Top Talkers 9/9/24Messaging guidance from the DNC for tomorrow’s presidential debate
Illinois Democrats,
We are asking for your help to spread the message that another Trump presidency spells disaster for Illinois and our nation. The stakes are high this November, and tomorrow, Vice President Harris will lay out her vision for the nation, where nobody is above the law, every vote counts, and we chart a new way forward together. Please see the below for presidential debate messaging guidance, sample social media content and debate watch party resources:
Talking Points
TUESDAY’S DEBATE WILL SHOWCASE A CHOICE BETWEEN TWO VERY DIFFERENT VISIONS
VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS AND GOVERNOR WALZ ARE FIGHTING FOR A NEW WAY FORWARD
STATE OF THE RACE LESS THAN 60 DAYS OUT
Sample Social Content:
[Sample Tweet]: If given a second term, Trump will implement his Project 2025 agenda to make the ultra-wealthy richer at the expense of working families and supercharge inflation.
Vice President Harris is the only candidate in this race who will lower costs and prioritize America’s middle class.
[Sample Tweet]: Trump, who still brags about overturning Roe, and his Project 2025 allies are hellbent on banning abortion nationwide and even threatening IVF and contraception access.
When voters send Vice President Harris to the White House, she’ll restore fundamental freedom across America.
[Sample Tweet]: Trump and his Project 2025 allies want to roll back the Biden-Harris administration's work to cap the cost of insulin for seniors at $35 and cut the cost of prescription drugs by allowing Medicare to negotiate prices.
It’s clear that Trump is willing to sell out our most vulnerable communities, including our seniors, at the behest of special interests.
[Sample Tweet]: Trump’s Project 2025 allies are laying the foundation to undermine the independence of the Justice Department and give Trump virtually unchecked power to control our lives if he’s reelected.
Trump has already tried to dismantle our democracy once. We can’t give him the chance again.
Hosting Watch Parties
Rev up your relational organizing and showcase the historic on-the-ground enthusiasm with your community and the press by hosting a watch party! Invite your friends and neighbors to join you as you rally your community around the importance of electing Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz. It’s a powerful way to bring people together, inspire action, and receive positive press coverage.
This toolkit includes resources and information to make your party impactful and successful.
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
Top Talkers 9/9/24Messaging guidance from the DNC for tomorrow’s presidential debate
Illinois Democrats,
We are asking for your help to spread the message that another Trump presidency spells disaster for Illinois and our nation. The stakes are high this November, and tomorrow, Vice President Harris will lay out her vision for the nation, where nobody is above the law, every vote counts, and we chart a new way forward together. Please see the below for presidential debate messaging guidance, sample social media content and debate watch party resources:
Talking Points
TUESDAY’S DEBATE WILL SHOWCASE A CHOICE BETWEEN TWO VERY DIFFERENT VISIONS
- We expect Donald Trump is going to be ready for the debate. This will be his seventh general election debate – the most of any candidate in modern history – while it is Vice President Harris’ first.
- He is a showman who won his most recent debate back in June, and we know he has been practicing even more and preparing harder than ever before.
- His constant lies make it hard for moderators to fact-check him and make him difficult to prepare for, and his team has insisted on muted microphones to keep him as disciplined as possible.
- Despite all of that, the American people will see, in primetime, the choice in this election between Vice President Harris, who is fighting to make their lives better by increasing economic opportunity and protecting our freedoms, and Donald Trump, who is pushing a dark, backward-looking agenda and is only focused on himself.
- The Vice President will come to the debate prepared to share her vision for a new way forward for our country that turns the page on the past, and we believe it will crystallize for the American people what is at stake in this election.
- Donald Trump is a convicted felon running to enact his extreme and dangerous Project 2025 agenda that gives him unprecedented, unchecked power to do whatever he wants.
- Trump’s first presidency cost the country millions of jobs, left us on the brink of a recession, and gave massive handouts to billionaires and big corporations. He “proudly” overturned Roe and ripped away reproductive freedom from millions of Americans. And he tried to overturn the 2020 election in a desperate attempt to hold onto power.
- Now, he wants to purge the government of anyone not sufficiently loyal and replace them with MAGA loyalists who will empower him to rule as a dictator on “day one.” Those who worked closest with Trump warn he should not be president again.
- A second Trump term is more dangerous because he has a plan – Project 2025. It includes:
- Eliminating the independence of the Department of Justice to give Trump total control and unchecked legal power.
- Banning abortion nationwide, restricting access to contraception and IVF, and forcing states to report on women’s miscarriages and abortions.
- Putting Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block and ending the Affordable Care Act.
- Gutting the Department of Education and all funding for K-12 education.
- Giving tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations while making working families foot the bill.
- His plans would increase costs for families by $4,000 a year by slapping a Trump sales tax on goods that families rely on, like gas, food, clothing, and medicine.
- Eliminating the independence of the Department of Justice to give Trump total control and unchecked legal power.
- America has seen the damage Trump inflicted, and we are not going back.
VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS AND GOVERNOR WALZ ARE FIGHTING FOR A NEW WAY FORWARD
- Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz will build a brighter, more hopeful future where everyone will have a chance to not just get by, but to get ahead.
- Vice President Harris is a fighter for the people. From her days as a prosecutor to her work as Vice President, she has defended the rights of the American people by standing up to predators, scammers, and powerful interests.
- As Vice President, she’s helped deliver historic progress across the country, and in Governor Walz, she chose a running mate who shares her vision – and who will be a great governing partner as they deliver for working families.
- Governor Walz is a lifelong Midwesterner who has delivered for the middle class: he signed the largest tax cut in state history, lowered the cost of prescription drugs, and has stood up for reproductive freedoms. Just like Vice President Harris, he will never stop fighting for working families.
STATE OF THE RACE LESS THAN 60 DAYS OUT
- Vice President Harris and Governor Tim Walz remain the clear underdogs in this race.
- In 2020, this election came down to about 40,000 votes across the battleground states, and we fully anticipate margins to be similarly razor-thin this time.
- That’s why the Harris-Walz campaign is building on-the-ground infrastructure to win a close, margin-of-error race in the states that will decide this election – with 312 coordinated offices and over 2,000 coordinated staff across the battleground states.
- We’re turning the historic enthusiasm for the Harris-Walz ticket into real action. August was the best grassroots fundraising month in presidential history – nearly 3 million donors gave and almost half were first time donors who did not contribute in 2020. These resources are being put to immediate use, with efforts like last weekend’s record-breaking Weekend of Action and a $370 million paid media campaign.
- In addition to the robust organizing and paid media operations, VP Harris, Gov. Walz, and top surrogates are crisscrossing key states, laying out their vision for a New Way Forward.
- Tomorrow’s debate will be yet another opportunity for the American people to see, in primetime, the clear choice in this election.
Sample Social Content:
[Sample Tweet]: If given a second term, Trump will implement his Project 2025 agenda to make the ultra-wealthy richer at the expense of working families and supercharge inflation.
Vice President Harris is the only candidate in this race who will lower costs and prioritize America’s middle class.
[Sample Tweet]: Trump, who still brags about overturning Roe, and his Project 2025 allies are hellbent on banning abortion nationwide and even threatening IVF and contraception access.
When voters send Vice President Harris to the White House, she’ll restore fundamental freedom across America.
[Sample Tweet]: Trump and his Project 2025 allies want to roll back the Biden-Harris administration's work to cap the cost of insulin for seniors at $35 and cut the cost of prescription drugs by allowing Medicare to negotiate prices.
It’s clear that Trump is willing to sell out our most vulnerable communities, including our seniors, at the behest of special interests.
[Sample Tweet]: Trump’s Project 2025 allies are laying the foundation to undermine the independence of the Justice Department and give Trump virtually unchecked power to control our lives if he’s reelected.
Trump has already tried to dismantle our democracy once. We can’t give him the chance again.
Hosting Watch Parties
Rev up your relational organizing and showcase the historic on-the-ground enthusiasm with your community and the press by hosting a watch party! Invite your friends and neighbors to join you as you rally your community around the importance of electing Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz. It’s a powerful way to bring people together, inspire action, and receive positive press coverage.
This toolkit includes resources and information to make your party impactful and successful.
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
DNC DAILY TALKING POINTS
TODAY IN NH: Vice President Harris to Unveil Bold Plan To Boost Small Businesses
CONTENT TO AMPLIFY
Please see below for key content we would appreciate your help in amplifying:
Politico: Harris targets small business tax break in contrast with Trump's corporate tax cuts
South Florida Sun Sentinel: Harris campaign launches ‘reproductive freedom’ tour in Trump’s Palm Beach County backyard
ABC News: Harris campaign kicks off reproductive rights tour in Florida
The New York Times: Vance Championed 2017 Report on Families From Architects of Project 2025
@KamalaHarris: We are not going to let Donald Trump sell out middle class families again. Watch our latest ad:
@KamalaHarris: My entire career, I’ve only had one client: The people.
@JStein_WaPo: New - Kamala Harris is proposing a $50K tax deduction for startup expenses (10X increase to current deduction)
New rollout includes:
- Incentives to get local govs 2 cut red tape
- Occupational licensing reform
- CDFI expansion More econ policies coming https://washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/03/kamala-harris-policy-businesses/
@KamalaHQ: Unearthed: JD Vance endorsed a report from the architects of Project 2025 that opposes IVF and other fertility treatments
@costellojoseph_: NEW @KamalaHQ >> FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY: Trump exposed for calling fallen service members “suckers” and “losers”
Trump has repeatedly attacked and demeaned our service members, veterans, and military families, and his reckless policies threaten to gut their hard-earned benefits.
@BenWessel: If you don't understand why this is a big deal, Addison Rae has more followers on TikTok than the entire populations of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina combined. #youthvote cc: @KamalaHQ
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Dan Kovats
Executive Director, Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association
(773) 351 - 7818 - Cell
(217) 753 - 3380 - Office
TODAY IN NH: Vice President Harris to Unveil Bold Plan To Boost Small Businesses
- Small businesses are the backbone of our economy: that’s why today in New Hampshire, Vice President Harris is set to put forward several proposals to support small businesses and invest in entrepreneurs.
- It comes as the latest plank in her plans for an Opportunity Economy as she offers a New Way Forward that ensures everyone has a chance to compete and a chance to succeed.
- The news comes on the heels of the release of Team Harris-Walz’s latest campaign ad, “Focused,” which contrasts Vice President Harris’ message of building up the middle class with Donald Trump’s Project 2025 plans for tax giveaways to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations directly to the American people.
- Her plan will:
- Provide a dramatic tenfold expansion of tax relief for starting a small business, expanding the startup expense deduction for small businesses from $5,000 to $50,000 to help meet the needs faced by American entrepreneurs when starting a business.
- Cut unnecessary red tape, making it easier for small businesses to file taxes, reducing barriers to getting occupational licenses across states, and reducing burdensome small business regulations.
- Set a goal of 25 million new business applications in her first term – exceeding the record 19 million new business applications already seen under the Biden-Harris administration. Vice President Harris’ goal would generate over 10 million more business applications than Trump saw during his term.
- And just like she did as a senator and as vice president, she will ensure that these investments go to small businesses throughout all of America and in often overlooked and underserved communities.
- It’s a stark contrast with Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda which would give him unprecedented and unchecked power. His economic plan would jack up prices, costing Americans nearly $4,000 a year, trigger a recession by mid-2025, cost America over 3 million jobs, increase the debt by $4 trillion, send inflation skyrocketing, and hurt everyone but the richest Americans.
- This election will be a choice between two very different economic visions: one that builds up the middle class, versus one that helps billionaires and big corporations at working families’ expense. Vice President Harris knows whose side she’s on.
- Yesterday, Team Harris-Walz launched a “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour to hold Trump accountable for the devastating impacts of his overturning Roe.
- Today, the tour will be in Jacksonville, Florida, just days after Trump endorsed Florida’s ban, which applies before many women even know they’re pregnant, pledging to vote against restoring reproductive freedom in the state.
- The 50+ stop bus tour across key states, touching blue communities and red ones, will drive home all that’s at stake for reproductive freedom this November.
- While Vice President Harris is fighting to restore reproductive freedom so that women in every state have access to the care they need and deserve, Donald Trump will ban abortion in all 50 states, with or without the help of Congress:
- Trump says he is “proud” that he “kill[ed] Roe v. Wade” and calls the extreme abortion bans with no exceptions he unleashed “a beautiful thing to watch.”
- He has promised to be “leading the charge” in banning abortion nationwide and said there should be “some form of punishment” for women who have an abortion.
- His Project 2025 agenda for a second term would be even worse – it would ban abortion nationwide, restrict access to birth control, force states to report on women’s miscarriages and abortions, and jeopardize access to IVF.
- The bottom line: The only way to stop Trump and his extreme anti-reproductive freedom agenda is to vote this November and elect Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz. They trust women to make decisions about their own bodies and when Congress passes a bill to restore reproductive freedom nationwide, Kamala Harris will sign it.
CONTENT TO AMPLIFY
Please see below for key content we would appreciate your help in amplifying:
Politico: Harris targets small business tax break in contrast with Trump's corporate tax cuts
South Florida Sun Sentinel: Harris campaign launches ‘reproductive freedom’ tour in Trump’s Palm Beach County backyard
ABC News: Harris campaign kicks off reproductive rights tour in Florida
The New York Times: Vance Championed 2017 Report on Families From Architects of Project 2025
@KamalaHarris: We are not going to let Donald Trump sell out middle class families again. Watch our latest ad:
@KamalaHarris: My entire career, I’ve only had one client: The people.
@JStein_WaPo: New - Kamala Harris is proposing a $50K tax deduction for startup expenses (10X increase to current deduction)
New rollout includes:
- Incentives to get local govs 2 cut red tape
- Occupational licensing reform
- CDFI expansion More econ policies coming https://washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/03/kamala-harris-policy-businesses/
@KamalaHQ: Unearthed: JD Vance endorsed a report from the architects of Project 2025 that opposes IVF and other fertility treatments
@costellojoseph_: NEW @KamalaHQ >> FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY: Trump exposed for calling fallen service members “suckers” and “losers”
Trump has repeatedly attacked and demeaned our service members, veterans, and military families, and his reckless policies threaten to gut their hard-earned benefits.
@BenWessel: If you don't understand why this is a big deal, Addison Rae has more followers on TikTok than the entire populations of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina combined. #youthvote cc: @KamalaHQ
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Dan Kovats
Executive Director, Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association
(773) 351 - 7818 - Cell
(217) 753 - 3380 - Office
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Date: Tue, Jul 9, 2024, 10:12 AM
Subject: [IL Dem County Chairs] DNC Talkers’ Toplines - July 9
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Tuesday, July 9, 2024
DNC DAILY TALKING POINTS
Trump’s Anti-Abortion Platform In His Own Words
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From: Dan Kovats via IL Dem County Chairs <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, Jul 9, 2024, 10:12 AM
Subject: [IL Dem County Chairs] DNC Talkers’ Toplines - July 9
To: IL Dem County Chairs <[email protected]>
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
DNC DAILY TALKING POINTS
Trump’s Anti-Abortion Platform In His Own Words
- Donald Trump and his Project 2025 allies are trying to hide his unpopular, extreme anti-abortion agenda – including his plans to ban abortion nationwide with or without Congress, his support for “punishing” women who have an abortion, and his plans to restrict access to contraception.
- But no matter what Donald Trump does or says, his position on abortion is clear. And his Project 2025 agenda, written for him by his own allies, is already public.
- Trump’s abortion platform, in his own words:
- Killing Roe v. Wade: Trump brags that he’s “proud” that he was “able to kill Roe v. Wade,” and calls the extreme abortion bans he unleashed with no exceptions “a beautiful thing to watch.”
- Banning abortion nationwide: Trump has promised to be “leading the charge” in banning abortion nationwide and to work “side by side” with a group fighting to “eradicate” abortion entirely.
- Punishing women and doctors: Trump has called for “punishment” for women who have an abortion and said that doctors and nurses who provide care should be “held legally responsible.”
- Restricting access to contraception: Just last month, Trump said he was “looking at” policies to restrict access to contraception, and his close allies have a plan to undermine access to birth control, including emergency contraception.
- Jeopardizing access to IVF: Trump praised a group whose members voted to oppose IVF, saying he is proud to fight “side by side” with them and grateful for their “tremendous support” of his campaign. Trump refuses to say he would veto legislation that would put IVF access in all 50 states at risk.
- The bottom line: The only way to stop Trump and his anti-choice agenda is to vote this November and reelect President Biden and Vice President Harris. They will never stop fighting for reproductive freedom, and are working to restore the protections of Roe so that women in every state have access to the care they need.
- This summit marks the 75th anniversary of NATO—the strongest and most effective military alliance in modern history, which keeps Americans safe and makes the world a less dangerous place.
- At this summit, Joe Biden is standing shoulder to shoulder with our NATO allies to show Putin that this coalition is holding strong against Russian aggression.
- Because of Joe Biden, NATO is stronger, larger, and more united than it has ever been before. He has:
- Ensured NATO is better resourced than ever and welcomed two new members to the alliance.
- Rallied NATO and much of the world to stand with Ukraine in the face of Putin’s aggression—which threatens not just democracy in Ukraine but the security of Europe and the free world.
- Rebuilt our alliances and partnerships in Europe and around the world, making America stronger and more secure.
- Stood up for American values and worked with our allies to advance America’s interests.
- Meanwhile, Donald Trump is a threat to not only the security and future of NATO, but to global security, human rights, and democracy itself:
- Trump says he would let Russia “do whatever the hell they want” to our NATO allies.
- His own vice president, two national security advisors, two defense secretaries, his secretary of state, his top military advisor, and his chief of staff have questioned his basic fitness for office and refused to endorse him, calling him a “wannabe dictator” and “a threat to democracy.”
- When he was president, Trump repeatedly threatened to pull the United States out of NATO, and is now alarming our NATO allies again.
- He tried to add Russia back into the G7 and has repeatedly praised Putin—even saying he trusted Putin over the U.S. intelligence community.
- He withdrew from international treaties aimed at keeping Russia in check, freeing Russia from its obligations and damaging U.S. national security.
- He’s called the European Union a “foe.”
- Trump has called Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine “genius” and talked about letting Putin take over parts of Ukraine--giving Putin what he wants.
- Experts and former Trump officials agree NATO would be severely harmed in a second Trump term.
- The bottom line: While Joe Biden has strengthened, expanded, and led the NATO alliance against Putin’s aggression, Donald Trump would weaken our national security, sell out our NATO allies, and give Putin what he wants. This November, the future of democracy is on the ballot.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
DNC DAILY TALKING POINTS
Trump’s Anti-Abortion Platform In His Own Words
CONTENT TO AMPLIFY
Please see below for key content we would appreciate your help in amplifying:
Michigan Advance: Biden campaign blasts Trump on military issues, stresses support for servicemembers
Star News Online: First lady Jill Biden launches program for veterans and military families in Wilmington
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Democrats outfitting buses with 'Dark Brandon' memes to troll the RNC in Milwaukee
@creynoldsnc: Reminder that anything the RNC platform says about abortion is based on Trump's (correct) idea that they cannot win with their current agenda. Their real agenda is to end abortion and make the decisions for you. They are JUST FINE with everything that has happened since Roe fell.
@sloansharma: As we head into NATO week, a reminder: When President Biden came into office, only 9 NATO Allies were spending 2% on defense. Today, a record 23 Allies are at or above 2% defense spending.
NATO is stronger than ever.
@ammarmufasa: The abortion banners know Donald Trump will ban abortion - no matter what his "platform" says
@Allyson_Bayless: @JoeBiden spent yesterday barnstorming across PA to meet with voters and trusted leaders like @JoshShapiroPA , @JohnFetterman , @Bob_Casey , and @PeopleforParker to talk about what's at stake in this election. Here's what voters had to say:
@SarafinaChitika: NEW from @BidenHQ: Donald Trump is trying to hide his extreme, unpopular anti-abortion agenda from the American people.
So we compiled Trump's *real* platform to rip away women’s freedoms, punish women, and ban abortion nationwide -- in his own words.
@WHCommsDir: "America’s so-called “left behind” counties - the once great manufacturing centers and other distressed places ... have staged a remarkable comeback. In the last 3 years they added jobs and new businesses at their fastest pace since Clinton was president."
@JoeBiden: Donald Trump is trying to hide his extreme Project 2025 agenda.
The only problem? It was written for him—by those closest to him.
Go to http://TrumpsProject2025.com to learn more.
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Dan Kovats
Executive Director, Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association
(773) 351 - 7818 - Cell
(217) 753 - 3380 - Office
DNC DAILY TALKING POINTS
Trump’s Anti-Abortion Platform In His Own Words
- Donald Trump and his Project 2025 allies are trying to hide his unpopular, extreme anti-abortion agenda – including his plans to ban abortion nationwide with or without Congress, his support for “punishing” women who have an abortion, and his plans to restrict access to contraception.
- But no matter what Donald Trump does or says, his position on abortion is clear. And his Project 2025 agenda, written for him by his own allies, is already public.
- Trump’s abortion platform, in his own words:
- Killing Roe v. Wade: Trump brags that he’s “proud” that he was “able to kill Roe v. Wade,” and calls the extreme abortion bans he unleashed with no exceptions “a beautiful thing to watch.”
- Banning abortion nationwide: Trump has promised to be “leading the charge” in banning abortion nationwide and to work “side by side” with a group fighting to “eradicate” abortion entirely.
- Punishing women and doctors: Trump has called for “punishment” for women who have an abortion and said that doctors and nurses who provide care should be “held legally responsible.”
- Restricting access to contraception: Just last month, Trump said he was “looking at” policies to restrict access to contraception, and his close allies have a plan to undermine access to birth control, including emergency contraception.
- Jeopardizing access to IVF: Trump praised a group whose members voted to oppose IVF, saying he is proud to fight “side by side” with them and grateful for their “tremendous support” of his campaign. Trump refuses to say he would veto legislation that would put IVF access in all 50 states at risk.
- The bottom line: The only way to stop Trump and his anti-choice agenda is to vote this November and reelect President Biden and Vice President Harris. They will never stop fighting for reproductive freedom, and are working to restore the protections of Roe so that women in every state have access to the care they need.
- This summit marks the 75th anniversary of NATO—the strongest and most effective military alliance in modern history, which keeps Americans safe and makes the world a less dangerous place.
- At this summit, Joe Biden is standing shoulder to shoulder with our NATO allies to show Putin that this coalition is holding strong against Russian aggression.
- Because of Joe Biden, NATO is stronger, larger, and more united than it has ever been before. He has:
- Ensured NATO is better resourced than ever and welcomed two new members to the alliance.
- Rallied NATO and much of the world to stand with Ukraine in the face of Putin’s aggression—which threatens not just democracy in Ukraine but the security of Europe and the free world.
- Rebuilt our alliances and partnerships in Europe and around the world, making America stronger and more secure.
- Stood up for American values and worked with our allies to advance America’s interests.
- Meanwhile, Donald Trump is a threat to not only the security and future of NATO, but to global security, human rights, and democracy itself:
- Trump says he would let Russia “do whatever the hell they want” to our NATO allies.
- His own vice president, two national security advisors, two defense secretaries, his secretary of state, his top military advisor, and his chief of staff have questioned his basic fitness for office and refused to endorse him, calling him a “wannabe dictator” and “a threat to democracy.”
- When he was president, Trump repeatedly threatened to pull the United States out of NATO, and is now alarming our NATO allies again.
- He tried to add Russia back into the G7 and has repeatedly praised Putin—even saying he trusted Putin over the U.S. intelligence community.
- He withdrew from international treaties aimed at keeping Russia in check, freeing Russia from its obligations and damaging U.S. national security.
- He’s called the European Union a “foe.”
- Trump has called Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine “genius” and talked about letting Putin take over parts of Ukraine--giving Putin what he wants.
- Experts and former Trump officials agree NATO would be severely harmed in a second Trump term.
- The bottom line: While Joe Biden has strengthened, expanded, and led the NATO alliance against Putin’s aggression, Donald Trump would weaken our national security, sell out our NATO allies, and give Putin what he wants. This November, the future of democracy is on the ballot.
CONTENT TO AMPLIFY
Please see below for key content we would appreciate your help in amplifying:
Michigan Advance: Biden campaign blasts Trump on military issues, stresses support for servicemembers
Star News Online: First lady Jill Biden launches program for veterans and military families in Wilmington
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Democrats outfitting buses with 'Dark Brandon' memes to troll the RNC in Milwaukee
@creynoldsnc: Reminder that anything the RNC platform says about abortion is based on Trump's (correct) idea that they cannot win with their current agenda. Their real agenda is to end abortion and make the decisions for you. They are JUST FINE with everything that has happened since Roe fell.
@sloansharma: As we head into NATO week, a reminder: When President Biden came into office, only 9 NATO Allies were spending 2% on defense. Today, a record 23 Allies are at or above 2% defense spending.
NATO is stronger than ever.
@ammarmufasa: The abortion banners know Donald Trump will ban abortion - no matter what his "platform" says
@Allyson_Bayless: @JoeBiden spent yesterday barnstorming across PA to meet with voters and trusted leaders like @JoshShapiroPA , @JohnFetterman , @Bob_Casey , and @PeopleforParker to talk about what's at stake in this election. Here's what voters had to say:
@SarafinaChitika: NEW from @BidenHQ: Donald Trump is trying to hide his extreme, unpopular anti-abortion agenda from the American people.
So we compiled Trump's *real* platform to rip away women’s freedoms, punish women, and ban abortion nationwide -- in his own words.
@WHCommsDir: "America’s so-called “left behind” counties - the once great manufacturing centers and other distressed places ... have staged a remarkable comeback. In the last 3 years they added jobs and new businesses at their fastest pace since Clinton was president."
@JoeBiden: Donald Trump is trying to hide his extreme Project 2025 agenda.
The only problem? It was written for him—by those closest to him.
Go to http://TrumpsProject2025.com to learn more.
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Dan Kovats
Executive Director, Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association
(773) 351 - 7818 - Cell
(217) 753 - 3380 - Office
Monday, July 8, 2024
DNC DAILY TALKING POINTS
Trump’s Extreme and Dangerous Second Term Agenda: Project 2025
CONTENT TO AMPLIFY
Please see below for key content we would appreciate your help in amplifying:
New York Times: Biden Campaign Ad Targets Trump on Abortion
Associated Press: Jill Biden will rally veterans and military families as Biden team seeks to move focus back to Trump
WGAL: Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says Biden will beat Trump
Philadelphia Inquirer (Opinion): Trump’s new Big Lie that he doesn’t know about Project 2025 might take him down
CBS News: Biden says "we must unite America again" in speech at Philadelphia church before traveling to Harrisburg
@malcolmkenyatta: Great to spend some time with President @JoeBiden in Philadelphia today. I told him this, “we have your back, because you’ve had ours.”
@sophiemhills: Almost 40 minutes after he finished speaking @POTUS is still greeting people, now standing in the sun. he took off his jacket a while ago
@BidenHQ: Voter: We need Dark Brandon back
President Biden: Dark Brandon is coming back
Voters: *burst into applause*
@JackInacker: Philly and PA Veterans and Military Families are fired up to re-elect @JoeBiden! Thank you Mr. President for passing the PACT Act!
@harryjsisson: This is awesome. Over 600 people showed up to President Biden’s campaign event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania today! He and Senator Fetterman were met with huge chants of “4 more years!” Pennsylvania is fired up and ready to BEAT TRUMP and reelect Biden!
@gardnerakayla: Biden makes a stop at a local coffee shop in downtown Harrisburg with
@FLOTUS, @JoshShapiroPA and Mayor Wanda Williams.
@BidenHQ: President Biden: We have to bring back dignity and hope in America. We have to give working class and middle class people like the family I came from a shot. We have to build the economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down. And we must unite America again. That's my goal, that's what we're gonna do
@munozka315: Coming off big campaign day in Pennsylvania today, big events coming with @POTUS :
- event with @AFLCIO
- attending @NAACP and @WeAreUnidosUS events
- Civil Rights Act event @LBJLibrary
- heading to Michigan this Friday to campaign
@DanRShafer: Here at the Biden campaign rally in Madison, there have been chants of “Four more years!” and “Get back up!”
@gardnerakayla: The president addressed an overflow room of supporters at his WI rally where he doubled down on staying in the race.
Key note: He did not use a teleprompter for his remarks to the crowd. “This is the most dangerous election in U.S. history,” he said.
@harrisonjaime: President @JoeBiden beat Trump before, and he will beat Trump again.
That’s our president!!
@BidenHQ: Here is John Oliver’s full breakdown of Trump’s Project 2025 plan to reshape America
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Dan Kovats
Executive Director, Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association
(773) 351 - 7818 - Cell
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DNC DAILY TALKING POINTS
Trump’s Extreme and Dangerous Second Term Agenda: Project 2025
- Project 2025 is Donald Trump’s extreme and dangerous blueprint for his second term that would give Trump virtually limitless power over your daily life and let him use the presidency to enact “revenge” on his enemies.
- Trump is willing to tell any lie in his quest for power, but the truth is Project 2025 was written for him, by those closest to him.
- Project 2025 should scare every single American. If you don’t know what it is, you should look it up – but here’s a brief overview:
- Guts checks and balances to give Trump total power to use the presidency for revenge and retribution and be a dictator on “day one.”
- Consolidates power in the Oval Office and defunds government agencies like the Department of Education.
- Bans abortion nationwide and punishes women who get an abortion.
- Raises taxes for the middle class while giving handouts to billionaire donors.
- Trump’s conservative Supreme Court has already given him a blank check to do virtually whatever he wants with no regard for the rule of law. If he wins, there is no question Trump will use it to pass his Project 2025 agenda.
- Today, Biden-Harris 2024 is launching Veterans and Military Families for Biden-Harris, a national organizing program to engage and mobilize millions of veterans and military families across the country.
- First Lady Jill Biden will kick off the coalition launch with events in North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida that highlight the clear contrast voters will face at the ballot box in November between: Joe Biden, who is fighting for our nation’s veterans, and Donald Trump, who only cares about himself and is willing to destroy the democracy that brave American service members put their lives on the line to protect.
- As a military father, Joe Biden believes we have a sacred obligation to care for our nation’s service members and their families, and as president, he’s delivered major progress:
- Delivered health care to more veterans than ever before and secured the most significant expansion of benefits and services in more than 30 years for veterans impacted by toxic exposures.
- Boosted economic security, achieving a record low veteran unemployment rate, helping veterans obtain affordable housing, and fighting to lower costs for military families.
- Protecting veterans’ rights and freedoms, expanding reproductive services through the VA and supporting LGBTQ+ veterans including by ending Trump’s ban on transgender service members in the military.
- Donald Trump repeatedly disrespects our brave men and women in uniform and as president, he failed our nation’s service members:
- Called those who made the ultimate sacrifice “suckers” and “losers.”
- Tried to cut veterans’ services and benefits, while handing out tax giveaways to billionaires and big corporations.
- Let his country club associates run the VA and use their influence to line their own pockets.
- His Project 2025 agenda will reduce veterans’ benefits and replace independent civil servants in the VA with extreme MAGA loyalists.
- Top military leaders, including all 10 living former Secretaries of Defense, have warned of Trump’s threat to democracy and rebuked his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
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New York Times: Biden Campaign Ad Targets Trump on Abortion
Associated Press: Jill Biden will rally veterans and military families as Biden team seeks to move focus back to Trump
WGAL: Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says Biden will beat Trump
Philadelphia Inquirer (Opinion): Trump’s new Big Lie that he doesn’t know about Project 2025 might take him down
CBS News: Biden says "we must unite America again" in speech at Philadelphia church before traveling to Harrisburg
@malcolmkenyatta: Great to spend some time with President @JoeBiden in Philadelphia today. I told him this, “we have your back, because you’ve had ours.”
@sophiemhills: Almost 40 minutes after he finished speaking @POTUS is still greeting people, now standing in the sun. he took off his jacket a while ago
@BidenHQ: Voter: We need Dark Brandon back
President Biden: Dark Brandon is coming back
Voters: *burst into applause*
@JackInacker: Philly and PA Veterans and Military Families are fired up to re-elect @JoeBiden! Thank you Mr. President for passing the PACT Act!
@harryjsisson: This is awesome. Over 600 people showed up to President Biden’s campaign event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania today! He and Senator Fetterman were met with huge chants of “4 more years!” Pennsylvania is fired up and ready to BEAT TRUMP and reelect Biden!
@gardnerakayla: Biden makes a stop at a local coffee shop in downtown Harrisburg with
@FLOTUS, @JoshShapiroPA and Mayor Wanda Williams.
@BidenHQ: President Biden: We have to bring back dignity and hope in America. We have to give working class and middle class people like the family I came from a shot. We have to build the economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down. And we must unite America again. That's my goal, that's what we're gonna do
@munozka315: Coming off big campaign day in Pennsylvania today, big events coming with @POTUS :
- event with @AFLCIO
- attending @NAACP and @WeAreUnidosUS events
- Civil Rights Act event @LBJLibrary
- heading to Michigan this Friday to campaign
@DanRShafer: Here at the Biden campaign rally in Madison, there have been chants of “Four more years!” and “Get back up!”
@gardnerakayla: The president addressed an overflow room of supporters at his WI rally where he doubled down on staying in the race.
Key note: He did not use a teleprompter for his remarks to the crowd. “This is the most dangerous election in U.S. history,” he said.
@harrisonjaime: President @JoeBiden beat Trump before, and he will beat Trump again.
That’s our president!!
@BidenHQ: Here is John Oliver’s full breakdown of Trump’s Project 2025 plan to reshape America
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Dan Kovats
Executive Director, Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association
(773) 351 - 7818 - Cell
(217) 753 - 3380 - Office
Here are this week's press clips from our Democratic elected officials. Feel free to use any of these articles for your social media. Please let me know if you have any questions or need anything else. Thanks
Governor JB Pritzker
48 Bills Signed on July 1
Governor Pritzker signed 18 bills on the first day of the month. Some bills are effective immediately while others will go into effect on January 1, 2025. These bills vary from health and wellness in education, conservation, transportation monitorization, requirements for insurance companies, and more. These bills come on the heels of late-June legislation creating the Department of Early Childhood and two inclusivity bills to round out Pride Month.
Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth
Passing of ARPA Helps Fund Improvements in Sangamon County
Former Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder wrote to the State-Journal Register to thank Senators Durbin and Duckworth for their assistance in the newly built Station 8, along with several stations to be rebuilt soon. Former Mayor Langfelder writes, “50% of the funding for these firehouse modernizations came from the American Rescue Plan Act funds (ARPA)”, an act passed in US Congress. ARPA funds have gone to rebuilding fire stations- therefore bringing jobs to Springfield, School District 186, and Sangamon County.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul
SCOTUS’s Non-Decision on Assault Weapons Will Not Change Illinois Law
Upon the Supreme Court’s decision not to review assault weapons cases, Attorney General Raoul released a statement of Illinois’s continued protections against gun violence. The Protect Illinois Communities Act will remain in place and continue to protect Illinois citizen from instances of mass gun violence.
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias
New Licensure for Noncitizen Illinois Residents
Beginning this month, noncitizen residents of Illinois will be able to apply for standard drivers licenses, rather than Temporary Visitor’s Driver's Licenses. These licenses became synonymous to one’s immigration status, according to Secretary Giannoulias, which led to cases of discriminatory treatment and issues. The new identification cards will state “Federal Limits Apply”, such as in voting.
$11 million in Grants to Prevent Theft Involving Vehicles
Grants have been awarded to six different police organizations- from Secretary of State Police to sheriffs offices- to be used to prevent or solve carjacking incidents. These funds will be used to expand manpower, technologies, and equipment alike. Roughly $112 million worth of vehicles has been recovered since the taskforce was established, says Secretary Giannoulias.
Comptroller Susana Mendoza
2024 Fiscal Year Ends With Surplus Funds
As the 2024 fiscal year ends, Comptroller Mendoza has announced that the state has made all necessary payments and ends the quarter with excess funds. Some bills, like those toIllinois Group Health Insurance Program or elementary and high schools, are completely paid off. The state stands with $1.7 billion in leftover funds, the largest since 1999.
Treasurer Mike Frerichs
Return of Purple Heart to Late Veteran’s Family
Treasurer Freichs returned another Purple Heart to its owners through his office’s Operation Purple Heart program. Jerome “Jerry” Even was awarded his Purple Heart after being injured in the Pearl Harbor attacks. Mr. Even’s Purple Heart was in his safety deposit box as he passed, and it was eventually turned over to the Treasurer’s Office’s Unclaimed Property Division, who then returned the award to his family.
Speaker of the House Emanuel "Chris" Welch
Launch of Black Excellence in Bleu
This week, Speaker Welch and other Speakers across the nation, launched “Black Excellence in Bleu”- the theme of a string of events hosted by the first seven Black Speakers in the US along with a non-profit organization under the same name. The organization and events throughout the week of the Democratic National Convention hope to unify all seven states the first Black Speakers hail from, as well as encourage Democratic voters and future Black politicians.
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Dan Kovats
Executive Director, Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association
(773) 351 - 7818 - Cell
(217) 753 - 3380 - Office
Governor JB Pritzker
48 Bills Signed on July 1
Governor Pritzker signed 18 bills on the first day of the month. Some bills are effective immediately while others will go into effect on January 1, 2025. These bills vary from health and wellness in education, conservation, transportation monitorization, requirements for insurance companies, and more. These bills come on the heels of late-June legislation creating the Department of Early Childhood and two inclusivity bills to round out Pride Month.
Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth
Passing of ARPA Helps Fund Improvements in Sangamon County
Former Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder wrote to the State-Journal Register to thank Senators Durbin and Duckworth for their assistance in the newly built Station 8, along with several stations to be rebuilt soon. Former Mayor Langfelder writes, “50% of the funding for these firehouse modernizations came from the American Rescue Plan Act funds (ARPA)”, an act passed in US Congress. ARPA funds have gone to rebuilding fire stations- therefore bringing jobs to Springfield, School District 186, and Sangamon County.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul
SCOTUS’s Non-Decision on Assault Weapons Will Not Change Illinois Law
Upon the Supreme Court’s decision not to review assault weapons cases, Attorney General Raoul released a statement of Illinois’s continued protections against gun violence. The Protect Illinois Communities Act will remain in place and continue to protect Illinois citizen from instances of mass gun violence.
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias
New Licensure for Noncitizen Illinois Residents
Beginning this month, noncitizen residents of Illinois will be able to apply for standard drivers licenses, rather than Temporary Visitor’s Driver's Licenses. These licenses became synonymous to one’s immigration status, according to Secretary Giannoulias, which led to cases of discriminatory treatment and issues. The new identification cards will state “Federal Limits Apply”, such as in voting.
$11 million in Grants to Prevent Theft Involving Vehicles
Grants have been awarded to six different police organizations- from Secretary of State Police to sheriffs offices- to be used to prevent or solve carjacking incidents. These funds will be used to expand manpower, technologies, and equipment alike. Roughly $112 million worth of vehicles has been recovered since the taskforce was established, says Secretary Giannoulias.
Comptroller Susana Mendoza
2024 Fiscal Year Ends With Surplus Funds
As the 2024 fiscal year ends, Comptroller Mendoza has announced that the state has made all necessary payments and ends the quarter with excess funds. Some bills, like those toIllinois Group Health Insurance Program or elementary and high schools, are completely paid off. The state stands with $1.7 billion in leftover funds, the largest since 1999.
Treasurer Mike Frerichs
Return of Purple Heart to Late Veteran’s Family
Treasurer Freichs returned another Purple Heart to its owners through his office’s Operation Purple Heart program. Jerome “Jerry” Even was awarded his Purple Heart after being injured in the Pearl Harbor attacks. Mr. Even’s Purple Heart was in his safety deposit box as he passed, and it was eventually turned over to the Treasurer’s Office’s Unclaimed Property Division, who then returned the award to his family.
Speaker of the House Emanuel "Chris" Welch
Launch of Black Excellence in Bleu
This week, Speaker Welch and other Speakers across the nation, launched “Black Excellence in Bleu”- the theme of a string of events hosted by the first seven Black Speakers in the US along with a non-profit organization under the same name. The organization and events throughout the week of the Democratic National Convention hope to unify all seven states the first Black Speakers hail from, as well as encourage Democratic voters and future Black politicians.
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Dan Kovats
Executive Director, Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association
(773) 351 - 7818 - Cell
(217) 753 - 3380 - Office
President Biden
Biden requests $4B from Congress to address Baltimore bridge, natural disasters - Live Updates - POLITICO
The White House asked Congress on Friday for $4 billion in emergency money to address the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, in addition to tornado, wildfire and hurricane recovery needs nationwide.
Biden condemns Iowa court’s decision to uphold six-week abortion ban - The Hill
President Biden on Friday condemned the decision by Iowa’s Supreme Court to uphold the state’s six-week abortion ban, saying it puts women’s health in jeopardy.
Governor J.B. Pritzker
Gov. JB Pritzker signs bill creating new Illinois Department of Early Childhood (ABC7)
Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday creating a new cabinet-level state agency dedicated to early childhood education and development.
The new Department of Early Childhood, which will become operational in July 2026, will take over programs currently housed across three state agencies, including funding for preschool programs, child care centers and the licensing of day care centers.
Illinois said to have 'momentum' in ending HIV in state (WGN)
The effort to end the HIV epidemic in Illinois has made strides, giving hope to the state’s goal to fight the virus and get to zero new infections in the next few years.
In 2022, more than 1,300 Illinoisans received an HIV diagnosis, but that number is diminishing, Gov. JB Pritzker said at a Wednesday workshop at the University of Illinois Chicago Student Center West on Wolcott Avenue.
Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton
Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton spotlights women in Illinois with two new initiatives - NPR
Juliana Stratton is the 48th lieutenant governor of Illinois. In December 2023, the office of the Lt. Governor launched a new initiative called We Thrive, which focuses on women and financial freedom.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul
Attorneys General Challenge Intuit’s Deceptive Tax Software Advertising - The Times Weekly -The Times Weekly
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising free tax preparation software when its services were not actually free for many consumers.
In a brief filed in Intuit v. Federal Trade Commission, Raoul and the attorneys general argue the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit should reject a petition filed by Intuit that challenges the FTC’s order.
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias
Illinois Secretary of State issues $11 million to prevent carjackings, car thefts - ABC
More cash is being allocated to fight carjackings and car thefts in Illinois. Law enforcement agencies across the state are getting more than $11 million in grant money toward putting the brakes on the crimes, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Wednesday.
More than $300,000 in new tech grants coming to Southern Illinois libraries | News | metropolisplanet.com - Metropolis Planet
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced a $2 million investment in technology for public libraries in under-served communities across Illinois on Thursday, June 20, with more than $300,000 going to libraries in southern Illinois.
Communities with public libraries receiving funding include Cairo, Vienna, Murphysboro and 20 others with low tax bases and high poverty rates.
Comptroller Susana Mendoza
Illinois’ Comptroller showing strong support for the state’s new budget - WJBC
“Government has an obligation to provide essential services to the state of Illinois,” said Mendoza. “While $53 billion sounds like a lot of money – and it is – the increase between this year and last year was well below the rate of inflation. So we do have a responsible budget. There are investments that have to be made in the state of Illinois, and particularly when you see those investments, which cost money, being put into areas that have a good return on investment for taxpayers, that’s something that should be applauded.”
Treasurer Mike Frerichs
Illinois Treasurer’s Office Reports Record-Breaking $130.1M in Investment Earnings - The Times Weekly - The Times Weekly
The State Treasurer’s Office made a record $130.1 million in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio in May, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced.
Illinois Treasurer returns over $2 billion to state residents - WQAD
On Thursday, June 13, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced that his office had eclipsed the $2 billion mark in unclaimed property returns.
During Frerichs’ tenure, 1.7 million people have been reunited with their missing money and property. According to a news release, reaching the $2 billion mark was greatly facilitated by allowing Illinois residents to file electronic claims.
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Dan Kovats
Biden requests $4B from Congress to address Baltimore bridge, natural disasters - Live Updates - POLITICO
The White House asked Congress on Friday for $4 billion in emergency money to address the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, in addition to tornado, wildfire and hurricane recovery needs nationwide.
Biden condemns Iowa court’s decision to uphold six-week abortion ban - The Hill
President Biden on Friday condemned the decision by Iowa’s Supreme Court to uphold the state’s six-week abortion ban, saying it puts women’s health in jeopardy.
Governor J.B. Pritzker
Gov. JB Pritzker signs bill creating new Illinois Department of Early Childhood (ABC7)
Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday creating a new cabinet-level state agency dedicated to early childhood education and development.
The new Department of Early Childhood, which will become operational in July 2026, will take over programs currently housed across three state agencies, including funding for preschool programs, child care centers and the licensing of day care centers.
Illinois said to have 'momentum' in ending HIV in state (WGN)
The effort to end the HIV epidemic in Illinois has made strides, giving hope to the state’s goal to fight the virus and get to zero new infections in the next few years.
In 2022, more than 1,300 Illinoisans received an HIV diagnosis, but that number is diminishing, Gov. JB Pritzker said at a Wednesday workshop at the University of Illinois Chicago Student Center West on Wolcott Avenue.
Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton
Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton spotlights women in Illinois with two new initiatives - NPR
Juliana Stratton is the 48th lieutenant governor of Illinois. In December 2023, the office of the Lt. Governor launched a new initiative called We Thrive, which focuses on women and financial freedom.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul
Attorneys General Challenge Intuit’s Deceptive Tax Software Advertising - The Times Weekly -The Times Weekly
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising free tax preparation software when its services were not actually free for many consumers.
In a brief filed in Intuit v. Federal Trade Commission, Raoul and the attorneys general argue the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit should reject a petition filed by Intuit that challenges the FTC’s order.
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias
Illinois Secretary of State issues $11 million to prevent carjackings, car thefts - ABC
More cash is being allocated to fight carjackings and car thefts in Illinois. Law enforcement agencies across the state are getting more than $11 million in grant money toward putting the brakes on the crimes, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Wednesday.
More than $300,000 in new tech grants coming to Southern Illinois libraries | News | metropolisplanet.com - Metropolis Planet
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced a $2 million investment in technology for public libraries in under-served communities across Illinois on Thursday, June 20, with more than $300,000 going to libraries in southern Illinois.
Communities with public libraries receiving funding include Cairo, Vienna, Murphysboro and 20 others with low tax bases and high poverty rates.
Comptroller Susana Mendoza
Illinois’ Comptroller showing strong support for the state’s new budget - WJBC
“Government has an obligation to provide essential services to the state of Illinois,” said Mendoza. “While $53 billion sounds like a lot of money – and it is – the increase between this year and last year was well below the rate of inflation. So we do have a responsible budget. There are investments that have to be made in the state of Illinois, and particularly when you see those investments, which cost money, being put into areas that have a good return on investment for taxpayers, that’s something that should be applauded.”
Treasurer Mike Frerichs
Illinois Treasurer’s Office Reports Record-Breaking $130.1M in Investment Earnings - The Times Weekly - The Times Weekly
The State Treasurer’s Office made a record $130.1 million in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio in May, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced.
Illinois Treasurer returns over $2 billion to state residents - WQAD
On Thursday, June 13, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced that his office had eclipsed the $2 billion mark in unclaimed property returns.
During Frerichs’ tenure, 1.7 million people have been reunited with their missing money and property. According to a news release, reaching the $2 billion mark was greatly facilitated by allowing Illinois residents to file electronic claims.
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Dan Kovats
Democratic Party of Illinois Statement on IL GOP Chair Resignation
IL GOP Infighting and Leadership Turmoil Highlight Party's Dysfunction Ahead of 2024 Elections
Chicago, IL – Following the latest reports of Illinois GOP dysfunction and Chair Don Tracy’s sudden resignation, the Democratic Party of Illinois released the following statement:
“While the IL GOP finds itself in chaos, the Democratic Party of Illinois enters the 2024 general election as a united party standing for freedom and opportunity for all of Illinois’ working families. As a reminder, last cycle, Illinois Democrats defeated the IL GOP’s MAGA candidate for Governor, re-elected Senator Tammy Duckworth, protected supermajorities in the IL General Assembly, and expanded our representation in Congress. In contrast, the IL GOP has been defined by a litany of electoral disasters, constant infighting, meager fundraising, and a strict adherence to a losing set of anti-choice, anti-worker, pro-Trump policies.
While we don’t expect new leadership to change any of that, we do wish the best of luck to the inevitable MAGA extremist who will succeed Don Tracy as Chair.”
IL GOP Infighting and Leadership Turmoil Highlight Party's Dysfunction Ahead of 2024 Elections
Chicago, IL – Following the latest reports of Illinois GOP dysfunction and Chair Don Tracy’s sudden resignation, the Democratic Party of Illinois released the following statement:
“While the IL GOP finds itself in chaos, the Democratic Party of Illinois enters the 2024 general election as a united party standing for freedom and opportunity for all of Illinois’ working families. As a reminder, last cycle, Illinois Democrats defeated the IL GOP’s MAGA candidate for Governor, re-elected Senator Tammy Duckworth, protected supermajorities in the IL General Assembly, and expanded our representation in Congress. In contrast, the IL GOP has been defined by a litany of electoral disasters, constant infighting, meager fundraising, and a strict adherence to a losing set of anti-choice, anti-worker, pro-Trump policies.
While we don’t expect new leadership to change any of that, we do wish the best of luck to the inevitable MAGA extremist who will succeed Don Tracy as Chair.”
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Apply to volunteer at the Democratic National Convention here!
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Apply to volunteer at the Democratic National Convention here!
If you have questions or want to learn more about volunteering, we are offering three upcoming information sessions. Details and registration links are below:
2024 Democratic National Convention Volunteer Information Session #1
- TONIGHT, June 6, 2024 at 5:30 PM
- Register Here
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- Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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