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Meanwhile, Mike Johnson just told reporters that the House will *not* be voting this week on an amendment to extend soon-to-expire ACA subsidies. Many House Republicans in swing districts "did want to vote on this Obamacare Covid-era subsidy" but "it just was not to be."

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 16(source)

Selling out to corporations, letting them poison us, just like we all knew they would.

@moreperfectunion.bsky.social

Their “MAHA” bullshit was always a farce

More Perfect Union

The Trump administration has nearly doubled the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale under EPA regulations. Formaldehyde causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air. www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

If anyone in the private sector posted HALF of what he did about the Reiners, they’d be fired on the spot.

TOXIC NARCISSISM: When you see the brutal murder of two people and make it about you, because you think everything is about you.

Sahil Kapur

@sahilkapur.bsky.social

Trump just posted this on Rob Reiner

Happy Hanukkah, Minnesota! Wishing an eight days filled with warmth, light and joy to everyone gathering to celebrate tonight.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 14(source)

Our hearts go out to the victims and their families, the Jewish community, and all those impacted by this senseless act of violence.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 14(source)

Archie and I are heartbroken seeing news of the deadly antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach. No matter your faith, you should be able to practice openly and without fear for your safety.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 14(source)

13 years – and yet every year since Sandy Hook, more parents join the growing cohort of families who grieve losing their child to a school shooting. We can end this. Thoughts and prayers aren’t enough. The time for policy and action has been overdue for years.

Richard Blumenthal

@blumenthal.senate.gov

Even after 13 years, the searing pain & grief remains real. At the Sandy Hook firehouse on that December 14, I saw loved ones learn that their 20 beautiful children & 6 great educators would never be coming home. We must honor them with action.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 13(source)

Disgusted, but not surprised

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Trump appears 4 times in newly released Epstein photos released by House Democrats. Here they are. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 12(source)

Somali Minnesotans can speak to this xenophobia so clearly because they feel the consequences of his hateful words. Read what Faisa has to say:

Profoundly ignorant and profoundly ironic - because the Somali community I know is everything that conservatives and Republicans claim to want in America.
We are people of deep and unwavering faith. We pray five times a day, no matter where we are, no matter who's looking.
We are generous people who give freely and without hesitation to our neighbors, regardless of where they're from or who they vote for.
We are so damn funny. We love so deeply. We proudly live our values. We do not cower.
We are as American as apple pie and as Minnesotan as ranch dressing, and we have invested in our communities, our state and our nation.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Trump on Somalis: "They oughta get 'em the hell out of here. They hate our country."

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 12(source)

The fear and violence that President Trump has unleashed on our home is destroying any sense of public safety. The Administration needs to put an immediate end to “Operation Metro Surge”.

I believe in protecting public safety and upholding the rule of law. "Operation Metro Surge" is actively undermining both.

There has been none of the necessary cooperation and trust between federal officials and local government, and zero transparency from the Trump
Administration into ICE's operations in the Twin Cities.

Minnesotans are seeing their friends and neighbors, including U.S. citizens with no criminal records, abducted by masked agents, shoved to the ground, and sprayed with mace.

The fear and violence that President Trump has unleashed on our home is destroying any sense of public safety.

The Administration needs to put an immediate end to “Operation Metro Surge”.

You know what else is a great way to stay healthy (and doesn’t involve embarrassing yourself at the airport?) Vaccines.

Razzball

@razzball.bsky.social

In line for the TSA behind this guy

Republicans will say they can’t help you afford health insurance because of the national debt, then turn around and spend all your tax money on anything and everything EXCEPT health care

Bookmarking this to use whenever Republicans tell me how much they care about the national debt

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U.S. National Debt Has Risen by $2.3 Trillion Since Trump Took Office