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This is a wake-up call: we can’t keep relying on fossil fuels. We need to invest in clean energy and make the safer, cheaper, cleaner choice for our planet and for future generations. www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

Mike Levin@mikelevin.orgAug 30(source)

Trump’s assault on the Fed isn’t strength—it’s reckless. Politicizing interest rates risks fueling inflation and rattling markets. History shows it ends badly. Families pay the price while Trump plays games with the economy.

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This isn’t just about funding. It's about completely dismantling checks and balances and helping Trump rig the system. If Republicans in Congress don't grow a spine and fight back with Democrats, we will cease to be a coequal branch, and everything our Founders fought for will be lost.

FACT FOCUS: Rural hospitals are expected to lose money from Trump's bill, despite RFK Jr.'s promise

Congressional Republicans are gutting rural health care. Their bill slashes Medicaid, putting up to 300 rural hospitals at risk, while dangling a $10B fund that does not come close to covering the damage. Rural America will not be revitalized—it will be left behind. apnews.com/article/rura...

There's more to that nearly 900-page bill than Kennedy let on at the White House.

Press Release: Rep. Mike Levin Urges California to Eliminate State Taxes on Military Retiree Pensions | Stock News

For years I’ve urged California to end the tax on military retiree pensions. I’m encouraged by the progress being made, but I’ll keep pushing until it’s fully eliminated. www.quiverquant.com/news/Press+R...

Rep. Mike Levin advocates for the elimination of state taxes on military retiree pensions in Califor

Don't forget: Republicans claim they didn’t gut Medicaid—just added “accountability,” and that’s a LIE. Their Big Ugly Bill slashes $1 trillion, imposes harsh red tape, and creates chaos that will push millions off their coverage. All to fund a billionaire tax break.

Electricity Prices Are Rising Thanks To Tariffs, Clean Energy Cuts, AI

Electric bills are up nearly 10% this year, and families could pay hundreds more each year by 2035. Repealing clean energy credits and adding tariffs means higher costs for working families. www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...

Electricity prices have jumped more than twice as fast as overall inflation in the last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

CDC director Susan Monarez is fired and other agency leaders resign

RFK is gutting the CDC. Firing experts and sidelining science won’t protect your kids from the next pandemic—it will put them at risk. apnews.com/article/cdc-...

The director of the nation’s top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job.

Tariffs are a hidden tax on working families. They drive up prices, squeeze small businesses, and put jobs at risk. We need real solutions to lower costs—not political stunts that punish Americans.

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VA staffing shortages mean delayed care and broken promises. Our veterans kept their word to us—we must keep ours by giving the VA the people and resources it needs.

VA staffing shortages mean delayed care and broken promises. Our veterans kept their word to us—we must keep ours by giving the VA the people and resources it needs.

California finally excluded $20k of military pensions from state income tax—but it’s still one of the most limited policies in the nation. I’m urging Gov. Newsom to go further and fully eliminate this tax. Our veterans have earned it.

FEMA employees put on leave after criticizing Trump administration in open letter

When FEMA experts speak up about risks to our safety, they should be heard — not punished. Silencing whistleblowers only makes America less prepared for the next disaster.

About 180 current and former FEMA staffers sent a letter on Monday to members of Congress and other officials protesting the agency’s leadership and direction.

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There can’t be common-sense reform in Washington if our lawmakers are in the back pockets of PACs and paid lobbyists. Progress means breaking the grip special interests have in our politics. That’s how we clean up Washington.