Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari

Thank you to @oversightdemocrats.house.gov Ranking Members @repsummerlee.bsky.social and @repshontelbrown.bsky.social for their leadership on this important letter.

We deserve to know if ICE is using a spyware program to access private information without an owner's consent. Once again, DHS is violating constitutional rights to target immigrants & people of color. I join @repsummerlee.bsky.social in calling Secretary Noem for answers ASAP.

The Hatch Act is clear: federal employees cannot use government resources to promote or attack a political party.

@oversightdemocrats.house.gov is taking names: federal
employees who witness Trump Administration violations can report them to us ⬇️
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/contact/tip-...

I visited Sky Harbor Airport with @repyassansari.bsky.social & @mayorgallego.bsky.social to check on frontline crews keeping travel safe while the Republican shutdown drags on.

We’re committed to negotiating a deal on healthcare to end this shutdown so employees don't work another day without pay.

My constituents are right: this government shutdown was caused by Donald Trump and Republicans. Don't forget that they care more about billionaires and their tax breaks than the American people.

Appreciate @captmarkkelly.bsky.social for saying it plainly. When healthcare premiums go up, families suffer. Republicans can’t spin, distract, or scapegoat their way out of that.

What’s happening in Chicago should alarm and shock us all. Do not look away. This is authoritarianism. And it’s at our door.

My full statement on the ICE raids ⬇️

Proud to stand with LUCHA Arizona, Democratic and labor leaders to call out Trump and Republicans for their reckless shutdown and the health care crisis they created.

300K+ Arizonans could lose coverage. Premiums are doubling. People will die. We won’t back down.

Speaker Johnson just cancelled votes next week. This shutdown belongs to him, Trump, and Republicans. They aren’t showing up to do their jobs while people and families around the country are suffering. This is absolutely unacceptable.

Donald Trump is weaponizing his shutdown to illegally fire thousands of federal workers. It’s authoritarian, it’s unlawful, and we won’t let it stand. Proud to join @oversightdemocrats.house.gov in launching investigations across every Cabinet agency.

Speaker Johnson just told Republicans not to come back next week. Outrageous. Not only do they want to stay on vacation & prolong the Trump shutdown, they want to leverage it to keep covering up the Epstein files.

Rep-elect @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social needs to be sworn in immediately.

The Trump shutdown is authoritarian politics hurting real people. Tonight I heard from a teacher struggling with healthcare costs, a senior worried about Social Security, parents fearing ICE. We’re fighting back.

Tune into our live Tele Town Hall at 6pm MST—TONIGHT! Join by dialing (833) 479-1987. We’re taking your questions and talking about how to fight back against the Republican shutdown.

The horrific synagogue attack in Manchester is another reminder of the rise in hate-fueled violence. For this to happen on Yom Kippur is heartbreaking. The freedom to worship without fear is non-negotiable—we must confront and defeat this hate everywhere.

📢 Trump & Republicans have shut down the government. 📢

Join me for my telephone town hall tonight at 6pm MT/9pm ET. I'll be answering questions & sharing resources you can access during the shutdown.

I wish a meaningful Yom Kippur to the Jewish community in our country and around the world.

May this be a time of reflection and renewal. G'mar Chatima Tovah!

This is an uncertain time for everyone. My office is here to help you navigate the Republican government shutdown and its impacts ⬇️
ansari.house.gov/shutdown-res...

I'm donating my salary to Arizona's Wesley Community and Health Centers for any days the government is shuttered during a Republican shutdown.

Trump shut the government down to fuel his authoritarian agenda. We’re fighting back fearlessly—for your health care, your rights, and a government that works for people.

More updates soon.

ICYMI Speaker Johnson: @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her election and still hasn’t been sworn in. Her constituents will be hit hard by a Republican shutdown & health care cuts. They deserve their voice in Congress. Seat her now.

Two things that are real: Climate change and Trump's inability to understand what it is. Banning words is straight out of the authoritarian playbook.

Just wrapped up our @housedemocrats.bsky.social caucus meeting. We’re all here—but no Republicans to be found anywhere. Speaker Johnson told them to stay home.

Millions of Americans are about to see health care costs skyrocket. I might be new(ish) here, but this is truly astounding.

I hosted an incredible Affordability Town Hall in Phoenix with @seiu.org and @afscme.bsky.social. If Republicans force a shutdown, workers miss paychecks, veterans face delays, and families suffer. I’ll keep fighting to make sure working people—not extremists—come first.

Rep. Gillette's vile and threatening words have no place in Arizona—or anywhere in America. They endanger colleagues, fuel hate, and disgrace the office he holds. I stand with @jayapal.house.gov. We cannot normalize this behavior. He should be expelled from the legislature.

Another horrifying act of gun violence at a place of worship. My heart is with the victims and families. It is a stain on our country—and a national disgrace—that this epidemic continues unchecked. Enough is enough.

Trump and Republicans continue marching the country toward a government shutdown while worsening the healthcare crisis they created. Over 39,000 people in AZ-03, including seniors and families, will see their costs rise. This is entirely their fault.

Latina entrepreneurs are the heart of Phoenix's community. Amor Collective is a beautiful space where Latina entrepreneurs can thrive & uplift each other. In Congress, I'll continue fighting for Latina-owned small businesses in AZ & across the country. #HispanicHeritageMonth

Trump wants to play dictator—deploying the military against our own people to distract & divide. It’s the authoritarian playbook. I stand with Portland & every community he targets. We won’t let him get away with this.

I'm proud to have hosted our first Veterans’ Advisory Board Meeting this week. I heard firsthand from this trusted group of advisors about how GOP cuts to Medicaid will impact seniors in Arizona, including many who risked their lives to serve our country.

Dangerous precedent: Appropriations are binding law, not suggestions. Letting a president withhold congressionally approved funds undermines the very foundation of Congress’s constitutional power of the purse.