Warren for President
For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 19th, 2019

ICYMI: Rhiana Gunn-Wright, One of the Policy Architects of the Green New Deal, Endorses Elizabeth Warren

Watch Rhiana’s video announcing her support for Elizabeth

Charlestown, MA — Rhiana Gunn-Wright, one of the architects of the Green New Deal, today announced that she is endorsing Elizabeth Warren’s campaign for President of the United States. 
“As one of the key architects of the Green New Deal, Rhiana knows intimately what it will take to defeat the climate crisis,” said Elizabeth Warren. “She knows how critical it is that we elect a president who recognizes the urgent need for a Green New Deal and who will lead our country toward a clean energy future, while creating millions of good, new jobs and putting environmental justice at the center of our approach. I’m grateful to have her support and to stand with her in this fight for big, structural change.”

In a video released today, Gunn-Wright stated, “The worst part about the climate crisis is that it’s by design. We know that the odds are stacked in favor of folks who have money. The folks who feel climate change most keenly are by and large low-income people of color. Elizabeth Warren understands that and understands that that is part of the problem that we have to tackle.” 
….
She continued: “There is no dealing with climate change unless we deal with corruption. Every time I read a Warren climate plan, I am confident that it can take us to a Green New Deal because I see her thinking about: How do we use all of the levers of government?”

Watch the full video here.
Read more about it in Huffpost here. Key sections below.

“The Massachusetts senator picked up an endorsement from a key figure in the Green New Deal movement just before the debate in Los Angeles.” 
…
“Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has already proposed a suite of policy ideas to dramatically slash planet-heating emissions and transition workers into clean industries.”
...
“Last week, Warren unveiled her “Blue New Deal,” the first comprehensive campaign proposal to revitalize coastal economies by fortifying ports, spurring new markets for seafood and completely overhauling the offshore energy industry. On Wednesday, she published an op-ed outlining how she’d target fossil fuel companies and reverse President Donald Trump’s assault on environmental regulations during her first 100 days in the White House.”

###
obama.alumni_final.pdf
Warren for President
December 18, 2019

ICYMI: CNN: Hundreds of Obama Alumni Endorse Elizabeth Warren

“Sen. Warren really has the zest and the grit and the gumption and the audacity that we loved that President Obama really embodied”

Charlestown, MA — On Wednesday, hundreds of veterans of Barack Obama's campaigns and administration endorsed Elizabeth Warren for president.
 
Read the full list of Obama alumni endorsing Elizabeth here.
 
“I am grateful to have the support of these Obama campaign and fellow White House and administration alumni,” said Elizabeth Warren. “Their work to elect President Obama and carry out his ambitious agenda over the course of eight years changed what we know is possible in American politics. I am honored to stand beside them, and with their support, we will win in 2020 and make government work for all people, not just those at the top.”
 
Read the full CNN story here. Key excerpts below:
 
With the Iowa caucuses less than two months away, more than 200 Obama alumni joined a signature-gathering effort led by a pair of former senior Obama aides, Sara El-Amine and Jon Carson.
 
Among other roles, El-Amine was national director of Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, while Carson was a national field director for Obama's 2008 campaign prior to joining the administration. Both served as executive directors of Organizing for America, the Obama grassroots organizing network.
 
…
 
In an interview with CNN, El-Amine and Carson touted the "incredible diversity" of the group that has come out in support of Warren. The 200-plus names were collected in under a week, and they planned to continue growing the list, they said.

"We are a group that really uniquely knows that electability is self-determining and that oftentimes it's the people with the boldest vision and the most unlikely candidacies early on who can really shift the field," El-Amine said. "Sen. Warren really has the zest and the grit and the gumption and the audacity that we loved that President Obama really embodied."
 
###
Warren for President
For Immediate Release: Friday, December 13, 2019

ICYMI: Megan Rapinoe Endorses Elizabeth Warren

“I truly believe the best things in life are a result of being bold and being real. I’m proud to endorse Elizabeth Warren today, for being bold, for being real, for listening to ALL of us, and for being prepared to navigate the unique challenges we face today as a country.”

Watch the video of Elizabeth calling Megan to say thank you

Charlestown, MA — Megan Rapinoe, Captain of the World Cup Champion U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and 2019 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, today announced that she is endorsing Elizabeth Warren’s campaign for President of the United States.

Megan tweeted, “I truly believe the best things in life are a result of being bold and being real. I’m proud to endorse Elizabeth Warren today, for being bold, for being real, for listening to ALL of us, and for being prepared to navigate the unique challenges we face today as a country @ewarren.”

“Megan is a champion of justice on and off the field and a role model for women and girls everywhere. I am honored to have her endorsement, and look forward to fighting alongside her for big, structural change,” said Elizabeth today in a statement.

Watch the video of Elizabeth calling Megan to say thank you here.