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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.

It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.

If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

As I've always said, I will not support a government funding bill that continues to raise our costs, jeopardizes our health care, and hurts the people of my state.

It’s time for Speaker Johnson to cut the ridiculous excuses and do his job. Adelita Grijalva won an election more than 6 weeks ago, and she still hasn’t been sworn in to represent more than 800,000 Arizonans. Read her op-ed:

This is because Intuit, Inc. gave Donald Trump $1,000,000 for his "inauguration." Intuit owns Turbo Tax, which makes money off charging taxpayers to file their returns.

The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.

EXACTLY. And I've told them that too. What the fuck is the point of having voicemail if it's not gonna to take calls WHEN YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING 🤯

For MONTHS now. I've complained many times, even to the main Senate number. When I can get through to McCormick office, I always call twice and tell him it's because his cohort turns off his voicemail. No one cares.

He turns off the voicemail outside "business hours" 🤬

Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.

I don't think I'm going to change anything, but I do love yelling at his office.

Mike Johnson is another one who's been getting an earful lately, even if it doesn't go anywhere. It's just nice to vent my spleen

I sometimes try to call during off hours anyway but it just gets my blood pressure up. Pennsylvania is not being represented AT ALL by these two morons.

Under Biden, the IRS launched a program for people to file their taxes FOR FREE (finally!)

Well, Trump ended it because TurboTax donated $1 million to him. This White House is just one big grift while the rest of us pay more for everything.

@fetterman.senate.gov's office is closed. But please try reaching out to your Dem. Senator. There are efforts to get SNAP benefits out. This is a horrible situation but a whole bunch of Americans (including me) won't be able to afford healthcare next year if the Dems cave.

That fucker turns off the voicemail on evenings and weekends. The whole point of voicemail is to take messages when you aren't there. Fucking infuriating.

"These breaks come in addition to the roughly $4 trillion package of tax cuts that President Trump signed into law in July..."

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GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DAY 39 SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER D-New York • Minority Leader

Schumer responded on the Senate floor today:“For this administration to go all the way to the Supreme Court just to get out of having to pay SNAP benefits for hungry kids is pathological levels of vindictiveness. This crisis is in the administration’s hands. It’s all them, not anyone else.” C-SPAN

Pie Chart: Distribution of shutdown days since 1980 As of Nov. 8, 2025. Reagan G.H.W. Bush Trump (second term) Clinton Obama Trump (first term) Wikipedia

“Most of the days the federal government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was the president.”— @howtoreadthisch.art
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If only anyone had warned us.

Collins: When the president says there's virtually no inflation and that grocery prices are going down, do you agree with him on that?

Greene: No. I go to the grocery store myself. Grocery prices remain high. Energy prices are high.

Crosstitch guide image reads “this machine kills fascists” with clipart images of an onion, a sub and a bottle of mustard

Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc

Really? You're gonna make me do this one?

Thou Shalt Not Starve Your Own People.

There you go.

three sheets of paper are taped to the outside of a building. they have the words "The Oval Office" in gold script

this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"

Don't threaten me with a good time

photo of a sign outside the door of the Oval Office, reading "The Oval Office" in gold bullshit script, made out of three sheets of paper

Close-up image of the same sign

[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!

What's happening in TX-18 is more obscene than not seating Grijalva during pro formas. Turner died in March. Abbott delayed the special election until yesterday, and now it goes to a runoff early *next year.*

Congress can and should require special elections to be held within 90 days of a vacancy.

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#VAgov

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Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters on Election Night - Bucks County Beacon Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the “Blue Wave” that washed away local Republican office holders.

Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters | Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the Blue Wave that washed away local GOP office holders, writes Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.

Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.

BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.