Project 2025 will undermine our national and economic security

Questions about Project 2025? We have answers. Problems viewing this email? [View it in your browser]( [Center for American Progress]( InProgress from the Center for American Progress To make sure you never miss an email from us, please add progress@americanprogress.org to your contacts or safe senders list. Thanks for staying connected with us! ‘Project 2025 Will Undermine America’s National Security’ [A Marine One helicopter flies behind a row of American flags on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.]( Photo credit: Getty Images In [Project 2025]( far-right extremists outline policies that would gut America’s 250-year-old system of checks and balances and direct the government to dismantle U.S. democracy. The authoritarian playbook also includes the far right’s vision for the “common defense” that would place the United States in direct confrontation with adversaries; damage trust and cohesion with its allies; and privilege unilateral militarism over a thoughtful, holistic, and adequately resourced national security strategy. In doing so, Project 2025’s proposals would fundamentally undermine our national and economic security, and ordinary Americans will pay the price. How exactly would the far right’s plan to “reorient the U.S. government’s posture toward friends and adversaries alike” make all Americans less safe? Project 2025’s national security policies would: - Gut agencies protecting Americans against foreign threats - Benefit U.S. adversaries - Place the United States in direct confrontation with China - Increase the risk of nuclear war - Fail to address climate security - Damage the United States’ ability to address global threats While the authors of Project 2025 claim that defending the nation is among their top priorities, the policies they propose would fundamentally undermine the U.S. government’s ability to do so—all while increasing the risk of conflict, instability, and crisis. [Learn More]( Do you have questions about Project 2025? We have answers. Over the past few months, the Center for American Progress has dedicated itself to unpacking what Project 2025’s policy proposals would actually mean for everyday Americans (spoiler: it's draconian). But we want to hear from you! Our policy experts want to answer your outstanding questions. [Submit your questions here]( Far-right extremists will undo historic climate progress [Image of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with the text, "Under the Biden-Harris administration’s Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law, the clean energy economy is booming, with more than 330,000 new jobs and historic investments in renewable energy, putting our country on track to tackle the climate crisis.”]( [SPREAD THE WORD]( Under the Biden-Harris administration’s Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law, the clean energy economy is booming with more than 330,000 new jobs and historic investments in renewable energy, putting our country on track to tackle the climate crisis. Still, the far-right extremists behind Project 2025 are plotting to undo this climate progress, threatening the vision of a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable future for all. Follow us on [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Facebook]( [Follow us on YouTube]( [Follow us on Instagram]( [Support CAP]( [Manage Email Preferences or Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( [Center for American Progress]( Center for American Progress 1333 H Street NW Washington, D.C. 20005 [supporter]