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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 1h

So now Trump’s doubling the bailout for Argentina to $40 BILLION while health care premiums are about to double at home for millions and millions of Americans.

America First?

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 3h

The government has been shut down for 15 days, and House Republicans haven’t made a single good faith effort to reopen it.

Instead of working with Democrats to protect healthcare for Americans, they’re home on an extended vacation.

Negligent and inexcusable.

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 7h

Imagine doing everything right—working hard, saving for the future—only to lose your health care because your premiums doubled overnight.

I’m fighting to keep care affordable because Americans deserve leaders who have their backs when their health is on the line.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 7h

How is it not a bigger story that Trump just promised a $20 BILLION bailout for Argentina during a U.S. government shutdown—but only if his MAGA ally stays in power?

That’s not foreign policy.

This is insanity.

Trump says bailout to Argentina contingent on his political ally Milei remaining in power | CNN Politics

If President Donald Trump is worried the $20 billion economic lifeline he’s sending to Argentina in the middle of a US government shutdown might cause him political headaches, he didn’t show it Tuesda...

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 7h

Imagine doing everything right—working hard, saving for the future—only to lose your health care because your premiums doubled overnight.

I’m fighting to keep care affordable because Americans deserve leaders who have their backs when their health is on the line.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 1d

Adelita Grijalva won her Congressional race fair and square THREE WEEKS ago.

Mike Johnson’s refusal to seat her is an absolute disgrace.

Seat her now. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Who is Adelita Grijalva and why hasn't she been sworn in to Congress yet?

Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father.

www.pbs.org

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 10h

U.S consumers are paying the price for Trump’s tariff policy—more than half according to Goldman Sachs.

Trump needs to focus on fair trade agreements that benefit Americans instead of making everything we buy more expensive.
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U.S. consumers bearing more than half the cost of tariffs so far, Goldman Sachs says

The findings suggest U.S. consumers will continue to struggle with high prices — something Trump had promised to address in the run-up to his re-election.

www.nbcnews.com

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 21h

I’m in DC ready to protect health care for millions of Americans and end the shutdown. Families need certainty and stability. Yet Republican House members have stayed home for weeks.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 21h

Adelita Grijalva still hasn’t been sworn in and they refuse to join us to compel the release of the Epstein Files. This whole situation is a total disgrace and Mike Johnson is the weakest speaker in history.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 21h

I’m in DC ready to protect health care for millions of Americans and end the shutdown. Families need certainty and stability. Yet Republican House members have stayed home for weeks.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 1d

Adelita Grijalva won her Congressional race fair and square THREE WEEKS ago.

Mike Johnson’s refusal to seat her is an absolute disgrace.

Seat her now. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Who is Adelita Grijalva and why hasn't she been sworn in to Congress yet?

Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father.

www.pbs.org

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 1d

Pete Hegseth is turning the Pentagon into a propaganda shop—silencing reporters, hiding the truth, and betraying every principle our troops fight to defend.

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

www.npr.org

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 2d

It’s been 20 days since Arizona’s 7th District elected Adelita Grijalva, and Speaker Johnson still hasn’t sworn her in.

Meanwhile, federal workers are TWO days from missing a paycheck, and Johnson has House Republicans at home on an extended vacation.

Weakest Speaker ever.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 2d

It’s been 20 days since Arizona’s 7th District elected Adelita Grijalva, and Speaker Johnson still hasn’t sworn her in.

Meanwhile, federal workers are TWO days from missing a paycheck, and Johnson has House Republicans at home on an extended vacation.

Weakest Speaker ever.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 2d

Every single kid—no matter their needs—deserves a fair shot at learning.

Gutting the Education Department’s special education office does the exact opposite.

Despicable and cruel.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 2d

Every single kid—no matter their needs—deserves a fair shot at learning.

Gutting the Education Department’s special education office does the exact opposite.

Despicable and cruel.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 2d

Mike Johnson needs to bring House Republicans back to DC, swear in Adelita Grijalva, and work with us to pay our federal workers.

They should NEVER be caught in the middle of partisan political games.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 2d

Mike Johnson needs to bring House Republicans back to DC, swear in Adelita Grijalva, and work with us to pay our federal workers.

They should NEVER be caught in the middle of partisan political games.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 3d

Health care for millions of Americans is worth the fight.

78% of Americans—including most Republicans—want to extend ACA tax credits and keep coverage affordable.

It’s time to end this shutdown and protect the care families depend on.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 3d

With all the noise this week, let’s focus on something that actually matters—the cracks inside the Republican Party.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 3d

With all the noise this week, let’s focus on something that actually matters—the cracks inside the Republican Party.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 4d

We’re entering another week of Mike Johnson refusing to bring back House Republicans or swear in Adelita Grijalva.

Like this if you agree Republicans need to show up, do the work, or find new work.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 4d

We’re entering another week of Mike Johnson refusing to bring back House Republicans or swear in Adelita Grijalva.

Like this if you agree Republicans need to show up, do the work, or find new work.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 5d

I voted twice in Congress to make independent redistricting the law of the land nationwide, but I’m voting YES on Prop 50.

Here’s why:

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