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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · 21d

Republicans control the House, Senate and White House.

This is the Trump shutdown.

Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · 23d

Me and my fellow Democrats want to protect your healthcare. It’s that simple.

Donald Trump and Republicans don’t care if your premiums go up 75%.

This is the Trump shutdown.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · 24d

Donald Trump is openly declaring war on American cities while speaking to generals at the Pentagon, all while the government is on the verge of shutting down.

Abhorrent is an understatement.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24d

Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · 28d

If the government shuts down it will be the fault of Donald Trump and Republicans.

While Democrats want to protect Affordable Care Act subsidies, they are fine letting them expire.

It’s wrong, and must be stopped.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · 29d

As the government shutdown deadline nears—my message is simple:

I’m ready to fight like hell to protect healthcare for Americans.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Sep 23

Today is a great day to release the Epstein files.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Sep 16

There’s no better day than today to release all of the Epstein files.

As a member of Congress, I signed the discharge petition.

I won’t stop fighting until the files are public.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Sep 9

I signed onto the discharge petition to demand the release of the Epstein files, and I won’t stop fighting until they are released to the public.

Americans deserve the truth.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Sep 8

Speaker Johnson is now walking back his claim that Trump was an informant for the FBI.

How about we just release the files and let the American people see the truth?

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Sep 7

Vaccines are safe. Anything to the contrary is a complete lie.

This dangerous decision by Florida must be reversed immediately.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 7

TAPPER: Hepatitis A, whooping cough, & chickenpox cases are rising in Florida. Before you made this decision to lift vaccine mandates, did your dept do any analysis of how many new cases there will be?

LADAPO: Absolutely not

T: You didn't even do a projection?

L: It's an issue of right & wrong

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Sep 4

I fully support the discharge petition to release the Epstein files.

Every Republican who cares about truth and transparency should do the same.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Sep 3

We must believe the survivors and amplify their voices.

We need to release the Epstein files.

Enough is enough.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Sep 2

As Congress comes back into session today, one of the most important questions we need to keep asking is:

Where are the Epstein files?

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Aug 27

The tragedy in Minneapolis today is horrific. My heart aches for the victims of this school shooting and their families.
Every child deserves to feel safe in their classroom.

Gun violence is a public health crisis, and we must confront it. Thoughts and prayers are not enough—we need change.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Aug 26

Donald Trump wants to distract the world from the fact that he hasn’t (and won’t) release the Epstein files.

When Congress comes back into session, you can count on us to continue fighting for their release.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Aug 21

A federal judge labeled the Trump Administration’s efforts to unseal Epstein grand jury material a “diversion.”

Why?

Because the DOJ has the files—release them!

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Aug 20

Donald Trump wants to rewrite American history because he thinks our museums teach too much about the horrors of slavery.

We must learn from our past, not erase it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...

Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’

www.nytimes.com

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Aug 18

How about releasing the Epstein files instead?

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Aug 14

I won't stop working until Congress gets ahold of the Epstein files.

We must keep talking about them.

We cannot let Donald Trump distract the public.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Aug 13

Instead of federalizing DC, Trump should release the Epstein files.

If he won’t, Congress will work to get them.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Aug 11

When Congress gets back from our August recess, we must continue pushing for the release of the Epstein files.

The White House cannot get away with concealing them from the public.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Aug 6

On this day in 1965, the Voting Rights Act became law. Today, voter suppression is alive and well. In Texas, they’re erasing seats before elections even happen. The fight for every voice to be heard is far from over.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Aug 5

He’s still not releasing the Epstein files…

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Jul 29

No American should ever have to choose between affording healthcare and putting food on the table.

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @shrithanedar.bsky.social · Jul 28

Less than one month ago, House Republicans rammed through a bill that will leave millions of Americans uninsured.

We cannot stop talking about it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Democrats use new tactic to highlight Trump’s gutting of Medicaid: billboards in the rural US

The ‘big, beautiful’ bill will cut more than $1tn from the health plan, with rural hospitals feeling the brunt of it

www.theguardian.com

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