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Thursday 4/24 edition of lots of Dems doing what we want them to do... [1]
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Date: 2025-04-24
This series is born out of frustration with seeing people on social media and this site say, “Where are the Dems?” or “What are the Dems doing?” This is not meant as an exhaustive list, but merely as a highlight of the types of the activities and statements they’re doing and making.
A big welcome to all of you who are new to this series, which I publish Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Please, before you complain about the party, take a few minutes of time to see if your concerns are being addressed.
I also encourage EVERYONE to check out the following diary series. lpeacock does Thursday diaries on the Congressional Black Caucus. Dfh1 is doing a Monday and Friday series that spotlight individual Democrats. T2 has also just begun a series called the Rainbow Roundup, where focus is placed on LGBTQ lawmakers and journalists. And Billboteach has one focusing on Hispanic elected Democrats.
You can gain easy access to all these diaries by following the Democratic Party Spotlight Group.
Democratic Daily Download.
x Prices for food and housing are up in Nevada and across the country. On today’s Democratic Daily Download, @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social explains how Trump and Republicans are making America even more expensive.
[image or embed] — House Democrats (@housedemocrats.bsky.social) April 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
x Housing costs are already too high – and Trump and Republicans are making it even worse.
On today’s Democratic Daily Download, @repkamlagerdove.bsky.social breaks down what’s happening and how Democrats are working to lower costs.
[image or embed] — House Democrats (@housedemocrats.bsky.social) April 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
x House Democrats want to take on price-gougers to drive down grocery costs and continue to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Yet Trump and Republicans won’t stop driving prices up. On the Democratic Daily Download, @wassermanschultz.house.gov talks about the high cost of living for families.
[image or embed] — House Democrats (@housedemocrats.bsky.social) April 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Democrats doing Democratic things…
x Republicans are crashing the economy and driving us into a recession.
We are focused on building an affordable economy that lowers the high cost of living in America. pic.twitter.com/j3Rz5Ldzz6 — Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) April 21, 2025
x The details keep coming out. We keep learning how Pete Hegseth put lives at risk. But Trump is still too weak to fire him.
Pete Hegseth must be fired. — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 20, 2025
x DNC Chair @kenmartin73: As a Minnesotan, Pete Hegseth is the worst export Minnesota has ever seen. He needs to either resign or be fired. pic.twitter.com/OQs5xtNm7h — Democrats (@TheDemocrats) March 25, 2025
x Republicans want to ZERO OUT Head Start funding. That’s thousands of kids, dozens of schools, and hundreds of teachers in the Virgin Islands left with nothing. No early education. No child care. No support. This is an attack on our future—and we won’t let it slide. Speak out.… pic.twitter.com/0Re6nqYMv7 — Rep. Stacey Plaskett (@StaceyPlaskett) April 23, 2025
x Trump and Elon are trying to break Social Security. We have got to fight back - no cuts, no delays, no "reforms" that send people to call centers. No games with Social Security.
https://t.co/laTEvoUPwH — Rep. Shontel Brown (@RepShontelBrown) April 23, 2025
x I traveled to Louisiana with @SenMarkey & @RepMcGovern to visit the ICE facilities Mahmoud Khalil & my constituent Rümeysa Öztürk are being unlawfully held in harrowing conditions.
To Rümeysa, Mahmoud, and everyone who has been harmed by this lawless White House: we see you and… pic.twitter.com/YY3W6axCEh — Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) April 23, 2025
x In places like Alabama, where median income barely tops $30K, families can’t afford higher car prices, lost jobs, and a tax on everyday life. That’s why @RepSCFigures is speaking out against Trump’s reckless tariffs. pic.twitter.com/SanbUDsKsk — Congressional Dads Caucus (@DadsCaucus) April 22, 2025
x The proposed Medicaid cuts would cut maternity coverage for 100s of thousands of women.
Maybe they should start by not cutting that.
https://t.co/Tsv4iwcI6K — Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) April 23, 2025
x This morning, I signed HB 1321 alongside Rep. Sharlett Mena to protect Washington’s autonomy by preventing other states from sending their National Guard here.
We cannot have armed forces come into our state to enforce policies that are against our core values.
I appreciated… pic.twitter.com/x2FPMgjRIf — Governor Bob Ferguson (@GovBobFerguson) April 21, 2025
x Let me be clear: unannounced DHS visits to our elementary schools is NOT how we protect kids — it’s how you terrorize families and destroy public trust.
https://t.co/keiou52sFx — Alex Padilla (@AlexPadilla4CA) April 21, 2025
x He has to go. He’s a national security nightmare.
https://t.co/IToAy27YT1 — Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) April 21, 2025
x Pete Hegseth was always unqualified and should have never been confirmed.
The dysfunction at the Pentagon and his missteps, including reckless handling of classified info, are making America less safe.
The Secretary of Defense must resign or be fired.
https://t.co/VcbiesbVlG — Rep. Jason Crow (@RepJasonCrow) April 21, 2025
x The details keep coming out. We keep learning how Pete Hegseth put lives at risk. But Trump is still too weak to fire him.
Pete Hegseth must be fired. — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 20, 2025
x Recently, the Trump Administration posted that they intend to sell 440 federal properties without so much as asking federal agencies what those buildings are used for and who could lose their jobs.
Interestingly, it looks like Trump’s acting GSA Administrator’s brother intends… — Rep. Melanie Stansbury (@Rep_Stansbury) April 19, 2025
x From cutting Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires to reckless tariffs that are crashing the economy, we have to continue to speak out and hold the Trump Administration accountable. pic.twitter.com/9vYSK47brY — Pete Aguilar (@PeteAguilar) April 19, 2025
x Trump and his clown show are back at it- screwing things up with the same reckless incompetence we've come to expect. Are they even trying to fake competence anymore, or is raw chaos just the game plan now? It's infuriating watching this level of stupidity pass for leadership.
https://t.co/6kIKjKVju1 — Ken Martin (@kenmartin73) April 19, 2025
x I put a hold on Ed Martin’s nomination.
He’s denied elections. Fired quality public servants. Attempted to chill free speech.
Turns out he’s also carrying water for the Kremlin.
So wholly unfit to be a U.S. Attorney. pic.twitter.com/bRjpRp9nbN — Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) April 16, 2025
x My Republican colleagues have shown zero resistance to Trump and Musk's disastrous agenda that has hiked everyday costs, fired thousands of Veterans and threatens to gut Medicaid and Social Security.
If they actually cared about the American people, they'd show some backbone. pic.twitter.com/qoB7bt1yEL — Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) April 17, 2025
x Get this: Trump has signed just 5 bills into law.
That’s the lowest number at this point in a presidency in 70 years.
The GOP controls the House and the Senate. They claimed a mandate.
And yet they just sit on the sidelines, enabling his power grabs? — Shontel Brown (@ShontelMBrown) April 17, 2025
x UC Davis researchers are developing a tool to identify patients at risk of developing dementia so that doctors can start treating symptoms before they take hold.
This is the type of research being harmed by the Trump Administration.
We’re fighting to ensure critical research… — Rob Bonta (@AGRobBonta) April 22, 2025
x Don’t avoid arguments. Win them.
https://t.co/bw4svIcmzQ — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) April 22, 2025
x Do not lose focus on the real victims of Hegseth’s mistakes: our men and women in uniform.
They are less safe, and our country is less secure.
The American people are rightfully demanding accountability ON BEHALF OF OUR TROOPS. pic.twitter.com/I7UkXdiuAX — Pat Ryan 🇺🇸 (@PatRyanUC) April 23, 2025
It doesn’t have to be this way!
x 4 in 10 families go into debt paying for child care.⁰
So, what's the GOP answer to helping lower costs for parents?
Eliminating Head Start.
A total betrayal.
https://t.co/ApDzzKJb27 — Katherine Clark (@WhipKClark) April 23, 2025
Worth the 2.5 minutes to watch.
x This is a very important explainer — remember that the Trump administration is trying to flood the zone to overwhelm, discourage and ultimately prevent opposition.
Stay in tune, stay alert, and know you can make a difference. pic.twitter.com/Mb6SUoc26h — Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) April 23, 2025
Protests and protest signs!
Protests are happening every day in this country, not just on the weekends. Some are somewhat spontaneous and some are scheduled.
x A federal raid at a Home Depot store in Pomona has sparked concern as families and community members said a group of day laborers were taken into custody Tuesday. Immigrant rights advocates held a …
[image or embed] — KTLA 5 (@ktla.com) April 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
x Charlottesville is not taking this ICE abduction lying down. Some Quaker activists have called for a protest. TODAY (Wednesday) 11 a.m. - 12 noon in front of the Albemarle County Court House from 11am to 12 noon. Come with signs, to protest warrantless kidnapping of one of our neighbors yesterday.
[image or embed] — Jalane Schmidt 📢✊🏾🏴🌈🇨🇺🇺🇦🍉YIMBY🏘️🏢 (@jalaneschmidt.bsky.social) April 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
x West Michigan ,
The third anti Trump protest in April is planned for Saturday, April 26 at noon. Demonstration will be held at the Kalamazoo Federal Building, and will be focused on recent cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs. #impeachtrump #protest #michigan #traitors #blackflag #veterans
[image or embed] — Amanda Byrd (@amandabyrd.bsky.social) April 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
x What will YOU do?
As Donald Trump continues to smash the rule of law and crash the economy, will you stand up and speak out?
Or will you be silent?
The weather in Ithaca is lovely today.
JOIN US in this protest on the corner of Clinton St. and route 13 in Ithaca at 4:30 this afternoon.
[image or embed] — Darth Liberal (@jonathanccook.bsky.social) April 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
x Sign of the Day... pic.twitter.com/sxbzwt2UcN — RB (@rbisrb) April 22, 2025
Townhalls and community events.
A small focus on my House member — Rep. Jared Huffman. My district goes from the Golden Gate Bridge, and travels ~370 miles north to the Oregon border. The southern end of this district is populated, but it gets increasingly less populated the farther north it goes. Huffman does a really good job of traveling and meeting with the northern portion of the district, and delivers for that area as well. It takes effort to get there, and there’s probably more republicans in that part of the district than in my end, the southern end. He does it, though, and I have a lot of respect for him because of that.
Today I’m focusing on his time the past few days in my part of the district — Marin County and part of Sonoma County.
x It was great to chat with some bright young minds at Del Mar Middle School this week! We talked about our system of checks and balances, my role in Congress, and what we're doing to combat gun violence.
[image or embed] — Rep. Jared Huffman (@rephuffman.bsky.social) April 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
x I was excited to attend the signing ceremony to kick off an important first step to raise the Coyote Valley Dam. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with Lytton Rancheria and Mendocino Inland Water & Power, will help local water supply, increase flood damage reduction, and improve water quality.
[image or embed] — Rep. Jared Huffman (@rephuffman.bsky.social) April 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
x National Marine Sanctuaries are not only treasured areas that protect our oceans and lakes, but they also are essential to our coastal economies.
So I am proud to welcome @RepJackBergman to join me in relaunching the bipartisan National Marine Sanctuary Caucus.
https://t.co/xfxwY1gN7q — Rep. Jared Huffman (@RepHuffman) April 23, 2025
Rep. Mike Thompson represents the part of Sonoma County that Rep. Huffman doesn’t.
x 1 in 5 Americans rely on Social Security benefits to live independently due to disabilities or to retire comfortably - but Trump is cutting trillions in funding and putting Americans’ necessary benefits in danger. I hosted a roundtable with Rep. Mike Thompson to raise awareness on local impacts.
[image or embed] — Rep. Jared Huffman (@rephuffman.bsky.social) April 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Tuesday he held a townhall at the local community college in Marin. Then later that day he held a fundraiser in Petaluma, Sonoma County. My husband and I attended that fun fundraiser. Both events had Rep. Jamie Raskin in attendance. He was definitely a big draw at the fundraiser as it was the largest of this annual event, according to Huffman. They had to stop ticket sales a month ago.
Our tickets were $40 each and included chili, cornbread, a cookie and beer/wine and live music. The event was at a local brewery — Lagunitas.
Rep. Huffman said the typical things about fighting and how we have to be optimistic to get through this administration. He acknowledged his new role as Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee as well. He also acknowledged the profound danger we’re in now. He said the prez is, “...trying to bully his way into a dictatorship.” He also said that he’s trying to take away our joy and also called on us to have, “...the fierce optimism of the will!”
Rep. Raskin spoke eloquently about the constitution and the rule of law. Often quoting at length from the Constitution, including the preamble in its entirety. He also quoted Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. It was very clear that he was a former constitutional law professor. Raskin also described how the two of them worked together to found the Congressional Freethought Caucus. It’s an interesting group of ~20 members.
In 2017, after Rep. Huffman came out as the only openly non-religious member of Congress, he and Rep. Raskin agreed that Congress needed a working coalition to defend church-state separation and secular values.
We left after the speeches, but the band returned and Rep. Huffman played guitar with them and Rep. Raskin tried his skill at keyboard. He said during his remarks that he knew how to play piano, and it would be a bit of a challenge to play the keyboard.
Rep. Huffman introducing Rep. Raskin
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