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Rep. DeLauro: Access to quality, affordable health care is one of the most basic necessities for modern society. You can't force people to choose between paying for their kids' medication or putting food on the table or paying their rent. @delauro.house.gov

PSA: Health care isn't a "nice to have." Congress needs to fix health care and end the shutdown NOW.

“Nationwide, states are scrambling to close budget shortfalls and are eyeing Medicaid, generally one of a state's biggest costs — even before President Donald Trump's hulking tax-and-spending law decreases federal spending on Medicaid by about $1 trillion over the next decade.”

States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit North Carolina and Idaho have cut their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and that hospitals will close even before the brunt of a new fed...

This is what we warned about, and this is why we’re still fighting to #ProtectMedicaid 👇

Congress must act: fund care! #EndTheShutdown 🧵 1/2

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'Put Working People First,' Says AFL-CIO Angered by Trump Agenda and Government Shutdown | Common Dreams AFL-CIO condemns the Trump administration for a government shutdown, risking jobs, essential services, and the economy.

“Congress must stop playing politics with the livelihoods of federal workers and the communities they serve, end this shutdown immediately, and stop holding workers hostage”

It’s simple: #EndTheShutDown
Invest in #CareNotCuts www.commondreams.org/news/republi...

Fact Checking Immigrants, Health Care, and the 2025 Tax and Budget Law In response to misinformation about the 2025 reconciliation law, particularly regarding undocumented immigrants’ health care eligibility, this resource addresses misleading claims and explains why the...

As the devastation of the 2025 reconciliation law sets in, politicians are creating distractions and spreading lies about immigrants to distract from the truth.

We're here to set the record straight: www.nilc.org/resources/fa...

We must protect the care workers.
We must invest in care— for those who give, and those who receive care.

#ICEOutOfOurCommunuties #CareNotCuts

Trump gutting protected status for immigrants will strain US healthcare, Democrats warn Exclusive: more than 100 members of Congress warn TPS cancellations will result in significant staff losses that US healthcare facilities will struggle to replace

“Immigrants make up between 32 to 40% of workers in US home care settings… 24% in residential care, and 21% in nursing facilities. Some 15% of non-citizen healthcare workers originate from nations under temporary protected status.” #CareCantWait www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

An individual holds up a sign that says 'protect Medicaid' in front of a poster urging to tell Congress to repeal the Medicaid cuts. The poster features images of the Capitol building and text about a government shutdown and protecting healthcare.

Dear Congress,
Our care is essential. We can’t afford this shutdown or these cuts.
Signed, all of us.

#EndTheShutdown #Congress @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov
📞 Call your member of #Congress. Tag your Member of Congress on blusky!
There should be a continuing resolution so both chambers can negotiate a budget bill like last year.

Our message to Congress: We demand a world where everyone has the care and support they need to thrive and survive— healthcare, home care, reproductive care, childcare. It’s time for the government to invest in the care people need, and stop putting profits over people.

Our message to Congress: We demand a world where everyone has the care and support they need to thrive and survive— healthcare, home care, reproductive care, childcare. It’s time for the government to invest in the care people need, and stop putting profits over people. #CareNotCuts #EndTheShutdown

Instead of a budget bill, Congress has chosen to shutdown, a move that could have reaching effects on the lives of many, especially disabled people.

“Congress’ failure to fund the government could have big implications for people with disabilities who depend on a wide array of federal programs.”

What The Government Shutdown Means For People With Disabilities While many services will continue, Congress' failure to fund the government could have big implications for people with disabilities who depend on a wide array of federal programs.

While the people need care, Congress continues to be unwilling to reverse cuts that will make care inaccessible to millions. 🧵1/2 #CareNotCuts www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/10/01/w...

Our country is facing a health care crisis the Trump administration and Republican leaders in Congress created with their unprecedented, reckless cuts to Medicaid and their refusal to extend the premium tax credits that make health insurance affordable for tens of millions of moms and families.

Republicans are causing chaos by trying to force a government shutdown.

Americans have a clear message for Congress:
CANCEL THE CUTS!
LOWER THE COSTS!
SAVE HEALTH CARE!

Who'll Take Care of Grandma? How Trump's Immigration Policies Threaten Elder Care The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is exacerbating a labor shortage among caregivers, just as more seniors reach an age when they’ll need aid.

The care crisis is already here. The current administration’s anti-immigrant and anti-social safety net policies will only make access to care, that much harder for older adults AND disabloed people. #CareCantWait www.investopedia.com/wholl-take-c...

Elected officials must come to an agreement that puts working people first. Raising health care costs to fund tax breaks for billionaires is unacceptable.

Full time work should always pay enough to afford housing, food, healthcare, and saving for the future.

Yes.

“[L]ong-term U.S. efforts to exclude domestic workers from labor laws… “an afterlife of slavery.” —Eileen Boris, a University of California-Santa Barbara professor of labor, race, and gender studies, and Hand in Hand member leader. #FairPay4HomeCare

Texas Domestic Workers Face Trump Attack on Minimum Wage Advocates warn a proposed rule by the Department of Labor will deepen the country’s “crisis of care.”

“Soon, these domestic workers and millions more nationwide may lose their right to demand even the federal minimum wage—a mere $7.25 per hour—or any overtime.”

Not just for TX home care workers, but home care workers nationwide. We won’t stop fighting 💪 www.texasobserver.org/texas-domest...

Happy Monday reminder! #Disability

Speaking of standing up for our immigrant neighbors in NYC ✊ Here’s a great resource for nannies— who are disproportionately immigrant women of color— from our NYC Coalition for Domestic Work partners CGA & @documentedny.bsky.social 👇 Share it widely 🗣️ #CareFoNYC documentedny.com/2025/09/25/d...

✊ New Yorkers will not stand idly by as ICE operates in the heart of our city, kidnapping New Yorkers and separating them from their loved ones and community. #ICEOutOfNY

“The light shines brightest in darkness… No one let go of anyone’s hand in this fight.”

Together we will protect our immigrant neighbors. Together we will keep ICE out of our communities. Together we will win this fight. 💪

@maketheroadny.bsky.social @thenyic.bsky.social @jfrejnyc.bsky.social

A group of two white women, a white man, and a Latine woman standing a midst a crowd of people, smiling widely at the camera.

A group of two white women, a white man, and a Latine woman standing a midst a crowd of people, smiling widely at the camera.

A long fence with photos of detained immigrants.

Tonight we stood and marched alongside hundreds of New Yorkers to make our message clear: We will not standby as our neighbors are kidnapped, detained and disappeared, families separated and communities terrorized. We will continue to fight for a #NY4All and we will get— and keep #ICEOutOfNY. ✊

NYers are surrounding 26 Fed Plaza right now with clear demands:

🧊Get #ICEOutOfNY & release all immigrants detained at 26 Federal Plaza;
🪖No federal troops in NYC;
🦋Pass #NY4All & the NYC Trust Act.

It’s time for our leaders to take action to protect ALL New Yorkers, including immigrants.

✊Today, hundreds of New Yorkers shut down the streets surrounding 26 Federal Plaza to make it clear that they will not stay silent as ICE commits violent & unlawful actions against our immigrant communities.

Join us today at 6PM at Foley Square to demand #ICEOutofNY!

these actions are actively undermining direct care workers’ livelihoods and destabilizing care for millions of families”