Strong reporting from STAT's @tarabannow.bsky.social on concerns I raised at the start of the administration about Brad Smith's self-dealing at the helm of DOGE for health care.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Massachusetts District 4
Jake Auchincloss
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Voting Record — 618
Yes44%
No51%
Present0%
Not Voting5%
Party align96%
Cross-party3%
Jake Auchincloss
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMassachusetts District 4
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Jake's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 12 sponsored · 94 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
First: RFK Jr cancels funding that Harvard & MIT use to study the molecular basis of autism.
Then: RFK Jr. issues a report on autism with made-up scientific notations.
youtu.be/9mBmNP7lb3E
RFK Jr. & his top aides are trying to turn health care into one big GNC store.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
Putin is not crazy. He’s evil and he’s strategic. And he sees in Trump exactly the weakness he needs.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Xi’s China is investing more in science.
Trump’s America is cutting science.
What's bad is the people who attended that $TRUMP dinner, including those with strong ties to the CCP.
What's worse is the $TRUMP investors who did not attend. The ones who want their influence to remain anonymous – to use at a time & place of their choosing.
youtu.be/HjbmUI74ziY
The Senate should update its stablecoin bill to expressly outlaw the type of emoluments-clause violation that the president is committing with $TRUMP.
I voted No on the worst legislation this chamber has seen in decades.
House Republicans just passed a bill to cut Medicaid, raise healthcare costs, explode the debt, and — because it was late at night and the bad ideas pile was growing, so why not — give a billion-dollar tax break to buy silencers for pistols.
I pressed the EPA Administrator on sustaining both strong PFAS regulations and funding for drinking-water improvements.
youtube.com/shorts/cRlgJ...
Government efficiency is about return on investment. Firing the scientist at the FDA who makes sure eyedrops don't blind Americans isn't a good ROI.
youtube.com/shorts/2sRmi...
Co-pays for Rx drugs are not necessary because patients don't need skin in the game for their asthma. No one overuses an inhaler.
Whataboutism won't work from MAGA Members in their town halls.
Biopharma companies don't want to see the Food & Drug Administration gutted. They want a strong, independent, and evidence-driven FDA.
www.youtube.com/shorts/yGM5c...
Reposted byRep. Jake Auchincloss
Every time Republicans try to take health care away, it’s folks with disabilities and the elderly who pay the most for it.
@repauchincloss.bsky.social is right: if we crush state Medicaid budgets with this bill, dignity-providing care will be threatened.
With the GOP's bill, those families pay more for health care, and the ultra-rich pay less in taxes.
Kicking millions of Americans off Medicaid does not save money for the U.S. health system. It just transfers costs onto families who need at-home care or who get insurance through their employer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5li0...
I'm walking to a marathon committee hearing where Republicans will vote to take away healthcare for 13.5 million Americans. They've been trying to do this for 15 years. Democrats are ready to have this fight again.
Tariffs on China could work. Here’s how.
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Voting History618 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
618 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 6938 (119th) | Retaining Divisions B and C | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 6938 (119th) | Retaining Division A | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-07 | H. Res. 780 (119th) | Motion to Discharge | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-07 | H. Res. 977 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-07 | H. Res. 977 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-06 | — | Call of the House | PRESENT | — | — | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 498 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 498 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 845 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 845 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 1366 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 1366 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-17 | H.R. 3492 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-17 | H.R. 3492 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-17 | H.R. 6703 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-17 | H.R. 6703 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-17 | H.R. 3616 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-17 | H. Con. Res. 64 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-17 | H. Con. Res. 61 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-17 | H. Res. 953 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-17 | H. Res. 953 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-16 | H.R. 3632 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-16 | H.R. 3632 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-16 | H.R. 4371 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-16 | H.R. 4371 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-16 | H. Res. 951 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-16 | H. Res. 951 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-16 | H.R. 3187 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-15 | S. 284 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-12 | H.R. 3668 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-12 | H.R. 3668 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 2550 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-11 | H. Res. 432 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3898 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3898 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3383 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3383 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3383 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | YES | ✕↔ | Failed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3383 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3638 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2025-12-11 | H.R. 3628 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-11 | H. Res. 939 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-10 | H. Res. 432 (119th) | Motion to Discharge | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-10 | S. 1071 (119th) | Final passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-12-10 | S. 1071 (119th) | Motion to Commit | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.