Sunday 7/20 edition of lots and lots of Democrats in action!

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Sunday, Jul. 20, 2025 Sunday, Jul. 20, 2025 at 6:00:05am PDT

Jumping right in today!

Democratic victories

Good news: A federal judge reversed President Trump’s illegal decision to fire FTC Commissioner Slaughter. Glad she’ll be back at work protecting consumers.
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) July 18, 2025

Welcome news. We know asbestos is a killer—and the Trump Administration trying to delay a ban on the last kind of asbestos used in the U.S. would have been a public health nightmare.https://t.co/3IJk3dXa2y
— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) July 18, 2025

🚨 BIG NEWS: We stood up for Arizona kids, and the Trump Administration reversed course.

Tens of millions in federal afterschool funds will soon be unfrozen for organizations like @bgcarizona. pic.twitter.com/nZyZ3XM66F
— Rep. Greg Stanton (@RepGregStanton) July 18, 2025

Democrats’ Daily Blueprint & Democratic Daily Download

YouTube Video

On today’s Democratic Daily Download, @repstansbury.bsky.social busts the myths behind Trump’s Big, Ugly law. The truth? It hikes your utility bills by $400 — just to hand out giveaways to billionaires and Big Oil CEOs.
— House Democrats (@housedemocrats.bsky.social) 2025-07-18T18:00:00.652Z

On today's Democratic Daily Download, Rep. Rashida Tlaib explains how Trump's Big Ugly Law betrays our communities: Ripping away health care and food for families all to give tax breaks to billionaires.
— House Democrats (@housedemocrats.bsky.social) 2025-07-16T21:49:59.804Z

Chair Ken Martin and @Democrats.

Emil Bove would be a blank check for Donald Trump with a lifetime appointment. Having him on the bench would be a danger to our country.

He’s so bad that 900 DOJ alumni have urged the Senate to reject his nomination.

Senate Democrats just stood up for the rule of law. https://t.co/Vx4y6OArht
— Ken Martin (@kenmartin73) July 17, 2025

Trump and Texas Republicans are focused on rigging congressional maps to undermine the system and undercut the will of the people. It’s outrageous. But if Republicans want a showdown, Democrats will give them a showdown.
— Ken Martin (@kenmartin.bsky.social) 2025-07-19T21:08:05.002Z

Thank you @cbcpac.bsky.social for having me at your 2025 New York Retreat. We all share the same goals: winning the midterms, flipping the House of Representatives blue, and upholding our democracy. Let's get it done.
— Ken Martin (@kenmartin.bsky.social) 2025-07-19T20:28:43.549Z

One of the things I always ask people in political organizing is, “What is your why?”

I sat down with Zayed Kadir, the chair of the High School Democrats of America, to hear what inspires him to do this work. pic.twitter.com/1dyNqBWiri
— Ken Martin (@kenmartin73) July 17, 2025

Trump personally called the WSJ's editor to keep this story under wraps.

Totally not suspicious behavior. https://t.co/I9R9ucpW1x
— Democrats (@TheDemocrats) July 18, 2025

Kristi Noem waited until July 10 to renew and extend hundreds of FEMA call center operator contracts—causing thousands of calls from Texas flood survivors to its disaster assistance line to go unanswered.

Those in need were without help for nearly FIVE days.
— Democrats (@TheDemocrats) July 15, 2025

Democrats doing Democratic things…

On the very same day that communities in Alaska turned to public radio and TV for tsunami warning updates, Republicans in Washington voted to take away funding for public broadcasting.

It is senseless, cruel, and defies common sense.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) July 17, 2025

THE SENATE DEMOCRATS WALKED OUT OF THE JUDICIARY HEARING WHEN SENATE REPUBLICANS TRIED TO FORCE THROUGH EMIL BOVE.

He’s unfit to be the nominee. He’s probably the most scandal-ridden nominee in modern history. He’s just a Trump lackey.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) July 17, 2025

Senator Grassley violated the rules and refused to allow Senators to speak against Emil Bove's lifetime judicial appointment.

So I and every Democrat on the Judiciary Committee walked out of the hearing. pic.twitter.com/4CK3RpfIZW
— Senator Peter Welch (@SenPeterWelch) July 17, 2025

Right now, Trump is blocking BILLIONS in funding for our public schools, so I'm blocking his nominee for the Department of Education.

He's released some funding he's illegally withheld, but we need to keep up the pressure until every dollar gets out the door. pic.twitter.com/mXRaucJWow
— Senator Patty Murray (@PattyMurray) July 18, 2025

Rep. @lizziepfletcher is leading the Texas Democratic delegation in the fight against Republicans' gerrymandering scam. pic.twitter.com/gIF64vQdkN
— Democrats (@TheDemocrats) July 18, 2025

Trump is using a lawless #ICE as his secret police to target U.S. Citizens and legal residents.

I’m a cosponsor of the Stop ICE From Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act to ensure families in the #FightingFifth and across the country are kept safe from Donald Trump's cruel and illegal… pic.twitter.com/X0VycvjIEa
— Congresswoman Nikema Williams (@RepNikema) July 19, 2025

Sen. Warner would know because he’s been on the committee for a long time.

It seems DNI Gabbard is unaware that the years-long Russia investigation carried out by the Senate Intelligence Committee reaffirmed that ‘the Russian government directed extensive activity against U.S. election infrastructure’ ahead of the 2016 election, and that it ‘used social…
— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) July 18, 2025

Periodic reminder that the Senate Intel Committee, led at the time by a certain future secretary of state Marco Rubio, concluded this in its comprehensive review of Russian interference in the 2016 election:https://t.co/JWGKvHoYHf pic.twitter.com/S5tRYjYBsE
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) July 18, 2025

After a harrowing month in ICE custody, Derlis is finally home. His release was made possible by his parents’ strength, the support of classmates and teachers, and local groups that stepped up to provide legal help.

Too many families are still living this nightmare. We must keep… https://t.co/pIrdlqBEEg
— Rep. Nydia Velazquez (@NydiaVelazquez) July 18, 2025

The rescissions package passed by Republicans last night is an absolute shame.

They’re slashing billions from global poverty and disease relief just like they did in the 90s—handing China & Russia easy geopolitical wins.

With this bill, Republicans put every American at risk. pic.twitter.com/HMRPnnJSW4
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 18, 2025

Congressional Republicans voted to take back $9 billion they already approved.

What they cut and who it hurts. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/EPgLZRpvhq
— Congressman Greg Landsman (@RepGregLandsman) July 18, 2025

My staff visited two ICE detention facilities in Florida.

What’s happening in these facilities is abhorrent. People are dying.

I’m revealing these devastating insights for the world to see. https://t.co/ERdzISoZsH
— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) July 18, 2025

First Republicans let billionaire Elon Musk go through Americans’ private data.

Then they give massive tax breaks to billionaires.

Now they’re hiding the Epstein files to protect wealthy abusers.

Republicans serve the rich, NOT the American people.
— Debbie Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) July 18, 2025

Paramount paid Trump $16M and canceled one of his fiercest critics—all while seeking his administration’s approval for a multibillion-dollar merger.

Regulators have no business green‑lighting this deal until the facts are out and the American people get answers.

Congress must… https://t.co/2ovmGtDPHo
— Rep. Greg Stanton (@RepGregStanton) July 18, 2025

At 2 am last night, my Republican colleagues voted to slash $9 billion in funding for essential programs.

When the vote was called, they all began to clap.

They actually CELEBRATED taking away resources that keep our communities and world safe. Disgusting.
— Senator Mazie Hirono (@maziehirono) July 17, 2025

He won’t stop with immigrants. He will come for everyone’s data. pic.twitter.com/0jvKIzTYFR
— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) July 18, 2025

The massive transfer of the personal data of millions of Medicaid recipients should alarm every American. This massive violation of our privacy laws must be halted immediately.

It will harm families across the nation and only cause more citizens to forego lifesaving access to… https://t.co/005BPnwUgx
— Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) July 17, 2025

This is not business as usual.

I’m blocking Trump’s National Guard nominee until he pulls every last troop he needlessly deployed out of LA.

Our service members didn’t sign up to be pawns in his political vendetta against California. pic.twitter.com/oCfdkWcaCW
— Senator Alex Padilla (@SenAlexPadilla) July 17, 2025

Please, this isn’t about saving money.

Republicans just exploded the debt by at least 4 trillion dollars!!!

To fund tax cuts for billionaires.

Defunding Big Bird and Elmo isn’t going to fix that mess.

Neither is defunding programs to help starving children.
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) July 17, 2025

ICE is out of control. Incident after incident, I'm both heartbroken and enraged.

This time, they caused a tamale vendor to have a heart attack and even arrested a U.S. citizen who was a bystander. There's a reason a court found their tactics illegal. Get ICE out of LA. https://t.co/xfaRjgyASA
— Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (@RepKamlagerDove) July 16, 2025

🚨 Rural hospitals are a lifeline for communities in #CA25 and across the country. When one closes, it can mean the difference between life and death.  I raised the alarm while questioning one of HHS top rural health officials. Watch here ⬇️
— Congressman Raul Ruiz, MD (@repraulruizmd.bsky.social) 2025-07-19T20:21:16.271Z

President Trump’s cuts are a direct assault on the public. They threaten vital local news, emergency alerts, and even beloved PBS KIDS programming like Sesame Street, disproportionately harming rural and smaller communities who rely on these services. This is unacceptable.
— Congresswoman Robin Kelly (@robinkelly.house.gov) 2025-07-19T20:09:17.971Z

The GOP tax law is an attack on access to reproductive freedom. It puts nearly 200 health centers at risk - mostly in states where access to abortion is legal - potentially blocking 1.1M patients from care. On Monday, a district judge will determine whether the law can be fully enforced.
— Rep Jahana Hayes (@repjahanahayes.bsky.social) 2025-07-19T18:51:19.277Z

Media appearances

At the heart of the Epstein scandal is CORRUPTION - and a pattern of this White House giving billionaire donors whatever they want at the expense of the rest of us…. pic.twitter.com/TcUA2jnzxh
— Congressman Greg Landsman (@RepGregLandsman) July 19, 2025

I appreciate when politicians go on Spanish language television, or translate their posts into Spanish.

Stephen Miller’s private army is terrorizing communities.

This is just the start.

Know your rights.@CAGovernor Gavin Newsom spoke with @Univision34LA from the heart of the chaos. pic.twitter.com/W0RInsClQB
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) July 18, 2025

The Republican budget will raise your power bill. It kills clean energy credits, rewards Big Oil, and blocks solutions that cut costs. Families pay more, billionaires get breaks. I’m fighting for cheaper, cleaner energy and jobs built here at home.

Read my full op-ed in the… pic.twitter.com/1zliiz6Pfm
— Rep. Mike Levin (@RepMikeLevin) July 19, 2025

Sen. Murkowski thinks she protected Alaskans, but unless she protected EVERYONE, Alaskans will still be harmed.

Harborview Medical Center in Seattle provides high-level trauma care for AK, ID, WY, & MT. Republican health care cuts are putting a major strain on them and every hospital. A rural hospital fund doesn't help Harborview or the people in Republican states who count on them.
— Senator Patty Murray (@murray.senate.gov) 2025-07-19T18:23:57.019Z

The Trump administration's abuse of the courts to lure and abduct immigrants violates our civil rights and our Constitution. Period. I am fighting back against the lawlessness of Trump, Noem, and DHS in Congress; the community is fighting back in the courts.
— Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (@ramirez.house.gov) 2025-07-19T18:07:12.508Z

Town halls and community events.

Close to 500 people showed up at our town hall in Westfield, NJ today! Thank you to everyone who came to share their thoughts and engage in the kinds of civil conversations we know still matter. 1/2
— Senator Andy Kim (@kim.senate.gov) 2025-07-19T18:04:34.370Z

At Rep. Maxine Dexter's town hall.
— David D. Levine (@daviddlevine.com) 2025-07-19T18:21:22.267Z

We need action, not just words, to protect working families and beat back Trump's billionaires-first agenda. Together, we're working to protect affordable child care, paid leave, and public education, even as Trump’s Big Billionaire Bill tries to strip those necessities away.
— Rep. Jimmy Gomez (@gomez.house.gov) 2025-07-19T21:09:14.874Z

I had a wonderful time speaking at the Third Avenue Street Festival. A number of constituents conveyed gratitude to me me for pressuring the City of New York to crack down on the open-air drug market in the Hub of the South Bronx.
— Ritchie Torres (@ritchietorres.bsky.social) 2025-07-19T18:47:50.574Z

Protests and protest signs!

GOOD TROUBLE. Wisconsin style. pic.twitter.com/K1U5NFYO5o
— Wisconsin Democrats (@WisDems) July 18, 2025

‘Good Trouble’ protests against Trump’s deportations and health care cuts held nationwide today, Here is Point Reyes Station. pic.twitter.com/atu1SBqvYH
— The West Marin Feed (@WestMarinFeed) July 18, 2025

Good trouble protest downtown Phoenix Arizona ✊
— Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) 2025-07-17T19:23:39.161Z

GOOD TROUBLE PROTEST #NYC,#GOODTROUBLE
— Evelyn Diaz (@ediaz3652.bsky.social) 2025-07-17T22:26:15.381Z

Good Trouble protest Philly
— Laina (@laina4c.bsky.social) 2025-07-17T22:19:31.483Z

This is a large protest.
— LorennaCleary.bsky.social (@lorennacleary.bsky.social) 2025-07-19T03:27:46.680Z