Subject: RE: What is Debbie Wasserman Schultz doing?
From: Tracie Pough <[email-masked]>
To: Ryan Banfill <[email-masked]>, Kate Houghton <[email-masked]>, "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>, "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>, "Mellody, April" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 14:04:04 -0700

Adding April because this is convention related as well.

From: Ryan Banfill [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 5:02 PM
To: Kate Houghton; Tracie Pough; Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: Fwd: What is Debbie Wasserman Schultz doing?

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From: Laurie Flink <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: May 17, 2016 at 4:46:19 PM EDT
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Subject: Fwd: What is Debbie Wasserman Schultz doing?

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From: "TimCanova.com<http://timcanova.com>" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: May 17, 2016 at 4:43:10 PM EDT
To: <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: What is Debbie Wasserman Schultz doing?
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Sign our petition now asking Debbie Wasserman Schultz to return every penny the Democratic National Committee has taken from Republicans and anti-Obamacare lobbyists.<http://action.timcanova.com/page/m/29b53579/5f6711fd/1668293e/69c1e812/4055205695/VEsE/>

Dear Friend,

No member of the Washington establishment has done more to help big corporations gain influence and power within the Democratic National Committee than Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Not only has she repealed President Barack Obama’s ban on federal lobbyists donating to the DNC, but we’ve learned in the past week that she has recruited Republicans and anti-Obamacare lobbyists to be the official hosts and funders of the Democratic National Convention in July.

If you don’t believe us, read this damning quote from The Intercept, which broke this story wide open last week:

“In October 2015, DNC chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., reportedly huddled with dozens of lobbyists to plan the convention in Philadelphia, and provided the influence peddlers involved with a menu of offerings in exchange for donations. In February, news reports revealed that the DNC had quietly lifted the Obama-era ban on federal lobbyist donations to the party and convention committee.”

That means, bizarrely, that the very same people who want to undo the progress we’ve made over the last eight years — from reforming Wall Street to extending health insurance coverage — will have tremendous influence on the most important Democratic Party event of the year. Once again, our opponent has proven to be a poor steward of the Democratic Party and the progressive values we share. We must take action to stop this immediately.

Sign our petition to Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Democratic National Committee demanding they return any money taken from Republicans, anti-Obamacare lobbyists, or big corporations to fund the Democratic National Convention. <http://action.timcanova.com/page/m/29b53579/5f6711fd/1668293e/69c1e812/4055205695/VEsF/>

Make no mistake about it, this was an intentional and calculated decision by Debbie Wasserman Schultz to both undo President Obama’s attempts to weed out corporate influence at the DNC, and to increase her own influence and power with wealthy elites.

These lobbyists and corporate donors, that our opponent has recruited to serve on “The Host Committee,” are both deeply involved in the planning and funding process of the convention, and are firmly opposed to just about everything the Democratic Party should stand for. Some have even donated to Republican candidates — like Chris Christie and to NRCC, which is the organization dedicated to keeping the House under GOP control.

How can we reasonably expect our party to stand alongside these people without losing sight of our values?

If you agree that we need to stand against big money and corporate influence at the DNC, then add your name to our petition demanding that Debbie Wasserman Schultz return every penny she’s collected from them to fund the convention.<http://action.timcanova.com/page/m/29b53579/5f6711fd/1668293e/69c1e812/4055205695/VEsC/>

We will prove in this campaign that we don’t need wealthy elites or corporate donors to win elections — and we don’t need them to fund the Democratic National Convention either. We can do better than elected leaders, like Wasserman Schultz, who are selling our party to the highest bidders regardless of the consequences.

In solidarity,

Team Canova

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