life seems its darkest is to shine our light brighter. The light of love, the light of friends and family, the light of faith in the goodness of others that gives us hope. And without question, times seem very dark and trying right now.

 This week, the Hanukkah holiday began with a tragic anti-Semitic gun massacre in Australia. Only hours later, college students were shot at Brown University. And here in California, my family and countless others are mourning the tragic, violent deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner whose powerful art, compassion and patriotism made us laugh, cry and think.

Dear Friends,

 This week, the current occupant of the White House graded the U.S. economy an “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus.” On camera. With a straight face. The President actually believes he’s doing a great job and refuses to hear about the affordability crisis — dismissing it as a “hoax,” his go-to for inconvenient truths. The arrogance of ignoring a crisis he created is matched only by the senselessness and cruelty of his tariff policy, immigrant labor crackdowns and health care sabotage. Trump promised to lower costs on Day 1, yet every action he has taken has driven up the cost of living and put our health and lives at risk.

Dear Friends,

The holiday season reminds us to count our blessings, to be kind to one another and to care for our communities – especially the most vulnerable among us. As we celebrate the best in us, we must recommit ourselves to creating a world full of peace and prosperity, love and joy that honors the vision of our founders, the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, and the dreams and aspirations of our children. Though our current political situation may at times challenge our natural sense of optimism as a nation, it also presents a new opportunity to strengthen our faith and connection to one another and to always pursue what is right for all of us.

E pluribus unum – from many, one – is not only a national motto for our country but our guide to recognizing and honoring the fact that we are all in this together.

Dear Friends,

As we gather with loved ones this Thanksgiving, may we all reflect on the blessings of faith, family, friends and community that are the heart of our nation.

In challenging times, past and present, the spirit of America endures because we, the people, endure. Strengthened by our shared values, we fight alongside one another for a brighter and better future that is worthy of the vision of our Founders, of the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, and of the dreams and aspirations of our children. Today and every day, I am thankful for your support and unwavering commitment, compassion and courage in this fight.

Dear Friends,

 This week, Democrats responded to the calls from the American people – particularly from women – to release the Epstein Files and to continue to insist on a vote to extend the Affordable Care Act premium credits. As we predicted before the election, California voters showed up overwhelmingly to pass Prop 50 and demonstrated the largest gender gap that Donald Trump has ever seen as a check on his authoritarianism and refusal to be silenced.

Dear Friends,

 One week after our historic and inspiring Democratic victories all across the country — including Proposition 50 right here in California — Congressional Republicans proceeded with their cruel agenda and repeated attempts to strip away health care access from millions of families, veterans, seniors and people with disabilities. I proudly voted NO on their monstrous spending bill this week.

 There is no end to the Republicans’ harm to the American people. Whether it’s Republicans gutting Medicaid — impacting tens of millions of Americans — or Republicans cutting half a trillion dollars from Medicare for seniors and people with disabilities, or Republicans doubling or even tripling the cost of health premiums that millions of Americans pay by refusing to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, the list goes on and on. Donald Trump is the worst President for children that America has ever seen — taking food out of the mouths of babies, decimating their education and adding trillions to the national debt to give tax breaks to his MAGA billionaire donors. His disastrous policies are harming the health and wellbeing of our veterans and working families to the same extent. Republicans in Congress who are doing his bidding instead of meeting the needs of their own constituents either don’t know what they’re doing, or they don’t care.

Dear Friends,

 Earlier this week, I announced that I will not be seeking re-election.

It seems prophetic now that the slogan of my very first campaign in 1987 was “A voice that will be heard.” And it was you who made those words come true. It was the faith that you had placed in me and the latitude that you had given me that enabled me to shatter the marble ceiling and be the first woman Speaker of the House whose voice would certainly be heard.

 Because of your trust, I was able to represent San Francisco and our country around the world with patriotism and pride. The Affordable Care Act, Wall Street reform, human rights abroad, and so many other priorities all sprang from the vision, values and voices of San Franciscans, and were made possible by your support.

We can be proud of what we have accomplished, but there's always much more work to be done.

 That work became a little easier this week with the resounding success of Democratic candidates across the country and the landslide victory of Proposition 50 here in California. With Prop 50, California is fighting back against Republicans’ attacks on our health care, communities and democracy, and we delivered a clear message that we will not back down in the face of tyranny. We didn’t agonize, we organized to draw the line and put working families on the map. 

Dear Friends,

Election Day is a special and sacred day in our democracy.  It is the day when we use the power of our vote to choose what kind of country we want to be.

In California, we have the power to fight back against Republicans’ cruel cuts to health care. With Prop 50, we have the power to defend our safety net, our communities and our democracy — we must use this power by voting YES.

We save democracy at the kitchen table — and one of the biggest expenses that families worry about at the kitchen table is health care. The Republicans’ Big Ugly Law that cuts health care and shreds our safety net to give tax breaks to billionaires is deeply unpopular. And they know it. So Republicans in Texas, North Carolina, and Missouri redrew their Congressional districts to try to stack the deck, steal the midterms and disenfranchise millions of voters to avoid accountability at the ballot box for what Republicans have done. With Prop 50, we are fighting back to level the playing field.

Dear Friends,

Last weekend, millions of Americans came together peacefully to protest the actions of a wannabe king and inspire their friends and neighbors to get more involved in the work of building the country we deserve. Everyday people from all corners of life organizing around issues that matter is the heart of our democracy and how we will endure and overcome this disastrous episode in our nation’s history.

With only 10 days to go, the stakes in this election could not be higher for working families in California and across America. After ripping away health care and food aid from millions of Americans and causing costs to skyrocket with their disastrous economic policies, Trump and his enablers in Republican-controlled states have rigged congressional maps to try and dictate the outcome of 2026 before a single vote in cast next year. They know their attacks on working families are deeply unpopular and that Democrats will take back the House in a free and fair election.

California voters can stop Trump and Republicans from rigging the 2026 midterms with the most powerful tool we have: our ballot. With the power of our vote, California voters will meet fire with fire in self-defense for our democracy. I voted last weekend. If you haven’t voted yet — do so today and tell every voter you know to turn in their ballot too!

This election is about saving our health care, feeding our children, building an economy that works for all people and having representation that is responsive to the needs of the people. The best antidote to the Republicans’ poisonous policies and undemocratic extremism is to win elections, starting with a big YES on PROP 50. That will take all of us doing our part to Get Out The Vote!

Dear Friends,

We are at a very important moment in history for voting rights in our country. In addition to the partisan gerrymandering by Texas Republicans at the request of the President, we are seeing the Supreme Court deliberate a case that could severely weaken key provisions of the Voting Rights Act. The same court that has eviscerated reproductive rights, affirmative action in higher education, worker and environmental protections is taking a hard right turn toward formalizing voter disenfranchisement.

The voter protections under review by the Supreme Court were championed by our dear John Lewis, crafted in my office when I served as House Democratic Leader, supported by Democratic and Republican Senators and House Members and signed into law by President George W. Bush. These very tactics that we sought to protect voters from are now the overt playbook of President Trump and Republicans — detailed in their Project 2025 manifesto and in their courts briefs — the tactics of a wannabe king and his court of enablers.

Dear Friends,

 his weekend marks 9 months since we launched our Save Our Health Care campaign, and what an extraordinary journey it has been. From the moment we kicked off in January to call out the threat Donald Trump posed to our American safety net, the stakes have been high – and we rose to meet them together.

Through our spring phone banks, through our Medicaid Summer push, and now fighting to extend the ACA tax credits and cancel the cuts to Medicaid into the fall, you have shown that every season is the season to fight for health care.

Dear Friends,

Donald Trump is the worst president for the children that we have ever had — taking food and health care away from millions, sabotaging public health and gutting medical research in favor of junk science, denying and exacerbating the climate crisis, racking up trillions in debt on the backs of future generations to give tax breaks to billionaires and shredding our Constitution.

Congressional Republicans committed to doing Trump’s cruel and corrupt bidding — instead of serving the interests of their own constituents — know that their  Big Ugly Law is a non-starter for  America’s working families and for our House Democrats. They shut down the government anyway to try to ram through their extremist agenda while refusing to lift a finger to stop massive health insurance premium hikes that will put health care coverage out of reach for millions of Americans. Republicans can say whatever they want but they control the House, the Senate and the White House — they own this shutdown.

House Democrats are united under the leadership of Hakeem Jeffries — we are not voting for anything that takes away lifesaving health care from America's working families.

Dear Friends,

Washington Republicans want to take away your health care and your voice — that is why they’re sabotaging the Affordable Care Act and gerrymandering districts to cling to power. 

But Californians have the compassion and courage to stop them. Use your voice — Vote Yes On Prop 50!

Dear Friends,

 This morning, I voted NO on the Republicans horrible budget because my vote is to cancel the cuts and Save Our Health Care — NOT to approve Trump’s cruel scheme to take care away from millions of Americans.

 A handful of swing district Republicans promised for months that they would not vote for a bill that cuts Medicaid — they broke that promise again and again. Today was another opportunity for them to do the right thing. Newsflash: they chose Donald Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires over health care for their constituents — again.

This — House Democrats’ fight for lifesaving health care for the American people — is why our support for Prop 50 in California is more important than ever. YES on Prop 50 is California’s opportunity to send a clear message of our Democratic values across our country.

 California will always put our health care first over Trump and MAGA Republicans’ power grab — which isn’t just about political power but about Republicans grabbing economic power to decide who gets healthcare, who gets food aid, who gets a decent education, who gets their hard earned benefits — literally, whether our country delivers for all of us or only for the privileged few.