Policy Soup stir the pot ALPHA

Trump name-checks Marc Elias and says he tried to turn American into a communist nation (big, if true)

Maxwell Frost@maxwellfrost.bsky.socialMar 14(source)

House Dems stand with our leadership in holding the line for working people. NO to this Trump/Elon spending bill that aims to make massive cuts to programs that working families have earned in order to give billionaires tax cuts.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.socialMar 14(source)

A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill. Do not let anyone play games with you.

Maxwell Frost@maxwellfrost.bsky.socialMar 14(source)

I don’t buy the narrative that Trump & President Musk actually WANT a shutdown. If that was the truth, they would’ve put forth an even worse bill that would 100% guarantee zero Dem votes. What they did was propose a bill that green-lights DOGE & Elon’s billionaire takeover by omitting guardrails.

Maxwell Frost@maxwellfrost.bsky.socialMar 14(source)

This is a team sport. Sometimes, everyone agrees on a strategy you have concerns about. I’ve voted with less than 10 people multiple times. But let’s be clear — there’s nothing heroic or admirable about green-lighting a billionaire takeover of our country. In these moments, our unity is our power.

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.comMar 14(source)

Bernie Sanders: "If you do nothing, you sit back and say, 'it's gonna be terrible.' And that's right. A shutdown will be terrible. But our job is to put the onus on the Republican president, the Republican House, the Republican Senate, the people who control the govt"

Maxwell Frost@maxwellfrost.bsky.socialMar 13(source)

Authoritarians govern through fear, not legislation. The simple fear of what they would do in certain situations can push even the opposition to capitulate. That’s success for them. We lose when we fold due to a hypothetical. We win when we challenge the REALITY that is hurting working people.

Maxwell Frost@maxwellfrost.bsky.socialMar 13(source)

If you vote for this Republican Funding Bill, you are complicit in all that DOGE, President Elon, and Trump does.

Maxwell Frost@maxwellfrost.bsky.socialMar 13(source)

This is such a loss for Arizona and our Country. Chair Raul Grijalva has been a champion for progressive change his entire life. From the School Board to Congress, his leadership and voice inspired so many. Myself included. Rest in Power, Chairman Grijalva.

Yashar Ali 🐘

@yasharali.bsky.social

Congressman Raúl Grijalva, who represents Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, has died, his office says. Grijalva, who was 77, had been receiving treatment for cancer.

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Art Candee 🍿🥤@artcandee.bsky.socialMar 12(source)

Democratic House Rep. Maxwell Frost on Donald Trump tanking the economy: "But this guy is so incompetent, and he's failing so much." Nailed it!

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Philip Bump@pbump.comMar 13(source)

The essence of Trumpism is inventing an imagined world in which everything is worse.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Sen. Bernie Moreno: "We have to remember that if Kamala Harris had won on November 5, the stock market would be down 50 percent ... this country would be on a path to ruin. What President Trump inherited is a disaster from Biden."

Maxwell Frost@maxwellfrost.bsky.socialMar 12(source)

The Republican Spending Bill can not move forward at all.

Maxwell Frost@maxwellfrost.bsky.socialMar 12(source)

This Republican Spending Bill is meant to codify DOGE and give them more power. Hell no. The Senate should vote on the CLEAN 4-week CR so we can negotiate an actual spending bill. Not a DOGE empowerment bill.

Maxwell Frost@maxwellfrost.bsky.socialMar 12(source)

House Democrats stand united for a four-week funding extension that stops harmful cuts, keeps government open, and allows Congress to reach a bipartisan funding agreement. I am ready to vote today, tomorrow or Friday to pass a four-week extension.

Burgess Everett

@burgessev.bsky.social

Schumer on Senate floor: "Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, but Republicans chose a partisan path" "Because of that Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR. Our caucus is unified" on the month-long CR

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Tex Ramone@texramone.bsky.socialMar 12(source)

Done. Took 5 minutes. Let them know we're watching

House Democrats held strong against the Musk-Takeover Spending Bill Yesterday. We need your help to ensure that the Senate Democrats do the same. Follow the link and script below to make calls. This vote happens TODAY! indivisible.org/resource/cal...

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Jim Saraco@jimsaraco.bsky.socialMar 12(source)

Calls were made. LFG!

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Mcmama2@cmccartneyharris.bsky.socialMar 12(source)

Done!

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Dean H. Saxe@fullfrontalnerdity.comMar 12(source)

I called my senators to demand a no vote on cloture and a no vote on the CR. Did you?

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Maxwell Frost@malsss.bsky.socialMar 12(source)

DONE, Let’s goooooo