Subject: John, I need Democrats in Washington
From: Barack Obama <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:44:16 -0500

John -- 
 
Earlier this month, Congress actually came together to get 
some really important work done, including passing a 
bipartisan budget deal eliminating the threat of a government 
shutdown for the time being. 

I hope that as we go into my final year in office, we can see 
more of this -- people coming together to act on behalf of the 
greater good, rather than allowing an entire legislative body to 
come to a halt because of its most extreme members. 

And the really good news is that because this agreement averts 
the possibility of a shutdown for at least the first nine months of 
next year, Congress and I have a pretty long runway to get some 
important things done on behalf of the American people. Things 
like promoting job growth and increasing wages. Making 
meaningful reforms to our criminal justice system. Finding ways 
to keep Americans safe at home and abroad. We have a lot of 
important work still ahead of us, John, and I want to make 
sure that when my time in office is over, my successor has a 
Congress who will work with them to build on all we've 
accomplished so far: 

https://my.democrats.org/December-Deadline

I plan on doing everything I can with every minute of every day 
that I have left as President to deliver on behalf of the American 
people and supporters like you who have stood by me since day 
one. That clock really starts ticking when we get back to work in 
January, and if you're with me, I hope you'll be one of the 32 
supporters we need to step up in Washington by the end of the year.

So, John, can I count on you to step up before Thursday 
night's deadline?

https://my.democrats.org/December-Deadline

Thanks as always for being part of this, and happy New Year! 

Barack Obama

 

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