Subject: I'm proud to stand with the President, John - add your name if you are, too
From: Debbie Wasserman Schultz <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 18:47:02 -0500

The Democratic Party
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John --

Every year, more than 30,000 American lives are cut short 
by guns. That means hundreds of thousands of American 
families have had their lives changed forever -- losing loved 
ones, neighbors, co-workers, friends. Five years ago, my life 
was touched when my colleague and dear friend, 
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was shot by a deranged 
gunman and left with a severe brain injury. Six others died -- 
including one of her Congressional staff members, a federal 
district court judge, and a nine-year-old girl.

In the years since, Congress has passed exactly zero new 
measures to try to prevent such senseless tragedies and 
protect Americans from gun violence. I've watched in disbelief 
as the most commonsense measures with wide margins of 
support have been opposed by extreme Republican leaders 
who are too afraid to stand up to the gun lobby. 

But President Obama is taking a stand. On Tuesday morning 
and again in last night's town hall, he laid out a plan for a 
responsible and necessary course of action to use every tool 
at his disposal to curb the epidemic of gun violence in this 
country. 

This simply should not be a partisan issue, but Republicans -- 
including their leading presidential candidates -- remain 
steadfast in their opposition to any measures that would 
prevent gun violence. There are ways to make our country safe 
while respecting the Second Amendment, but the Republican 
Party has shown nothing but political cowardice in the face of 
the NRA.

So John, add your name to stand with President Obama 
and Democrats who have had enough and are ready to take 
action:

http://my.democrats.org/Stand-With-the-President

We are going to do whatever it takes to keep Americans safe, 
and President Obama's actions are a crucial step in leading the 
way on commonsense reform. I hope you're as proud as I am to 
stand with him today and every day.

Debbie
 
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Chair
Democratic National Committee

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