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[Jac0913 @jac091319]

@JDVance This you?

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: GENIUS! Sen. Chris Van Hollen suggests restoring Affordable Care Act subsidies by gutting ICE’s bloated $200 billion in funding.

Two birds, one stone…

“We need to respond to the economic pain people are feeling. And that means a commitment, for example, to immediately pass legislation to make sure that none of us pay one dime, not one in higher electric costs, to build data centers for the richest AI companies on the planet,” Van Hollen said on “Pod Save America.”

“It means dealing with healthcare,” he continued. “And I mean, yes, of course, we need to reverse the damage the Trump administration has done with respect to their cuts to Medicaid. And by the way, we should claw back the approximately $200 billion in ICE funding that they banked last time.”

He also called for restoring the ACA subsidies that Republicans refused to extend in 2025.

We can’t think of a more elegant solution to this. Democrats are determined to undo Trump’s healthcare cuts and stem the deluge of financial stress, suffering, and death that those cuts are inflicting on the American people.

At the same time, we must abolish ICE. It’s a rogue paramilitary organization whose masked agents are terrorizing and murdering people in the streets. They’re trampling civil liberties and their detention centers are rife with sexual abuse. The last thing they deserve is another dollar of funding from taxpayers. That money should go towards saving lives, not ending them.

“But on healthcare, we need to go beyond that. We need to make sure that we deal with the system where premiums are going up and co-pays are going up and up and up,” added Van Hollen. “I ultimately believe we need to get to Medicare for All, but we certainly need to begin moving toward a public option. And finally, political corruption, because if you look at the results, it was interesting. If you look at what was on people's mind, number one was the economy and costs, but protecting our democracy was right up there. And these things are connected.”

There are growing calls among the Democratic base for Van Hollen to contest Chuck Schumer for the Senate Majority Leadership to empower a more progressive voice after the blue tsunami.

What do you think?

Please ❤️ and share if you’re a proud supporter of Chris Van Hollen!

[Sam Adams ~ #NotMeUs @CapaTosta122]

Keep flooding the algorithm.

Chris Van Hollen
Ayanna Pressley

[Mr. Keynes @TyKeynes]

The richest people on Earth have convinced millions of broke assholes that the greatest threat to their prosperity is someone even poorer getting a free lunch.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

This is what it looks like when you have to suffer a fool.

[Chris Van Hollen @VanHollenForMD]

Last week the voters sent a loud and clear message: we cannot return to business as usual in Washington. 

We need to meet the moment with a bold agenda to deliver for working people.

That is why I am running for Senate Majority Leader.

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

BREAKING: Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has launched a challenge against New York Sen. Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader.
https://t.co/hbWi1R3mI2

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Over 20% of seniors live on less than $15,000 a year.

Nearly half of older workers have no retirement savings.

Meanwhile, Musk pays the same into Social Security as someone earning $184,500.

Absurd. We must apply the Social Security payroll tax to all income above $250,000.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Some companies use your personal data, like browsing history, to serve different prices to different costumers. It’s called surveillance pricing, and we just banned it in New York City.

This tweet will say the same thing in incognito mode, don’t worry.

[Gustavo Veloso @g_vgouvea]

Não entendo os EUA. Ter uma amante derruba um CEO. Mas pedofilia não derruba o presidente?

[Acyn @Acyn]

Talarico: On election night, as I was delivering my victory speech, I noticed a woman up front. The lights were bright, so I couldn’t see her face, but I was struck by her attention, how closely she was listening, how much this moment meant to her.

As I finished speaking, I looked down again, and she had made her way to the front of the stage. I bent down to shake her hand, and I realized who she was.

She looked me in the eyes, and she said, “I’m so glad you have my father’s job.”

Lucy Baines Johnson was there to see another public school teacher take her dad’s Senate seat.

[Isaiah Martin @isaiahrmartin]

Excited by reports that Dems are planning to rapid-fire single-issue bills next Congress!!!!!! That’s what we’ve all been calling for!! Put these Repubs on defense! Make them answer EVERY DAY why they’re blocking healthcare funding as their policies make premiums skyrocket!!!!!

[Michael Freeman @mpfreeman1950]

This is, of course, absolute nonsense.

[Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 @mtgreenee]

Republicans are about to put on the biggest FAKE FIGHT in Washington, DC. 🚨

They had two years of full control in Washington and zero excuses for failing to deliver.

Now that the Republicans lost power in the House and the Senate, suddenly they want to pretend they’re fighting for America First again?

Give me a break.

They learned nothing.
They refuse change anything.
And they think Americans are stupid enough to fall for it.

[Jac0913 @jac091319]

@bofrench We saved ourselves in Texas, and we made that crystal clear on November 3rd. Texans are taking our state back, and we don’t need your permission or your help.

[GOP Ls @GOP__Ls]

🚨 BREAKING: Former OSU wrestlers who claimed Jim Jordan failed to protect them from sexual abuse are calling out his election as House Minority Leader.

Jordan was accused in lawsuits of turning a blind eye to the assault.

[John Bourscheid 🇺🇸 🚀 @bourscheid]

It appears @VivekGRamaswamy is the textbook definition of a sore loser. He lost the race, fled the country, and went radio silent. Not a word for a week. Not even a thank you to those who worked tirelessly for his campaign. Pathetic, but not unexpected.

[Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @JudiciaryDems]

Unfortunately, it appears our Republican colleagues did not get the message from Tuesday. They’re now violating numerous Committee standards in a desperate attempt to confirm unqualified MAGA loyalists to lifetime judicial appointments before Democrats take the majority.

[Jac0913 @jac091319]

1. Break away from Trump. Put the country and Constitution ahead of personal and political loyalty.
2. Put working Americans first. Prioritize affordability, healthcare, housing, wages, and economic opportunity over billionaires and corporate donors.
3. Restore accountability. Uphold the rule of law. No president, politician, or political party is above it.
4. End the culture wars. Stop fearmongering, manufacturing outrage, and dividing Americans for political gain.
5. Eliminate corruption. End political favoritism, self-enrichment, conflicts of interest, and special-interest influence.
6. Respect democracy. Protect congressional oversight, judicial independence, a free press, and constitutional checks and balances.
7. Unite Americans. Stop governing for one political base. Represent ALL Americans.
8. Elect principled leadership. Prioritize integrity, competence, accountability, and independent thinking over blind party loyalty.

The GOP doesn’t need better messaging or a rebrand. It needs a complete reckoning with what it has become and a return to the principles it claims to stand for.

[Jac0913 @jac091319]

@FoxNews Sure 👍🏼

[Jac0913 @jac091319]

The soldier was doing his job, and his professionalism and courage deserve recognition, not the criticism he’s getting from right wing MAGA Republicans. The embarrassment in this situation belongs entirely to Pete Hegseth.

Pete’s behavior at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is deeply disgraceful and an insult to the men and women who have served, sacrificed, and given everything for this country.