David Mott, Rest in Power, Our Ally, Brother, Mentor, Social Justice Warrior

It is with heavy hearts that the MD PPC State Coordinating Committee conveys news that saddens us enormously. As you may have already heard, our beloved State Coordinator, devoted activist and ally, David Mott, whom many of you have met, has passed on from our planet; leaving a legacy of which to be proud. He filled so many shoes with the #PoorPeoplesCampaign, including regional activist in MoCo, songleader, and Partner Coordinator.

 

Eneshal Miller, longtime MD PPC member, remembers David as a committed leader, a principled advocate, and a true friend to many across Maryland’s justice and anti-poverty movements. “His work and moral clarity strengthened our communities and advanced collective action rooted in fairness and compassion. David Mott’s legacy will continue through the people he mentored, his policies he fought for and the lives he touched.”

 

We ask that you hold David’s family in your thoughts and prayers. Their generosity in sharing him with us made it possible for all he did in his unwavering pursuit of justice.

 

While other organizations have already shared their memories and love for David, our email took time as Tri-Chair Mike Puskar was creating a video compilation in remembrance of this special friend. The video includes previously unreleased footage of David performing "The Long Black Veil" in Rockville at 7:26pm this very day, December 20, 2023. May you take comfort in this video, also released at 7:26pm.

 

mdppc.org/mott

 

David will be greatly missed. Forward Together! #Toodles

Take Action to Stand Up for Healthcare Rights!

 

Call Senators to Extend ACA Tax Credits!

Members of Congress have failed to act, and now there are less than 30 days left to address the expiring Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") tax credits, putting 22 million Americans at risk of major hikes to their health insurance premiums. These individuals currently rely on subsidies to reduce their monthly premiums; without them, average costs could rise sharply, in many cases doubling.

 

The Senate may hold a vote on extending these tax credits as early as next week (the week of December 8).

 

Why Do Calls

We need Congress to extend these tax credits NOW!

Democrats are already on board, but it will need some Republican support.

 

Members of Congress need to hear what impact this will have on their state and our country. This step in our strategy is to call Republican Senators who have expressed openness to extending the tax credits.

 

Everyone of us should call all these Senators, so please share this action far and wide.

 

Who to Call & Recommended Script

 

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)  (202) 224-6342

 

“We need you to step up for North Carolina where 63,000 additional individuals will become uninsured due to ACA subsidies disappearing. For those able to keep their insurance plan, cost of coverage will skyrocket - combine this with the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill and we will have 300,000 more uninsured in North Carolina. Thank you for your support on this matter - we need you to talk to your colleagues now and convince them - Extend the ACA Tax Credits!”

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) (202)-224-6665

 

“We need you to step up for Alaska where 2,400 more individuals will become uninsured due to ACA subsidies disappearing. For those able to keep their insurance plan, cost of coverage will skyrocket on average by 125% - combine this with the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill and we will have 25,000 more uninsured in Alaska. Thank you for your support on this matter - we need you to talk to your colleagues now and convince them - Extend the ACA Tax Credits!”

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) (202) 224-3004

 

“We need you to step up for Alaska where 2,400 more individuals will become uninsured due to ACA subsidies disappearing. For those able to keep their insurance plan, cost of coverage will skyrocket on average by 125% - combine this with the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill and we will have 25,000 more uninsured in Alaska. Thank you for your support on this matter - we need you to talk to your colleagues now and convince them - Extend the ACA Tax Credits!”

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)  202-224-6154

 

“We need you to step up for Missouri where 26,000 more individuals will become uninsured due to ACA subsidies disappearing. For those able to keep their insurance plan, the cost of coverage will skyrocket on average by 108%. Combine this with the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill and we will have 163,000 more uninsured in Missouri. Thank you for your support on this matter - we need you to talk to your colleagues now and convince them - Extend the ACA Tax Credits!”

 

 

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) (202) 224-2523

 

“We need you to step up for Maine where 3,000 more individuals will become uninsured due to ACA subsidies disappearing. For those who will keep their insurance plan, the cost of coverage will skyrocket. Combine this with the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill and we will have 32,500 more uninsured in Maine. Thank you for your support on this matter - we need you to talk to your colleagues now and convince them - Extend the ACA Tax Credits!”

 

Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) 202-224-5744

 

“We need you to step up for Alabama where 28,000 more individuals will become uninsured due to ACA subsidies disappearing. For those able to keep their insurance plan, the cost of coverage will skyrocket on average 92%. Combine this with the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill and we will have 49,000 more uninsured in Alabama. Thank you for your support on this matter - we need you to talk to your colleagues now and convince them - Extend the ACA Tax Credits!”

 

Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (202) 224-2321 

 

“We need you to step up for South Dakota where 2,400 more individuals will become uninsured due to ACA subsidies disappearing. For those able to keep their insurance plan, the cost of coverage skyrocket will on average 116%. Combine this with the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill and we will have 12,000 more uninsured in South Dakota. Thank you for your support on this matter - we need you to talk to your colleagues now and convince them - Extend the ACA Tax Credits!”

2025 Gaithersburg City Election

The #PoorPeoplesCampaign principles state "the need to organize at the state and local level," so it's important that people vote at the local level; this year, the city of Gaithersburg has an election this coming Tuesday, November 4, for the Mayoral race and 2 City Council seats.

While the PPC is also non-partisan – and thus we cannot endorse specific candidates – our principles also state the following that remind us we should lift impacted leaders and support issues such as housing justice, food justice, and universal healthcare:

• We are committed to lifting up and deepening the leadership of those most affected by systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, and ecological devastation and to building unity across lines of division.
  
  
• We believe that people should not live in or die from poverty in the richest nation ever to exist. Blaming the poor and claiming that the United States does not have an abundance of resources to overcome poverty are false narratives used to perpetuate economic exploitation, exclusion, and deep inequality.
  
  
• Whereas the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism blames poor and oppressed people for our poverty and oppression, our deepest religious and constitutional values insist that the primary moral issues of our day must be how our society treats the poor, those on the margins, women, LGBTQIA2S+ folks, workers, immigrants, the disabled and the sick; equal protection under the law; and the desire for peace, love and harmony within and among nations.

We ask that Gaithersburg residents review the candidates as published by Bethesda Magazine or progressive sources; and make your choice for whom to vote as you find most fitting to the principles listed above.

Forward Together! Not One Step Back!

Candidates are presented in the images in reverse-alphabetical order.