Policy Soup stir the pot ALPHA

1/ Trump’s firing of Gwynne Wilcox, the first Black woman on the NLRB, is illegal and undermines workers' fundamental right to organize.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govJan 28(source)

I’ve heard from community health centers in Minnesota who are already looking at layoffs by the end of the day. May not be able to make payroll at the end of the week. Republicans need to grow a spine here. This isn’t a game, it’s people’s lives.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govJan 28(source)

This order is illegal, let's start there. It will be challenged in court. But not only that — it appears to halt funding for police departments, counter-terrorism, and counter drug-trafficking programs. This is making us unsafe.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govJan 28(source)

Last week it got down to -35° in International Falls. Yet Donald Trump appears to have just halted the bipartisan program that keeps folks’ heat on through the winter. LIHEAP isn’t the *woke agenda.* It’s life or death for many Minnesotans.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govJan 27(source)

This shouldn’t be controversial. Violent insurrectionists who assaulted police officers on J6 shouldn’t be let out of prison. Full stop.

Senator Patty Murray

@murray.senate.gov

It shouldn't be too much to ask for senators to oppose unconditional pardons for people found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers. I'm introducing a simple, one-line resolution condemning these pardons & will try to pass it on the Senate floor this week.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govJan 27(source)

Today, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, we mourn the six million who lost their lives and remind ourselves that we must stay vigilant in the fight against hate and discrimination today.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govJan 26(source)

Pond Hockey Championship!

Photo of Tina Smith and family in winter clothes on a frozen lake.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govJan 25(source)

Proudly heading to the Capitol to vote against Pete Hegseth.

Photo from the drivers seat of a car facing the U.S. Capitol.

I’ve spent my years in the Senate working with anyone who wants to work with me to find ways to address the housing crisis. That won’t change.

I’ve written bills to end veterans’ homelessness. I’ve pushed to get more federal support for cities looking to cut red tape that hinders construction of more housing. I have bipartisan legislation to preserve affordable rural housing in small towns and Tribal communities.

50%+ of America’s renters are spending more than 30% of their income on rent. Every county in Minnesota has a shortage of affordable + available rental homes for extremely low-income households. The rate of homeowners spending 30%+ of their income on housing keeps going up.

I was just named top Democrat on the Housing Subcommittee in the Senate. Our country is facing a housing crisis, with supply falling dramatically behind demand. I’m determined to address it.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govJan 23(source)

It seems that thanks to public pressure, the Trump Admin just backpedaled. This was a mess that shouldn't have happened in the first place. I’m still hearing how hard this has been on Minnesota vets and their families. And a lot is still unclear. This chaos was totally avoidable.

Tina Smith

@smith.senate.gov

I just got a report that the Minneapolis VA has stopped hiring workers thanks to a hasty Trump Executive Order. They’ve rescinded offers to dozens of people who were going to fill critical roles to care for vets.

I’m still thinking about the blanket pardons that Trump gave to the January 6th rioters — even the ones who beat and assaulted police. On day one of his administration.

At a loss for words, frankly. We’re only three days into this Administration. I’m working to get to the bottom of this.

Trump is deep in the pocket of Big Pharma. He doesn't care whether Americans can afford their meds, only that Big Pharma continues to make massive profit. This won’t help you. It won’t help your family. He did this because it helps Pharma CEOs.

Sen. Adam Schiff

@schiff.senate.gov

Donald Trump rescinded Biden's action to lower prescription drug costs for Americans on Medicare and Medicaid. There's no other way to spin it. That means more money out-of-pocket for seniors and families. Big Pharma first. Ordinary people last.