Today we honor his life and legacy of helping to preserve our natural environment for the next seven generations. (3/3)
Tribal nations have been stewarding the lands and waters of the Pacific Northwest since time immemorial. When treaty rights were threatened in the Fish Wars in the 60s & 70s, Billy Frank Jr. stood up for treaty-protected fishing rights that were finally affirmed in the Boldt Decision. (2/3)
Today we honor Billy Frank Jr., a Nisqually leader and advocate whose fight for Tribal sovereignty and Tribal fishing rights helped shape Washington state. (1/3)
Happy International Women’s Day!
I'm proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with my sisters in the Democratic Women’s Caucus – working to ensure that women and girls have access to the tools they need to build their lives, contribute to their communities, & shape a future that’s better for all of us.
Your voices made a difference. Regardless of who leads DHS next under Trump, we have to restructure a department that has completely lost the trust of the American people.
Kristi Noem is OUT at DHS. Across the country, millions of you spoke out against DHS’s reckless dehumanization of our immigrant communities, to protest the murder of American citizens, and to help your neighbors when they were too terrified to leave their homes. 🧵
The Department of Justice is deleting documents from the public release and redacting the names of powerful people while failing to redact survivors' information. It’s clear they are engaged in a massive coverup, and Pam Bondi must answer for it.
Today, I voted to subpoena Pam Bondi to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee – a few Republicans joined Democrats – and now Bondi will have to go on the record about why the full Epstein files have not been released. ⬇️
I’ve been illegally denied entry TWICE at the Tacoma NW ICE Detention Center. I’ll continue showing up to demand that our immigrant neighbors are treated with dignity.
A federal court just ordered DHS and ICE to restore our authority as Members of Congress to conduct unannounced oversight visits at detention facilities⬇️
That also means testimony on the record from anyone with information, whether that's Howard Lutnick, Bill Gates, Larry Summers, and yes, even and especially, Donald Trump.
The American people deserve accountability and truth. That means a complete release of the Epstein files, and cooperation — not obstruction — from Pam Bondi. ⬇️
The House must pass the Iran war powers resolution this week (HCRes 38), affirming and preserving our Constitutional power.
The American people don’t want this war. Congress hasn’t authorized this war. Trump promised to be a president who got us out of wars – not into them.
The President’s blatant disregard for the law & Congressional Republican Leadership’s unwillingness to hold him accountable is gravely dangerous.🧵
It’s our job to keep fighting and hold the powerful accountable.
No president, financier, or anyone else should be able to bend the rules to exploit women and girls. We won’t stop until everyone is held accountable.
Thank you to the local first responders and law enforcement officers who acted swiftly to prevent further harm. I'm holding our communities close during this incredibly difficult time. (2/2)
I am heartbroken about the tragic stabbings that happened on the Key Peninsula and in Port Angeles. My heart is with the families grieving these unimaginable losses and our communities grappling with these horrible acts of violence. (1/2)
This is why tonight matters.
For every person who has been ignored.
For every survivor who has been dismissed.
For every family told their pain doesn't count.
When powerful people are protected, the rest of us pay the price. The People's State of the Union is about changing that.
Today, I won't be attending the State of the Union. Instead, I'll be joined by Sharlene Rochard, an incredible advocate & survivor at the @moveon.org People's State of the Union to send a message to this administration: survivors will not be silenced.
Join me tomorrow after the State of the Union to talk about the real state of Washington’s 6th District. Ask your questions in the comments below and share what’s on your mind — I want to hear directly about what you and your neighbors are experiencing.
Reminder – Pam Bondi is blatantly violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the Oversight Committee’s subpoena by refusing to release all the files. We won’t stop fighting for transparency and justice for all survivors.
One of the bright spots for me in this Congress has been the work we’ve been able to do to protect Tribal sovereignty in the House Natural Resources Committee. It’s our duty to make sure we are righting historic wrongs and upholding our treaty and trust responsibilities with Tribal governments.
The Puyallup Tribe deserves the same authority as other Tribes to manage its own trust funds. I’m proud to introduce this legislation in the Native Twulshootseed language alongside @cantwell.senate.gov, @murray.senate.gov, and @marilynstrickland.bsky.social to correct this long-standing inequity.
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The survivors deserve justice & the American people deserve transparency.
Yesterday, I joined my colleagues outside the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters to demand Secretary Noem to step down. If the President won’t fire her, we’re ready to introduce articles of impeachment to send her home permanently.
The Trump administration is pouring $100 million into “wartime recruitment strategy” for ICE.
Who exactly are we at war with? The 5-year olds being kidnapped from their parents? Folks on their way to the doctor? People expressing their First Amendment right to free speech and protest?
I voted NO on this funding deal because DHS doesn’t deserve another dollar of taxpayer money as long as lawless agents – led by Secretary Noem, Steven Miller, Tom Homan, Greg Bovino, and the President – are violating our constitutional rights.
