“Unemployment Bump From Shutdown Hits Many Groups”

Dear Ralph,

The consequences of the Tea Party’s government shutdown are becoming clear.

Thanks to the shutdown, unemployment ticked up in October for the first time in months. The shutdown also took $24 billion out of our economy, and brought this nation to the very edge of a catastrophic default on our debt.

And as if playing politics with our economy wasn’t bad enough, they used the same radical partisan tactics to try to blame the whole thing on Democrats like me —including launching a wave of robocalls into my district from the Republican National Committee (RNC). 

I’m used to attacks. I can take it because they’re just words. But what the Tea Party and the RNC are doing goes beyond words — they’re doing real damage to our country. And we all need to work together to stand against them.

I need your help to reach our $15,000 goal in November to fight back. Consider giving $5 or more today.