11/11/25 Newsletter - A Personal Message From Ro Khanna
STRONGER TOGETHER
Ro Khanna Town Hall Canceled Tonight
We’re deeply sorry to share that our Veterans Day Town Hall with Congressman Ro Khanna has been canceled. Congressman Khanna was unexpectedly called back to Washington, D.C. for an important vote on the Republicans’ continuing resolution to reopen the government. His first duty is to represent his constituents in Congress—especially at a moment as consequential as this.
As soon as he arrived in DC today,
Ro created this video for our community ...
We’ll keep you informed if a rescheduling opportunity arises.
If you bought tickets and would like to request a refund,
please fill out this form.
Community Food Drive
Finally, we know many of you were planning to bring non-perishable food donations for our community food drive.
You can still make your contribution by dropping off your items at South Yuba Club:
130 W Berryhill Dr, Grass Valley, CA 95945.
Our Big Work Ahead
A New Indivisible Program!
These message below was adapted from Indivisible's co-executive director,
Ezra Levin's, email from Monday.
The Senate Democrats surrendered. Nothing was gained on their side of this deal. Did Minority Leader Schumer orchestrate this or did he simply lack the leadership skills to prevent it? Regardless, he and the rest of the leadership team failed to hold their own caucus together.
The Republican budget guarantees that healthcare premiums will continue to skyrocket, rural hospitals will close, more people will go without healthcare, and more people will die. It does nothing to stop Trump from treating the federal budget as his personal piggybank. Dems got a pinky-promise from Republicans for a vote on ACA subsidies 40 days from now. They do not have the votes to win on that with serious concessions in both the House and Senate.
Senate Democrats surrendered when they had maximum leverage and were winning the fight. This surrender came weeks after the largest protest in American history, and days after the best election night in a decade or more.
By surrendering so utterly and completely at a moment of their maximum leverage and momentum, Senate Democrats teach Trump and his cadre an important lesson: do enough damage, and your opponents will buckle.
At some point, you gotta either change your leaders’ minds or you gotta change your leaders. And the time for changing minds is over.
The only path to a real opposition party is through a cleansing primary season.
Indivisible National has launched a new program to elect competent and BRAVE leadership.
There will be much more to announce soon - including locally - but here are a two things we ask you to do right now:
If you’re as pissed as I am and this all resonates with you, sign up to be part of this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party today.
Our District 3 House Rep is still Kevin Kiley. But tell your friends in other districts and states to call their Democratic Representatives in the House ASAP. Share this link with friends to help connect them. Democrats in the House NEED to be reminded to not surrender! Yes, Republicans can likely pass this through the House without Democratic votes, but Dems don’t need to make it easier for them or put their names on a bill that betrays their constituents.
Honoring Our Veterans
And on this Veterans Day, we extend our gratitude to all veterans who have served this Country and its Constitution.
Here is a video to honor them (meant to be played at tonight's Town Hall)