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Thank you President Biden, and Onward with Kamala Harris!

TXPC
July 22, 2024

The Texas Progressive Caucus (TXPC) thanks President Biden for his years of service to our country and for putting the needs of our country and our party above his own.

While we disagree with President Biden's handling of certain areas of foreign policy, we appreciate his immense achievements in domestic policy.

President Biden has been the most progressive President since at least LBJ. He was the first U.S. President to join striking workers during UAW’s successful push against corporate greed. He is bringing back U.S. manufacturing via the Chips Act and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), not to mention the IRA has invested billions into green energy manufacturing, use, and other infrastructure.  He made history by appointing the first black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and was the first President since FDR to call for the modernization of SCOTUS. In the areas of foreign policy we agree with him on, he helped Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression, expanded NATO, and brought dignity back to the office of the President of the United States.

Biden’s domestic policies deserve great praise and recognition. Credit must be given where it’s due. 

We also credit Biden with listening to the Party's will and letting a new generation take the lead. 

The TXPC adamantly believes that the process of electing a Democratic Nominee for U.S. President must be fair, transparent, and aligned with the will of the people. National delegates must be allowed to make their own decisions as they see fit, ensuring that our commitment to democracy and the will of the people is upheld. 

The TXPC motto is #YourCaucusYourVoice, so we sought guidance from our membership. At this point, through a recent survey, Vice President Kamala Harris has received 83% of our members' support

As a U.S. Senator, Harris firmly supported the climate, pro-worker fair trade, and workers' rights, even going against then-President Obama on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. She sided with Senator Bernie Sanders by voting against Trump’s US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) on the grounds that it did not do enough for workers or the climate. 

All said, the TXPC encourages:

  • the Texas Delegation to strongly consider supporting Kamala Harris for U.S. President;
  • the DNC to ensure the process of selecting a Nominee is fair, transparent, and aligns with the will of the people; 
  • the Texas Delegation & other progressive delegates to demand a progressive Vice Presidential pick and not give the position to a conservative or corporate Democrat; 
  • the Texas Delegation & other progressive delegates continue pushing both the DNC and the Harris Campaign to the left, including reaffirming a rule limiting “Super Delegates” from voting in the first round of nominations and pushing the Harris Campaign to firmly commit to Peace in the Middle East and to adhere to the other progressive policies added to the Texas Democratic Party Platform; and
  • regardless of who becomes the Nominee, Democrats and other progressives remain focused on ensuring he who would be a “Dictator on Day One” never returns to the Office of the President of the United States.

The progressive movement has made significant progress in the last few years. President Biden played his role in pushing aspects of it forward. Now, we need to ensure we keep our momentum and expand the progressive movement to new heights.

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