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Washington, DC – 54 young people, including 2 Texans, were arrested after sitting-in Chuck Schumer’s senate office. Another 150 visited all Senate Democrat offices calling for a new Senate Majority leader and a commitment to end the filibuster as the first act of the new congress. They delivered a statement highlighting that after a collective decade of Schumer leadership it was time for change. They argued Democrats could lose in 2028 if they don’t force Trump to veto popular bills or directly negotiate concessions.
“My generation cannot afford another status quo democrat like Chuck Schumer. Texans delivered a resounding message this Midterm election that it’s placing its trust in Democrats to actually pass legislation that makes our lives better,” said Arlington resident Stacy Melo. “We cannot do that with weak leaders like Chuck Schumer at the helm. We must deliver on what the people voted for, and I’m fighting to make it known that Chuck Schumer needs to step aside so we can push forth progressive legislation.”
Sunrise Movement made nearly a million voter contact attempts in key states like Michigan, Maine and Texas and helped swing young people by 40 points to Democrats. They turned out young voters using a populist message against corporate control of our government and a climate crisis fueled by data centers’ energy use.
“We need representatives who care about the working people, so let’s do that and get Chuck Schumer out. Protect the people, our climate, and our future,” said Austinite Natalia Coveney.
The movement has flooded congressional offices with thousands of calls and emails demanding change and is launching a nationwide distributed effort to confront Democratic Senators in their district offices who don’t follow the movement’s demands.
“I’m 28 years old and Chuck Schumer has been in congress longer than I have been alive. Young people voted in droves for change in this country. We voted for an end to the Iran oil war, to stop financing the genocide of Palestinian people, for green jobs not endless data centers and a Congress that finally delivers for its people and stops the climate crisis. We won’t get that with has-been leadership and a logjam filibuster,” said Sunrise Movement Executive Director Aru Shiney-Ajay.
Sunrise Movement elected its largest class of Green New Deal champions last week with 24 candidates including Sunrise Movement co-founder Will Lawrence, previous board member Abdul El-Sayed, and incoming Senator Troy Jackson.
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