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May 21

Let’s be clear what will happen if republicans blow up the economy: Social Security stops Medicare freezes Veterans lose their health care Small businesses die Bank runs Homebuyers locked out Americans lose their life savings Millions lose their jobs A second Great Depression

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Regular reminder that when we tried *twice* last Congress to keep Roe v. Wade as the law of the land, every single republican in Congress voted no.

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Regular reminder that when we tried *twice* last Congress to keep Roe v. Wade as the law of the land, every single republican in Congress voted no.

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Once again the corrupt republican Supreme Court is rewriting laws it doesn’t like to flood your water with poison. Here is one more reason I support expanding the Court to balance these rabid republican judges.

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Breaking news: The Supreme Court on Thursday cut back the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the nation’s wetlands and waterways, another setback for the agency’s authority to combat pollution. wapo.st/3q9g6Nx

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All 9 judges agreed that the EPA overstepped its authority and that the plaintiffs' property should not be subject to EPA regulation. However, 4 judges disagreed with the majority's opinion on the limits of EPA authority with respect to wetlands. nytimes.com/2023/05/25/us/…

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With Taylor Swift in concert in our district this weekend we’ve introduced my bill to regulate broken live events ticketing. It’s named in honor of the millions of Bruce, Taylor and other fans who are tired of being gouged. At long last let’s finally make the market fair 🎟️

Here’s what will happen if republicans soon destroy the economy Social Security stops Medicare freezes Veterans lose their health care Small businesses die Bank runs Homebuyers locked out Americans lose their life savings Millions lose their jobs

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Apropos of nothing ron desantis wants to outlaw women’s freedom and ban books. He’s turned his state into a laboratory for fascist ideas and rightwing extremism. This is the future ron and republicans want.

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Just now every single republican in Congress voted to kill debt relief for over 40,000,000 nurses, teachers and other working Americans out of spite.

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The republicans are inches away from blowing up the entire US economy. Today I asked our hearing witnesses to discuss the consequences of republicans halting #SocialSecurity checks for the first time ever on 66,000,000 Americans.

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Later today we’re voting on a cruel republican bill to kill debt relief for over 40,000,000 Americans. Just a reminder republicans are also suing in the Supreme Court to screw working Americans as a graduation present 🎁 for students.

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A bullet from an assault weapon can travel nearly triple the speed of sound. It liquefies tissue and vaporizes bone. It destroys children’s faces. Last year 99% of House republicans voted no to banning war weapons like the one used in Uvalde one year ago today.

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To House republicans not destroying the entire American economy and throwing millions into depression is a “concession.”

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McCarthy is asked by @mkraju what concessions Republicans are willing to make on the debt limit talks. KOM: “we’re going to raise the debt ceiling.”

Clarence Thomas’s billionaire benefactor is telling Congress we’re not allowed to probe the corrupt republican Supreme Court and that Clarence Thomas can accept as many bribes as he wants.

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Emily Birnbaum

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SCOOP: Here's the letter that Justice Clarence Thomas's benefactor Harlan Crow sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee last night. His lawyers, from top firm Gibson Dunn, are arguing Congress doesn't have the authority to investigate the Supreme Court. bloomberg.com/news/articles/

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While holding the nation hostage and threatening to blow up the entire American economy this is what republicans are up to today in Washington. They think it’s all a joke and they don’t give a damn about you.

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By holding the entire American economy hostage republicans are threatening to block Social Security checks for the first time ever. Today we laid out our plan to protect #SocialSecurity from republican nihilism.

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If republicans deliberately tank the economy it will be the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression. The impacts would be cataclysmic.

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If republicans collapse the entire economy millions will lose their jobs and the jobless rate could hit 20% or higher.

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If republicans collapse the entire economy businesses holding US treasury bills will lose billions, wiping out regular Americans.

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If republicans collapse the entire economy interest rates will skyrocket blocking new homebuyers from their home.

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If republicans collapse the entire economy banks will run out of cash igniting bank runs everywhere.

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If republicans collapse the entire economy credit will evaporate, borrowing costs will explode, and small businesses will die.

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If republicans collapse the entire economy veterans will lose their health care.

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If republicans collapse the entire economy Medicare will freeze, crushing millions.

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As our economy teeters on total disaster because of the republican debt crisis it’s important to spell out exactly what will happen if republicans succeed 🧵 To start, full Social Security checks will stop.

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Elite media coverage of the republican debt crisis is bad. There can’t be a negotiation with a side that is threatening to blow up the entire economy. You cannot reward piracy. The stakes of the republican crisis are cataclysmic for most Americans.

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I'm not a big fan of the "both sides" trope, but this NYT story about how both sides would be to blame if Republicans shoot the hostage is really, really bad nymag.com/intelligencer/

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Republicans threw trillions of dollars at big business billionaires and now refuse to pay for their stupid policies. This crisis is solely a republican creation.

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David Lazarus

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Republicans repeatedly said the Trump tax cuts would pay for themselves. They ended up costing us trillions

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Receipts HR 7688, Roll Call 232 HR 5376, #420 HR 5376, #420 HR 1319, #72 HR 1319, #72 HR 4, #260 HR 1, #62 HR 5376, #420 HR 5376, #420 HR 3755/8296, #295/360 HR 2811, #199 (118) HRes 114, #217 (118) HR 1808, #410 HR 350, #221 HR 8373, #385 HR 8, #75 HR 1620, #8 HR 3967, #57 RC#11

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Our economy is standing on the edge of complete cataclysm solely because of republicans. If republicans blow up the economy for spite, tens of millions will be immiserated, America’s credibility will be destroyed, and none of our lives will be the same.

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Bruce Bartlett

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The real cost of a Treasury default isn't that the economy will crash and unemployment rise, it's that interest rates on Treasury securities will be higher FOREVER. This will cost taxpayers billions of dollars per year FOREVER. And for nothing.

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May 21

Harry Truman said he didn’t give republicans hell he just told the truth about their record and they thought it was hell.

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As we lurch closer to complete economic catastrophe we are only here because one man the republican “leader” covets his title more than standing up to extremists in his caucus and standing up for America.

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Here are some of the worst things top republicans did this week

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Democrats want to end junk fees from greedy banks, airlines, cable companies, phone providers, Ticketmaster, and other companies that steal from you. Republicans want to keep them.

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A new republican state law forces women who are raped to provide proof of being sexually assaulted to get an abortion. Despicable.

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Today we officially reopened the beautiful brand-new Hinchliffe Stadium. For decades I’ve worked to restore this historic landmark one of the last Negro League stadiums in existence. I could not be more proud to help cut the ribbon today 🏟️ ⚾️

I keep seeing demands that Pres Biden “negotiate” more with republicans. What are we negotiating - that republicans won't destroy the country? Any pirate that grabs concessions will only be emboldened to take new hostages next time.

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Jake Sherman

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DEBT LIMIT TALKS between the White House and House Republicans have been paused, per multiple sources involved in the talks. "We're at an impasse," a source involved with the talks tells me. Not one issue, but multiple issues have proven problematic, I am told.

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Regular reminder that Clarence Thomas also heard election cases while his wife conspired to overthrow democracy. Clarence Thomas is corrupt as hell and should resign from the Supreme Court.

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Tapping the sign

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Because of republican political hack judges stealing women’s freedom, crushing Americans’ voting rights, and flooding the streets with guns the Supreme Court is more unpopular than its been in generations.

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