Rep. Patty Contreras

Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:

$100 billion

Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:

$100 billion

One is decried as "welfare." One is not.

Why?

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

As government shutdown persists, ICE agents are among the still-paid employees receiving ‘super checks’ including lost pay and overtime | Fortune Public finance expert Linda Bilmes says the “arbitrariness” of who gets paid and who doesn’t during shutdowns exposes the “dysfunction” of the budget approval process.

They found money to pay the ICE thugs, but not to feed the kids…

fortune.com/2025/10/22/g...

A tweet from BrooklynDad_Defiant! says: “No words. If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research... I have nothing left to say to you.” The image shows an illustration of a bald child in a hospital gown, holding an IV pole and looking into an opulent golden ballroom filled with formally dressed adults.

It’s more than just bad priorities. It’s about lack of basic decency.

When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.

No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

Speaker Johnson won't swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva — who won her election two weeks ago — because she'd be the 218th vote to force the release of the Epstein files. Arizona’s 7th District deserves representation, particularly in the midst of a government shutdown. Swear her in. Release the files.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

This is what politicization of the Justice Department results in.

RFK, Jr. has a doctorate in fake data.

I got my Deed Fraud bill heard and passed in the Government Committee this week. Thank you to Chairman Walt Blackman for putting this important bill on the agenda. Now we need to get it heard in Rules ASAP. Short turnaround this week.

AZ Democrats. In a couple of weeks we will be electing leaders for the State Party. I encourage you all to support Melissa Galarza. With her leadership, LD12 was successful in winning many different posts this past election. We need her energy and ideas in the State Party. Vote for Melissa Galarza!

Wishing all a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and Happy Holidays! May your season be blessed with joy and happiness.

I had the opportunity to attend the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators 22nd Annual Summit this week. NHCSL brings together Hispanic legislators from around the country including Puerto Rico. This is a great venue for sharing ideas and learning from each other.

It was a busy day! First, reorganization of LD12 meeting, then to Glendale to watch my nephew perform with Marcos de Niza HS band in the State Band Competition, back to LD12 meeting (it was a long meeting), and then over to Chandler Pride. Phew, I'm tired!
Congrats to the MDN band for making State!

Joining this new platform! Looking forward to thoughtful discussions.
I'm AZ LD12 State Representative (Phoenix/ Ahwatukee, South Tempe, West/Northeast Chandler)
Like and follow, I want to get to know you!

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a “skeptic” of vaccines. He has said there are no safe or effective vaccines. He is a foe of vaccines.