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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans are trying to use immigration to distract from their healthcare crisis.

@sarajacobs.house.gov knows this is right out of Speaker Johnson's old playbook.

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 2d

President Trump and Congressional Republicans shut down the government, and now they're punishing federal workers because Democrats won't cave to their demands to gut healthcare for working people.

thehill.com/homenews/adm...

thehill.com

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 2d

10 days into the shutdown, Republicans are still on vacation - but New Dems are hard at work serving our constituents.

See what our Members have been up to this week ⬇️

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 3d

@sarajacobs.house.gov is 100% right: Republicans are treating the Epstein Files like a guilty boyfriend treats his texts.

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 3d

New Dems are here, ready to lower health care costs and work across the aisle to reopen the government.

Message from New Dem Chair @repschneider.bsky.social

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 3d

This fight isn't about Republicans or Democrats. It's literally life and death for kids and Veterans who need care, no matter what party they vote for.

Speaker Johnson should listen to this caller, wake up, and work with us to open the government and save health care.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 3d

Virginia resident calls out Speaker Johnson on air:

As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party, and I'm very disappointed in you. You do have the power to call the House back. You refused to do that just for a show.

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 4d

This week on the Fly-In, @repmarcveasey.bsky.social & guest host @sarajacobs.house.gov join virtually 1 week into the Republican government shutdown. While Republicans extend their vacation, Veasey & Jacobs discuss why Democrats are fighting to protect health care, the current state of play, & more.

The Fly-In | Episode 19 | "Holding Pattern"

YouTube video by NewDemocratCoalition

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 4d

It's been 1 week since Republicans shut down the government, yet they still have no proposal to reopen the government and protect healthcare.

New Dems will continue fighting to lower the cost of healthcare and urging House Republicans to come to the table.

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 4d

Swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. What is Speaker Johnson so afraid of?

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 4d

Congressional Republicans have no plan to end the shutdown they started.

Lucky for them, we have the answer: work with Democrats to protect healthcare, lower costs, and open the government.

We'll be here whenever they figure that out.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 5d

This week on the Fly-In, we are excited to have @sarajacobs.house.gov in as a special guest host!

Available soon on Substack and wherever you find podcasts.

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 5d

New Dems answer: what is your priority right now?

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 5d

Republicans are holding thousands of federal workers and their families hostage, using their jobs and paychecks as leverage to continue raising healthcare costs and kick millions of Americans off their insurance.

Cruel.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 6d

New Dem Chair @repschneider.bsky.social said it best: The stakes could not be higher.

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 9d

As the newest member of New Dems, @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social couldn't be coming to Congress at a more crucial time.

He's rolling up his sleeves and fighting to lower costs & protect health care for millions of hardworking Americans.

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New Dems @newdems.bsky.social · 9d

The top 1% have reached record levels of wealth.

Meanwhile hardworking families are struggling to afford groceries even more than they were last year.

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/03/t...

The wealth of the top 1% reaches a record $52 trillion

All wealth groups saw gains over the past year, according to recent Fed data. But the growth has been fastest for those at the very top.

www.cnbc.com

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