Republicans are using the budget to help criminals — wiping out a 90-year-old law that taxes and tracks silencers. These aren’t toys. They’re deadly tools that make it harder to catch shooters. This isn’t fiscal policy. It’s an extremist agenda — and anyone who votes for it is complicit.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|California District 30
Laura Friedman
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Voting Record — 552
Yes42%
No57%
Present1%
Not Voting1%
Party align98%
Cross-party1%
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Laura Friedman
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratCalifornia District 30
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Laura's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 10 sponsored · 65 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
That’s new. It means fewer doctors, higher premiums, and countless hospitals forced to shut their doors. Seniors and hardworking Americans are being sold out — and they won’t forget it.
Another reason Republicans are voting in the dead of night — their bill cuts Medicare by nearly $500 billion on top of the cuts to Medicaid. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
I met with members of the LA Chapter of Chamber of Mothers, a nonprofit that advocates for policies that support mothers and families. We talked about how important it is to increase access to affordable childcare and improve maternal outcomes. I thank them for their efforts!
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The only thing lazy about this bill is Republicans' lies.
They lie about who will be subjected to work requirements, they lie about cutting 14 million people off their health care, and they lie about this being fiscally responsible.
This isn’t a budget — it’s a blueprint for dismantling democracy and silencing accountability.
→ Undermines the courts.
→ Blocks AI oversight.
→ Rewards gun lobbyists.
→ Punishes student borrowers.
→ Attacks reproductive health.
→ Empowers political retaliation.
(8/8)
Trump could strip nonprofits of tax-exempt status if he personally claims they support terrorism.
That’s not policy — it’s political retaliation. And it threatens charities, humanitarian orgs, even dissent itself.
(7/8)
Attacks on reproductive health — as always.
Republicans want to block Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood.
That means no federal dollars to Planned Parenthood for cancer screenings, pap tests, and STI treatment — especially in underserved communities.
(6/8)
Student borrowers get punished — again.
This bill wipes out flexible repayment plans and replaces them with just two rigid options.
And if your school defrauds you or shuts down? The GOP wants to make it harder for you to get relief. Cruel and calculated.
(5/8)
Gun safety? Out the window.
The bill eliminates the $200 tax on gun silencers — in place since 1934.
Silencers make it harder for law enforcement to locate shooters. There’s zero public safety benefit — just another handout to the NRA.
(4/8)
A 10-year ban on regulating AI. But what does that mean?
It means existing state protections, like California’s new law requiring transparency when AI is used to deny healthcare, become illegal.
This isn’t about innovation — it’s about letting corporations deny care & dodge accountability.
(3/8)
First up: One of the most dangerous provisions.
This bill strips courts of the power to enforce laws.
Section 70302 of their budget bill would make it nearly impossible for courts to hold people in contempt — just as Trump keeps defying the court.
(2/8)
🧵🚨Republicans are trying to jam through their budget in the dead of night — because they don’t want the public to see what’s in it.
This bill isn’t just about cuts to Medicaid or tax breaks for billionaires — it’s packed with giveaways for donors and attacks on hardworking Americans.
(1/8)
Members of Congress have a legal right — and a responsibility — to conduct oversight, whether that means questioning Cabinet officials or visiting ICE detention facilities. Rep. McIver was doing her job — upholding the law, demanding accountability, and defending the rights of people in custody.
The targeting of Rep. LaMonica McIver is a blatant and dangerous attempt to intimidate Members of Congress and block us from performing our constitutional duties.
Clean drinking water isn’t a luxury. It is a necessity. I’ll never stop fighting to make sure that our families and children have access to clean & safe water.
Insane.
At the same time Republicans are trying to get rid of fluoride, which makes our teeth healthier, they’re moving to weaken restrictions on "forever chemicals” in our drinking water.
Republicans attack AOC for looking at the camera, to her constituents — while they are busy pushing Medicaid cuts that could leave 10 million uninsured.
@aoc.bsky.social was right — Americans deserve to see the truth.
Now the GOP is proposing massive cuts to SNAP, all so they can give every last cent to their billionaire friends. It is quite literally robbing food from struggling families to line the pockets of the rich.
SNAP benefits help families put food on the table. It has been instrumental in making sure more than 14 million children don’t go hungry.
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Voting History552 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
552 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 3109 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H. Res. 893 (119th) | Motion to Refer | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 6019 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 4058 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 5107 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 5214 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H. Res. 888 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-19 | S.J. Res. 80 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H.J. Res. 131 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H.J. Res. 130 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 888 (119th) | Motion to Refer | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 878 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 879 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 879 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H.R. 4405 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 878 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-18 | H.R. 2659 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-17 | H.R. 1608 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-13 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-12 | H. Res. 873 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-19 | H. Res. 719 (119th) | Approve resolution | PRESENT | YES | — | Passed |
| 2025-09-19 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-19 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-18 | H.R. 1047 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-18 | H.R. 3015 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-18 | H.R. 3062 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H. Res. 713 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H.R. 5143 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H.R. 5125 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H. Res. 722 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H. Res. 722 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H.R. 5140 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H.R. 4922 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H.R. 2721 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H. Res. 707 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H. Res. 707 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-15 | H.R. 3400 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-15 | H.J. Res. 117 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-11 | H.R. 3486 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-11 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Instruct negotiators | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
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.