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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 13h

Congress must pass Rep. Sykes’ Pay Our Military Act to ensure our servicemembers get paid during this government shutdown.

We must take care of those who put their lives on the line for our freedoms and liberties.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 15h

Republican policies are ripping healthcare away from Americans, including 6,000 already in #OH13. 29,000 of our neighbors are at risk of losing their healthcare, or seeing increases of $720 or more per year. Rep. Sykes won’t stop fighting for lower healthcare costs.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 16h

One in three women and one in four men experience some form of physical violence by an intimate partner nationwide. The Safer Homes & Families Legislative Agenda would empower survivors of domestic violence and keep families safe.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 22h

Submit your application by THIS FRIDAY for a nomination from Rep. Sykes to attend one of the U.S. Military Service Academies. Applications are due to the Akron Office by 5 p.m. on October 17. Call our office at 330-400-5350 if you have any questions.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 1d

Happy 250th Birthday to the U.S. Navy! 🎉⚓

Thank you for everything you do to defend our freedoms.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 1d

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we recognize the resilience of Indigenous Peoples and the injustices they’ve experienced throughout history.

Rep. Sykes stands with our Native communities today and always in their continued fight for justice.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 3d

House Republicans must immediately return to Washington to do the work of the American people. They are using our servicemen and women as political pawns and Rep. Sykes won't stand for it. Congress must pass the Pay Our Military Act.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 3d

Don’t miss Rep. Sykes on MSNBC and CBS tonight, sharing updates on the government shutdown and her work fighting for #OH13!

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 3d

Today, we celebrate the resilience and brilliance of every young girl around the world. Let’s continue to uplift and empower their voices, dreams, and futures!

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 4d

This year, Rep. Sykes re-introduced the Mental Health Improvement Act, which would increase the number of behavioral health professionals and improve access to behavioral health services.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 4d

This #WorldMentalHealthDay and every day, Rep. Sykes is fighting to expand access to mental health resources and support for those who need it in #OH13 and across America.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 4d

Rep. Sykes and her team had a blast volunteering with the Downtown Akron Partnership today! Akron is a beautiful city but it takes all of us pitching in to keep it that way.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 4d

The House should immediately return from vacation and pass my Pay Our Military Act to ensure service members, who are continuing to work during the shutdown to keep our nation safe, get paid on time. - ESS

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 4d

Join Rep. Sykes TODAY for the WTF Show on Instagram Live to discuss the ongoing government shutdown and legislation she introduced to protect survivors of domestic violence.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 5d

Rep. Sykes released the following statement regarding the announcement of a hostage agreement and ceasefire in Gaza.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 5d

Families like Katie's in #OH13 rely on the Affordable Care Act tax credits to keep their premiums low, but Republicans are trying to rip them away. Rep. Sykes will not stop fighting for our neighbors who need lower healthcare costs.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 5d

Rep. Sykes knows the cost of living, especially the host of healthcare, is too high, and she will keep working towards commonsense policies to lower costs for families in #OH13.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 5d

Ohioans don’t have another $720 laying around to pay for healthcare, because Republicans refuse to work across the aisle on policies that help hardworking Americans.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 6d

Rep. Sykes is in Washington, ready to do the hard work of negotiating and opening the government. Yet, Republicans are no where to be found.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 6d

The cost of living is already too high and this administration’s tariff policies are making it worse. Rep. Sykes knows that tariffs can be a helpful tool to level the playing field, but the “tariff-fying” way they are being implemented causes more harm than good.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 7d

Sadly, this good faith effort to improve our government has been co-opted by extremists to make gerrymandering even worse.

And as Republican leaders double down, they are making their intentions known that they do not care about the constitution and they do not care about the citizens of Ohio.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 7d

Gerrymandering was supposed to be a relic of the past in Ohio when voters adopted a constitutional amendment to end partisan gerrymandering.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 7d

Today, on the two-year anniversary of Hamas’ horrific terrorist attack in Israel, we remember the thousands of innocent people killed and the 48 hostages who remain missing, including two Americans.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 7d

Every person deserves to live free from fear and violence. This #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth, Rep. Sykes reintroduced the Safer Homes and Families Legislative Agenda – a slate of bills that reflect our promise to create safer communities where every person can heal, thrive, and live with dignity.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 8d

Republicans already took Medicaid away from tens of millions of Americans, and now they’re trying to strip healthcare away from 4 million more by not extending the Affordable Care Act Premium Tax Credits.

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