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🚨ICYMI: Trump is expanding his deadly Global Gag Rule—threatening any humanitarian aid organization that gets federal dollars from even TALKING about abortion or diversity. Trump is doing everything he can to block foreign assistance & rip away health care.
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/trump-mexico-city-policy-abortion-dei-gender.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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There's a clear path forward: 1. Quickly pass the other 5 spending bills before the Friday night deadline & keep government open. 2. Separate out the DHS bill & work on common sense steps to rein in ICE and CBP. Senate Democrats are ready to get it done. Republicans must join us.
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Reminder: Republicans voted to give ICE a $75 billion slush fund, a budget larger than most militaries. Every Democrat voted NO. We need immigration enforcement that is sane, upholds our rights, treats people with dignity and basic respect, and focuses on violent criminals.
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I hope you'll read this statement from Alex Pretti’s family. None of us should allow the Trump administration to lie about this man. Help get the truth out.
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Americans must be eyes wide open that blocking the DHS funding bill will not shut down ICE. ICE is now sitting on a massive slush fund it can tap, whether or not we pass a funding bill.
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Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences. I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands. The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that. I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
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This looks like an execution. There must be an investigation. There must be accountability. Joining ICE does not give you license to murder. The President is escalating the situation—and I have no faith he will stop. The Republican Congress must join us to end this. Enough.
link:https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426
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There's money in Donald Trump’s America—not for health care, of course. But he'll find the money for a gilded arch, a ballroom, and whatever other vanity project he wants.
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There was slavery in America—Trump trying to erase that history doesn't change the truth. And most of us realize it's important to teach future generations why slavery was WRONG. There's good & bad in America's history, but we have to learn from all of it and live in REALITY.
link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/01/22/slavery-exhibit-removed/
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The CDC's job is to monitor and prevent diseases. But now RFK Jr's handpicked deputy director says he "doesn't care" about whether or not measles is officially eliminated. This is about KIDS getting sick and even DYING from something WE CAN PREVENT. Beyond despicable.
link:https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/20/health/cdc-south-carolina-measles-briefing
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Trump can lie as much as he wants but we can all see for ourselves that costs are higher since Trump took office & he couldn't care less about making life more affordable.
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Trump turns tariffs on and off like a toddler with a light switch. Seattle dockworkers are on the frontlines facing the very real consequences of Trump’s reckless and unpredictable trade policies.
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/us/politics/seattle-dock-workers-tariffs-trump.html
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Yet another tired re-run of Russ Vought's corrupt playbook. He's threatening blue states in a naked act of political retribution. No one should be intimidated. Vought and Trump can kick rocks. This will not stand.
link:https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/politics/trump-federal-funding-democratic-states
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53 years after Roe v. Wade and Republicans are as committed as ever to ripping away a woman's right to make her own decisions about her body and her life. We cannot let them win—I won’t let them win. We must keep speaking out and using our voices to fight back.
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This is horrifying beyond belief. No one in their right mind can see this and think it is ok. ICE is out of control. Don't let anyone look away and remind everyone that this Republican Congress could put a stop to this TODAY.
link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/22/minnesota-ice-columbia-heights-school/
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I visited the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center today to hear about how they'll use funding I secured to continue supporting survivors. Trump tried to slash funding to prevent violence against women—but I fought tooth and nail & we secured RECORD funding instead.
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Canada is our friend and ally—and one of our biggest trading partners. Threatening Canada like this hurts America. Our citizens will pay for it—literally, as trade and travel plummet. Trust and friendship, by the way? Easy to damage, pretty hard to repair.
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I got an update from local leaders & first responders about how King County is rebuilding from last month's devastating flooding. I look forward to supporting requests for federal disaster assistance to make sure our communities get the resources they need to recover.
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Last year, Trump ripped away $500 MILLION from Howard Hanson Dam—critical for flood control, our water supply, & habitat restoration. Pure corruption. Well, I just passed the funding to get construction back on track. Don't mess with our water. Don't mess with our fish.
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Everything is getting more expensive for working people, but Trump is abusing his power to make himself at least $1.4 billion richer. The most corrupt President in American history. A government of, by, and for the crooks.
link:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/20/opinion/editorials/trump-wealth-crypto-graft.html
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This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies. At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
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Exactly. YOU are paying more because Trump is turning tariffs on and off like a toddler with a light switch. In addition to tearing apart our closest alliances, the American people will get the benefit of paying more for virtually everything.
link:https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/americans-are-the-ones-paying-for-tariffs-study-finds-e254ed2e?st=mYXVKa
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These funding bills send a message to Trump: America WILL continue to fund cancer research, we WILL keep investing in affordable housing, we will NOT abolish the Department of Education—and Congress, not Trump, will have the final say on spending taxpayer dollars.
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ICE must be reined in, and unfortunately, neither a CR nor a shutdown would do anything to restrain it, because, thanks to Republicans, ICE is now sitting on a massive slush fund it can tap whether or not we pass a funding bill. My full statement on the DHS funding bill.
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Trump's petty attempt to erase MLK Jr. Day and replace it with his own birthday is not just an act of narcissism, but another example of this admin's efforts to stoke division & erase the history of this country. Let us honor & remember Dr. King for his work today and every day.
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These are not the words of a President who thinks rationally. Our allies are forced to take this seriously. It is NOT acceptable for an American President to be threatening aggression or war against our NATO allies. It is WAY past time for this Republican Congress to intervene.
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/world/europe/trump-norway-greenland-nobel.html?utm_sf_post_ref=654925939&smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes&utm_sf_cserv_ref=807095
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Reminder: Senate Republicans BLOCKED an extension of the ACA tax credits (again) and are letting YOUR health care premiums skyrocket. And Trump's sorry excuse for a "plan" isn't going to change that.
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This is Trump's America: his billionaire buddies get richer while working families are priced out of health care and struggle to put food on the table.
link:https://americansfortaxfairness.org/billionaires-1-5-trillion-richer-trumps-first-year/?doing_wp_cron=1768697025.1429269313812255859375
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To my Republican colleagues: ENOUGH. It's time for the Senate to vote to block these tariffs and to block the use of military force against Greenland. Trump is tearing apart our alliances in real time and the economic & diplomatic consequences will be catastrophic.
link:https://apnews.com/article/denmark-greenland-us-trump-4ad99ea3975a8b62d37bd04961feda55
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The Trump administration is quite literally willing to poison Americans to save giant corporations money. Your kids get sick & oil CEOs get richer.
link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/01/12/epa-public-health-pollution-costs/
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UW is leading the way in AI research—and the federal funding I secured will advance the cutting-edge work that’s already happening in a big way. There's incredible potential here, but I also want to ensure AI works for the average American—not just CEOs & billionaires.
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Trump has turned our closest allies against us and quite literally driven them into the arms of our adversaries.
link:https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/readouts/2026/01/16/prime-minister-carney-meets-president-peoples-republic-china-xi-jinping
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NO—you're not "drinking other people's abortions." YES—anti-abortion activists are weaponizing environmental laws to rip away abortion care.
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Republicans think it's too expensive to protect Americans' health care but they'll shovel money at Pete Hegseth for a $125 million vanity rebrand????
link:https://www.axios.com/2026/01/15/trump-department-of-war-rebrand-cost-estimate
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Didn't Trump promise to LOWER prices on Day One?
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/business/food-prices-tariffs-trump.html
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I said I would tear up Trump's budget and write a new one—and that's what I made sure we did. The Senate passed 3 bills to fund everything from flood control projects to clean energy research, & more. I'm going to make sure CONGRESS decides how taxpayer funds get spent—not Trump.
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No one should ignore these kinds of statements just because the President is delusional. We need to take it at face value. This is undemocratic and un-American. Oh, and by the way, we WILL have elections whether Trump thinks we should or not.
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It took over a DECADE for Donald Trump to release a health care "plan", one entire page! And it will do absolutely NOTHING to stop your premiums from more than doubling.
link:https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-repackages-random-ideas-into-great-healthcare-plan.html
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The people in Minneapolis are not creating chaos—Trump is. ICE is completely out of control. Trump is terrorizing an entire city as an act of political retribution. It's Minneapolis today, it could be Seattle or New York tomorrow. Speaking up matters right now.
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Today, first responders tackling the fentanyl crisis spent the day planning layoffs instead of helping people. More absurd, pointless chaos from RFK Jr. and this administration.
link:https://rollcall.com/2026/01/14/hhs-cuts-2-billion-in-mental-health-addiction-grants/
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While the goons in this administration try to be cute about racist dog whistles, it's important to affirm that we reject their hateful vision of America. Diversity IS a strength. Out of many, we are one. THAT'S America. Greatest Democracy on Earth—if we can keep it. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Trump & RFK Jr. just ripped away billions to help communities tackle the fentanyl crisis & get mental health care. So much for Make America Healthy Again & saving Americans from addiction. Republicans need to join me in demanding this gets reversed.
link:https://rollcall.com/2026/01/14/hhs-cuts-2-billion-in-mental-health-addiction-grants/
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I'm really tired of Republicans claiming they care about "protecting women" when all they mean is taking away women’s ability to make decisions about their own bodies.
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Anti-abortion extremists are trying to weaponize the EPA against women by saying that medication abortion is POISONING THE WATER SUPPLY and that people are "drinking each other's abortions." Here's what Republicans' star witness had to say. This is just insane.
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BREAKING: Senate Republicans just blocked an extension of the ACA tax credits. AGAIN. This legislation passed the House with BIPARTISAN support. Republicans are playing games while your health care premiums more than double.
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If Republicans can find time to hold a sham hearing on medication abortion, there is no reason RFK Jr. can't come to the Committee and answer for his dangerous anti-vax agenda that is putting children and families at risk.
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Kicking off Senate Republicans' sham hearing on medication abortion by making absolutely clear: MIFEPRISTONE IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE. This hearing is not about science. It's about Republicans trying to ban abortion nationwide.
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I have exactly zero intention of letting Donald Trump and Russ Vought decide how taxpayer dollars get spent. I am fighting to make sure Congress does its job to pass funding bills so the American PEOPLE, through their representatives, decide where our money goes—NOT Trump.
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Let's be clear: this is a direct result of Republicans REFUSING to extend the ACA tax credits. The Senate could vote ANY DAY to extend them and help bring down your health care costs, but Leader Thune is refusing.
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/health/obamacare-enrollment-decrease-subsidies.html
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It is genuinely insane to see Republicans give credence to Trump's DELUSION that America should take over Greenland. We're talking about a NATO ally! Every member of Congress should have no problem SHUTTING THIS DOWN!
link:https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5685118-fine-introduces-greenland-bill/