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Trump: I don’t want a stupid person being president.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 26(source)

Call it what it is: the Trump War Tax.

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BREAKING: USPS will impose its first-ever surcharge on packages — an 8% fee to cover the rising cost of fuel.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 26(source)

Teen hunger is often overlooked—Congress must do more to get young people the nutrition they need to grow & succeed. That’s why I visited Boys & Girls club of Metro South with @repauchincloss.bsky.social on my #EndHungerNow Tour. So impressed by the students—amazing advocates for better nutrition!

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 26(source)

Their war is going to make your food more expensive. But don’t worry, “it shouldn’t be too disruptive.”

Activist who pushed 2020 election fraud claims convicted of election fraud

Brooke Rollins describes the 20% of US farmers who are facing spiking fertilizer prices as "just a smaller segment of our farmers" so "it shouldn't be too disruptive"

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 25(source)

Every GOP accusation is a confession.

Investigating voter fraud claims, Harry Wait requested the ballots of Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Racine Mayor Cory Mason without their consent.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 25(source)

ICE & CBP are totally out of control—terrorizing our communities & executing American citizens in the streets. It’s insane that Republicans are holding the TSA hostage so Trump’s secret police can get an even bigger slush fund.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 25(source)

If we’ve already won, why are we still bombing them?!

Trump casts a mail ballot again in Florida even as he calls the method 'cheating'

Trump: "This war has been won. The only one that likes to keep it going is the fake news."

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 25(source)

Republicans are now pretending to care about federal workers like TSA agents not getting paid. Where were they when Trump called federal employees “crooked” and “dishonest?” Or when DOGE illegally and incompetently fired employees who then had to be rehired? Spare us the crocodile tears.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 25(source)

Trump calls mail in ballots “corrupt as hell.” He was at Mar-a-Lago. He could have gone in person. But he voted by mail. Why is he holding us hostage by refusing to sign bills until Congress makes it harder for everyone else to vote the way he just did?

The president cast a mail ballot in an upcoming Florida special election, according to county records.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 24(source)

It would have cost $30 Billion to extend the ACA healthcare tax credits for 1 year, making health insurance more affordable for millions of Americans. Instead, Republicans burned through that money in just 3 weeks on a war of choice half way around the world.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 24(source)

Trump has now spent $30 BILLION on the Iran War—enough to extend ACA healthcare tax credits (which he let expire) for the ENTIRE YEAR. Republicans tell you there isn’t enough money for your healthcare while they spend a billion dollars a day on their war. The WRONG priorities!

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Acyn@acyn.bsky.socialMar 24(source)

McGovern: He’s doing nothing to make healthcare more accessible. They say we don’t have the money—but we have a billion dollars a day to blow on this crazy war. I don’t think he gives a shit about the American people. Gas prices are skyrocketing, and he’s golfing.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 24(source)

Even Republican Senators now agree: MAGA is responsible for the DHS shutdown. Trump is in charge. Republicans run both chambers of Congress. Their incompetence & failure to govern is making your life harder. That’s the exact opposite of what government is supposed to be about.

Kennedy: "Democrats offered to open up everything but ICE. Ted and I said, 'Ok, let's accept,' then at the same time we'd offer a bill for reconciliation where we don't need any D votes. That way we're out of the shutdown and DHS is back open. Thune submitted that to Trump. He said, 'No. No deals.'"

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 24(source)

It’s Republicans that are blocking funding for TSA, FEMA, and other agencies that keep us safe. Why? Because they want even more money for ICE—the agency that already has a $75 billion slush fund and is terrorizing communities & executing Americans in the streets.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 24(source)

Not content with allowing his secret police to execute American citizens in the streets, now Trump wants them patrolling our airports. Unhinged and indefensible.