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What You Need to Know About Republicans' "Uphill Battle" in New York
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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What You Need to Know About Republicans' "Uphill Battle" in New York
Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik made clear that she was eyeing a run for New York governor this week. Here's what you need to know about Stefanik's disastrous record.
Republicans Face a "Steep Hill to Climb" in New York
Don't take it from us - here's what they are saying about the challenges the GOP faces in the Empire State:
* New York Times: "A statewide race would be an uphill battle for Ms. Stefanik. New York has not elected a
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WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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What You Need to Know About Republicans' "Uphill Battle" in New York
Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik made clear that she was eyeing a run for New York governor this week. Here's what you need to know about Stefanik's disastrous record.
Republicans Face a "Steep Hill to Climb" in New York
Don't take it from us - here's what they are saying about the challenges the GOP faces in the Empire State:
* New York Times: "A statewide race would be an uphill battle for Ms. Stefanik. New York has not elected aRepublican governor since 2002, and Democrats expect to be able to capitalize on a midterm backlash against Mr. Trump."
* Washington Examiner: "Lawrence Levy, the executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies for New York's Hofstra University, told the Washington Examiner that Stefanik and Lawler would face an 'uphill fight' given the 'continuing lack of a strong Republican voter base and the suddenly shifting political winds against the party.'"
* The Bulwark's Jim Swift: "I think I have a better chance of becoming the next Pope than Elise Stefanik becoming governor of New York."
* Politico: "GOP officials acknowledge Stefanik will have a steep hill to climb."
Mike Lawler and Elise Stefanik Are Feuding - and the Primary is Only Set to Deepen the Rift
A must-read report from Politico details the deeply personal feud between House colleagues Mike Lawler and Elise Stefanik - and how their animosity is already making a potential Republican party nasty:
The Democratic Governors Association is Ready to Hold the Republican Gov Candidates Accountable
Watch DGA External Affairs Director Ofirah Yheskel join MSNBC yesterday to discuss the contrast between the potential Republican candidates and Gov. Kathy Hochul's record of fighting to lower costs and protect fundamental freedoms:
WATCH (https://youtu.be/Aky0ms7W7RM)
FINALLY - Elise Stefanik is a Trump Loyalist Who is Out of Touch With New York
Elise Stefanik couldn't be more out of step with New York. She supports Donald Trump's tariffs, which are devastating businesses and workers in the North Country and across New York. She just voted to gut Medicaid to give tax cuts to billionaires. Like Mike Lawler, she claims credit for projects in her district that she voted against. And she supports a national abortion ban and has tried to overturn elections.
It's no wonder Stefanik has proudly called herself "ultra-MAGA".
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/what-you-need-to-know-about-republicans-uphill-battle-in-new-york/
WVDP Condemn Governor Morrisey's Good Friday Budget Cuts Targeting Veterans, Children, and Education
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 19 -- The West Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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WVDP Condemn Governor Morrisey's Good Friday Budget Cuts Targeting Veterans, Children, and Education
Charleston, WV -- The West Virginia Democratic Party strongly condemns Governor Patrick Morrisey for vetoing critical state funding on Good Friday, targeting vulnerable populations including children, veterans, foster care, and other essential education and community services.
Governor Morrisey announced 29 line-item vetoes, including cutting $800,000 from Court Appointed Special
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CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 19 -- The West Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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WVDP Condemn Governor Morrisey's Good Friday Budget Cuts Targeting Veterans, Children, and Education
Charleston, WV -- The West Virginia Democratic Party strongly condemns Governor Patrick Morrisey for vetoing critical state funding on Good Friday, targeting vulnerable populations including children, veterans, foster care, and other essential education and community services.
Governor Morrisey announced 29 line-item vetoes, including cutting $800,000 from Court Appointed SpecialAdvocates (Foster Care Services) $187,000 from the state Veterans Nursing Home, $200,000 earmarked for Safe Schools initiatives, $3 million allocated to the Ronald McDonald House in Morgantown, and $1.4 million intended for computer science education programs.
Delegate Anitra Hamilton (D-Monongalia), expressed deep disappointment with the timing and cruelty of these cuts, "On a day meant to reflect compassion and kindness, Governor Morrisey instead chose to cut support from those who need it most: children in foster care, families facing serious illnesses, veterans who have honorably served our country, and students who deserve safe and modern learning environments. This is not only unkind--it shows deeply misplaced priorities."
West Virginia Democratic Party Chair Mike Pushkin criticized the governor's financial choices, emphasizing the missed opportunity to protect essential services "Governor Morrisey could have mitigated these drastic cuts if he had instead eliminated some of the $22 million in HOPE Scholarship funds being spent on out-of-state schools and on extracurricular expenses like horseback riding, jiujitsu, and travel soccer. The Governor's actions reveal an administration more committed to ideological agendas than the real, everyday needs of West Virginians."
The West Virginia Democratic Party calls upon Governor Morrisey to reconsider these harmful decisions and focus state resources on supporting vulnerable citizens and vital community programs.
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Original text here: https://www.wvdemocrats.com/news/morrisey-good-friday-budget-vetoes
North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party: Representative Lisa Finley-DeVille's Statement on Legislature's Failure to Advance Study on Oil and Chemical Spill Risks on Fort Berthold Reservation Highways
BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 19 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release:
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Representative Lisa Finley-DeVille's Statement on Legislature's Failure to Advance Study on Oil and Chemical Spill Risks on Fort Berthold Reservation Highways.
BISMARCK - House Bill 1611, introduced by Representative Lisa Finley-DeVille, which would have initiated a legislative study on the environmental and public health risks of oil and chemical spills on state highways within the Fort Berthold Reservation, did not advance out of the House Agriculture Committee.
The bill proposed
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BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 19 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release:
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Representative Lisa Finley-DeVille's Statement on Legislature's Failure to Advance Study on Oil and Chemical Spill Risks on Fort Berthold Reservation Highways.
BISMARCK - House Bill 1611, introduced by Representative Lisa Finley-DeVille, which would have initiated a legislative study on the environmental and public health risks of oil and chemical spills on state highways within the Fort Berthold Reservation, did not advance out of the House Agriculture Committee.
The bill proposedcollaboration between the North Dakota Legislative Management, the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and the Department of Health and Human Services. Its goal was to ensure better understanding and preparedness regarding the potential impacts of spills in a region that sees significant industrial transport activity.
Committee members expressed concern that similar studies may already exist. However, Rep. Finley-DeVille sought verification of that claim through a Freedom of Information request to the DEQ. The agency responded that it does not conduct risk assessments but rather focuses on spill response and cleanup.
Additionally, a researcher from North Dakota State University--referred by the DEQ--confirmed that their prior work was limited to the Tioga oil spill and did not address broader spill risks on Fort Berthold reservation highways.
"This study was meant to open the door for collaboration and a data-informed approach to environmental safety," said Rep. Finley-DeVille. "It's important that we base policy decisions on current, site-specific information--especially in communities that face direct exposure to these risks."
The proposed interim study would have helped identify gaps, assess long-term health and environmental outcomes, and provide actionable recommendations to the 70th Legislative Assembly.
"Although HB 1611 did not move forward, I remain committed to bringing awareness and attention to these issues," Rep. Finley-DeVille added. "There is still important work to do to ensure the health and well-being of all communities impacted by energy development."
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Original text here: https://demnpl.com/representative-lisa-finley-devilles-statement-on-legislatures-failure-to-advance-study-on-oil-and-chemical-spill-risks-on-fort-berthold-reservation-highways/
Idaho Democratic Party: A Message From the Chair - Disappearances, Due Process and Democracy
BOISE, Idaho, April 19 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lauren Necochea:
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A Message from the Chair: Disappearances, Due Process and Democracy
Liberty and justice are under attack as the Trump regime's assault on due process and unlawful deportations escalates. It's happening in plain sight, with little to no resistance from the Republican-controlled Congress.
The Fulbright Program is a proud American tradition. Since 1946, the international academic exchange program has increased mutual understanding and supported peaceful relations between the people
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BOISE, Idaho, April 19 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lauren Necochea:
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A Message from the Chair: Disappearances, Due Process and Democracy
Liberty and justice are under attack as the Trump regime's assault on due process and unlawful deportations escalates. It's happening in plain sight, with little to no resistance from the Republican-controlled Congress.
The Fulbright Program is a proud American tradition. Since 1946, the international academic exchange program has increased mutual understanding and supported peaceful relations between the peopleof the United States and the people of other countries.
More than 20 years ago, I had the humbling honor of serving as a Fulbright fellow to Peru where I studied microfinance, the provision of loans to small businesses. In my year living in a country known for political instability, I still never could have imagined the horrors that Rumeysa Ozturk here on U.S. soil.
Ms. Ozturk, a Fulbright Scholar studying child development, was walking down the street when six men in plain clothes and face masks handcuffed her, put her in an unmarked van, and transported her across three states before locking her up in Louisiana. No charges. No explanation. Their excuse? She signed a student newspaper letter sympathetic to the Palestinian people.
It sounds criminal because it is. Yet your tax dollars funded it as part of the Trump regime's cruel, lawless agenda. They could have informed her that her visa had been terminated and allowed her to leave the country. Instead, they chose to terrorize her.
They did the same to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father of three. He was ripped from his family and sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador known for human rights abuses like torture, even though a court order barred the government from removing him. When caught, Trump's enforcers shrugged and said, "It's up to El Salvador now."
Trump still defies a unanimous 9-0 order from the conservative U.S. Supreme Court demanding that Abrego Garcia be returned. Why? Because showing he can ignore even the highest court is part of the authoritarian power grab.
Abrego Garcia is just one of hundreds. One was targeted for a tattoo showing autism awareness. Others were food delivery drivers, students, or makeup artists. None of them had trials or the opportunity to consult lawyers. All disappeared into a legal black hole, ripped from their families by a regime hellbent on breaking the law.
And it's happening right here in Idaho. Two international students lost their visas, likely for participating in a peaceful campus protest.
"Due process" isn't just a fancy term in our Constitution. It's a fundamental promise that nobody can be imprisoned without reason, trial, or defense.
Even if you don't look like, think like, or worship like the people targeted today, you should still be alarmed. When this regime rips away someone else's rights, it erodes the ground beneath us all. Tomorrow, it could be speaking out against Trump's tariffs or Medicaid cuts that make you a target. And his allies now talk openly about revoking the citizenship of those they consider "disloyal."
Terrorizing people is the point. And tyranny thrives when we stay quiet. Our representatives swore an oath to the Constitution, not to Trump. They must act now. If this regime keeps defying court orders unchecked, they will break more laws until the Constitution becomes meaningless.
Our American freedoms are slipping away. We must fight to get them back.
Onward,
Lauren Necochea
Idaho Democratic Party Chair
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Original text here: https://idahodems.org/a-message-from-the-chair-disappearances-due-process-and-democracy/
ICYMI: State Republicans Admit Roads Plan Could Rob Michiganders of Critical Services Funding
LANSING, Michigan, April 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: State Republicans Admit Roads Plan Could Rob Michiganders of Critical Services Funding
Despite promises otherwise, Michigan Republicans' road plan risks funding for health and human services, universities, and law enforcement
LANSING -- In case you missed it, Crain's Business Detroit dove into MAGA Matt Hall and House Republicans' roads plan -- and the lies they've been telling about it. Time and again, the MAGA MIGOP House Caucus has tried to claim that their plan won't take money from
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LANSING, Michigan, April 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: State Republicans Admit Roads Plan Could Rob Michiganders of Critical Services Funding
Despite promises otherwise, Michigan Republicans' road plan risks funding for health and human services, universities, and law enforcement
LANSING -- In case you missed it, Crain's Business Detroit dove into MAGA Matt Hall and House Republicans' roads plan -- and the lies they've been telling about it. Time and again, the MAGA MIGOP House Caucus has tried to claim that their plan won't take money fromschools or health and human services, despite every estimate requiring cutting the general budget and programs that one representative said Michiganders "can live without."
Right now, Donald Trump is gutting federal programs like Medicaid and Social Security, and now the MIGOP is trying to do the same thing at the state level. Those programs that could lose funding are programs that support public universities and community colleges, adoption and foster care, and countless medical clinics across the state -- but hey, Rep. Outman says Michiganders would be fine without these.
Democrats are working towards a comprehensive solution to fund our roads, deliver for our communities, and grow our economy - Michigan Republicans should get on board.
Read more about their underfunded plan below:
Crain's Business Detroit: Road-funding debate starts in Senate, where House plan draws skepticism
* Democrats who control the Michigan Senate were skeptical of a $3.1 billion House road-funding plan Wednesday, grilling its Republican proponents on what spending would be cut to shift money from elsewhere in the budget to transportation.
* They also said the House-passed bills, which are targeted at improving local roads, would keep intact funding inequities that favor rural communities at the expense of urban areas like metro Detroit.
* "If we were to assume that we took this plan wholesale, I think it's safe to assume ... that we would have to make some significant reductions in places such as health and human services, corrections, universities and community colleges," Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Sarah Anthony, D-Lansing, said during a hearing on the House proposal...
* Eliminating and not extending the business incentives, however, would not save enough without other cuts, which were not specified by House Republicans as work continues on the next budget. They oppose tax hikes to help pay for road repairs and maintenance, something Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has floated...
* The nonpartisan Senate Fiscal Agency projected a $1.2 billion general fund shortfall next year under one scenario.
* Schneider said about 12% or 13% of suggested general fund spending would have to be trimmed. Almost half goes to health and human services, with other big-ticket items including universities, prisons and potentially local revenue sharing, he said...
* He added, though, that there are programs "we can live without until we fix the more fundamental issue that's holding our state back -- our crumbling infrastructure..."
* Sen. Kevin Hertel, D-St. Clair Shores, and other Detroit-area Democrats said road-funding talks should include an effort to fix the "fundamentally broken" Public Act 51 formula that determines how funding is allocated across the state.
* "The places that need to see the benefit the most" -- economically powerful and populous Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties -- "will not see it," he said, saying they have been on the short end of the stick for decades. "I think we need to take the opportunity we have in front of us, find more revenue more roads, but put it into a reformed formula that actually makes sense and gets the money where it needs to go."
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/icymi-state-republicans-admit-roads-plan-could-rob-michiganders-of-critical-services-funding/
DNC: Trump Administration Shutters Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Lets Financial Predators Off the Hook
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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Trump Administration Shutters Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Lets Financial Predators Off the Hook
Donald Trump and his corrupt billionaire Cabinet just fired over 1,000 of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) remaining employees in the most recent effort to shutter America's watchdog agency and let financial predators off the hook. The CFPB has put $19.7B back in Americans' pockets and has over a decade-long track record of holding predatory companies accountable for fraud,
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WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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Trump Administration Shutters Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Lets Financial Predators Off the Hook
Donald Trump and his corrupt billionaire Cabinet just fired over 1,000 of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) remaining employees in the most recent effort to shutter America's watchdog agency and let financial predators off the hook. The CFPB has put $19.7B back in Americans' pockets and has over a decade-long track record of holding predatory companies accountable for fraud,scams, and discrimination. Trump and his billionaire backers are making it clear they will always cheat hardworking Americans to line their own pockets.
NEW: Donald Trump's administration has fired most of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's remaining employees, after rolling back protections against financial predators.
Washington Post: "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday moved to fire more than 1,000 of its remaining employees, according to two people familiar with the matter, defying a court order barring the Trump administration from terminating employees at the watchdog agency except for cause related to their individual performance. ...
"As part of that judge's order, the administration was also required to reinstate probationary employees and other staff initially fired in February. The order also barred the administration from issuing reduction-in-force letters to any CFPB employees. ...
"The layoffs were announced less than a day after the agency said it would slash its inspections of financial services companies in half and turn away from oversight of student loan, medical debt and digital payment issues, according to a memo sent to staff Wednesday from Mark Paoletta, the agency's chief legal officer. ...
"The memo said all past CFPB enforcement and supervision priorities had been rescinded."
The CFPB has helped protect consumer interests for 14 years, putting $19.7 billion back in millions of Americans' pockets.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: "As of January 30, 2025, CFPB enforcement actions have resulted in:
"$19.7 billion in consumer relief ... 195 million people eligible for relief ... [and] $5 billion in civil money penalties"
Politico: "Wells Fargo Slammed With $3.7B Penalty, In Record CFPB Settlement"
Washington Post: "Bank of America agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $800 million in penalties for deceiving millions of customers into buying costly and unneeded services when they signed up for credit cards."
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: "[T]he Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) [ordered] Regions Bank to pay $50 million into the CFPB's victims relief fund and to refund at least $141 million to customers harmed by its illegal surprise overdraft fees."
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: "CFPB Announces Return of $1.8 Billion in Illegal Junk Fees to 4.3 Million Americans Harmed in Massive Credit Repair Scheme"
Military Times: "Troops will get part of a $5M settlement in alleged title loan scam"
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: "CFPB Bans Navient from Federal Student Loan Servicing and Orders the Company to Pay $120 Million for Wide-Ranging Student Lending Failures"
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/trump-administration-shutters-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-and-lets-financial-predators-off-the-hook/
DNC: IN THE STATES - While Republicans Hide, Democrats Hold Trump and MAGA Republicans Accountable For Their Disastrous Agenda Hurting Working Families
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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IN THE STATES: While Republicans Hide, Democrats Hold Trump and MAGA Republicans Accountable For Their Disastrous Agenda Hurting Working Families
Last week, the DNC, DCCC, and ASDC announced a second People's Town Hall nationwide blitz as Republicans continue to hide from their constituents. Democrats are taking advantage of the April recess to meet voters in Republican districts and hold constituent-dodging Republicans accountable for voting to cut critical programs Americans rely on. The People's
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WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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IN THE STATES: While Republicans Hide, Democrats Hold Trump and MAGA Republicans Accountable For Their Disastrous Agenda Hurting Working Families
Last week, the DNC, DCCC, and ASDC announced a second People's Town Hall nationwide blitz as Republicans continue to hide from their constituents. Democrats are taking advantage of the April recess to meet voters in Republican districts and hold constituent-dodging Republicans accountable for voting to cut critical programs Americans rely on. The People'sTown Hall campaign aims to do what Republicans won't - meet constituents face-to-face and listen to them.
* In North Carolina: NC Newsline: Democrats to bring a town hall to GOP Rep. Richard Hudson's district
* Nationwide: ABC News: Democratic Party 'doubling down' on town hall meetings targeting Republican-held districts
* Nationwide: The Hill: Dems to hold town halls in April to 'call out' House Republicans in target districts
* Nationwide: NOTUS: Democrats Expand List of Town Halls in Republican Districts -- Including NRCC Chair Richard Hudson's
* Nationwide: HuffPost: Democrats Announce Town Halls In Red States During April Recess
* Nationwide: Politico: Dems plan more town halls in GOP districts for recess
* Nationwide: Newsweek: Democrats Target 5 Republican-Held Swing Districts in New Town Hall Blitz
* Nationwide: Newsmax: Dems to Continue Holding Town Halls in GOP Districts
Last Thursday, DNC Chair Ken Martin, alongside DNC Vice Chair for Civic Engagement & Voter Participation Reyna Walters-Morgan, North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton, and North Carolina Representative Phil Rubin, hosted a press call as Jefferson Griffin and North Carolina Republicans continue their scheme to cherry pick voters long after Election Day in order to steal a fair and free election. During the call, the speakers highlighted that Justice Allison Riggs is the rightful winner of this election and reaffirmed Democrats' commitment to defending against Republicans' assaults on democracy and North Carolinians' constitutional rights.
* In North Carolina: NC Newsline: Democrats say NC Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin's election lawsuit has national implications
* In North Carolina: NC Newsline: Judge Griffin asks Supreme Court not to review appeals court election ruling
* In North Carolina: News & Observer: In contested Supreme Court race, NC Republicans test their ability to overturn an election
* In North Carolina: WRAL: GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin asks Supreme Court not to hear lawsuit over his attempt to throw out 65k ballots from 2024 elections
* In North Carolina: ProPublica: N.C. Lawmakers Move to Stop Votes From Being Discarded Based on Postelection Rule Changes
Meanwhile, Democrats continue to engage with local communities being ignored by their Republican congressional representatives at People's Town Hall events nationwide. At each People's Town Hall, the theme is clear: Voters are fed up with Trump, Elon Musk, and MAGA Republicans profiting off their backs.
* In Arizona: Tucson Sentinel: Booker coming to Tucson for 'People's Town Hall'; Rockafellow plans launch party
* In Arizona: KVOA: Arizona Democrats Host "People's Town Hall" to Address Healthcare Concerns
* In Arizona: KGUN: Senator Cory Booker joins Arizona lawmakers in Tucson to speak on national budget proposal
* In Indiana: Indiana Daily Student: Indiana Dems hold Bloomington town hall for Rep. Erin Houchin despite lawmaker's absence
* In Indiana: WTHR: 'Where are you, Erin?' | Indiana Democratic Party hosts 'People's Town Hall' in Republican District 9
* In Indiana: Indiana Public Media: Indiana Democrats ask 'Where's Houchin?' at Bloomington town hall
* In Nebraska: KNOP: 'People's Town Hall' held in North Platte
* In Ohio: WFMJ: Governor Tim Walz hosts town hall in Youngstown
* In Ohio: The Vindicator: Overflow crowd greets Walz
* In Ohio: Business Journal: At Youngstown Town Hall, Walz Urges New Strategy for Democrats
* In Ohio: The Kent Stater: Tim Walz speaks to community at Youngstown People's Town Hall
* In Ohio: Chronicle-Telegram: Tim Walz speaks at People's Town Hall in Lorain
* In Ohio: Cleveland 19: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz holds town hall in Lorain
* In Tennessee: Tennessee Lookout: In Nashville, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren fires up crowd with Trump, Musk criticism
* In Tennessee: The Tennessean: Sen. Elizabeth Warren urges Tennesseans to rally against Trump Administration
* In Texas: Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post: 'People's Town Hall' brings elected reps
* In Washington: Northwest Public Broadcasting: About 200 people attend Democrats' town hall in Yakima
* In Washington: Spokesman-Review: Democratic congresswoman, state party chair to hold Spokane townhall
On the other hand, after voting to prioritize billionaires over Americans' health care, House Republicans are doubling down on their cowardly strategy to avoid in-person town halls during the April congressional recess. Meanwhile, at the rare town halls that do take place, GOP representatives are met with boos and jeers from angry constituents upset about Trump and Republicans' shameful policies leaving them in the dust.
* Nationwide: NBC News: Republicans set to largely avoid town halls during the congressional recess
* Nationwide: The Independent: Most Republican lawmakers are skipping town halls during long congressional break
* In Florida: Newsweek: Republican Booed at Florida Town Hall While Defending Donald Trump
* In Iowa: The Guardian: Senator Chuck Grassley grilled at Iowa town hall over 'shameful' Trump policies
* In Iowa: Des Moines Register: Chuck Grassley holds tense town hall as Iowans press him on Medicaid, Trump, tariffs
* In Iowa: HuffPost: Chuck Grassley Grilled By Angry Constituents At Iowa Town Hall
Trump and House Republicans are carrying out a reckless, unpopular agenda that threatens funding for Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical programs people depend on in order to give massive tax handouts to billionaires and mega-corporations. Americans nationwide will suffer devastating consequences of Trump and Republicans' disastrous policies.
* In Louisiana: KFF Health News: The House Speaker's Eyeing Big Cuts to Medicaid. In His Louisiana District, It's a Lifeline.
* In Mississippi: Mississippi Today: Mississippi would lose billions if Congress cuts Medicaid, report says
* In North Carolina: Charlotte Observer: As DC looks at Medicaid cuts, NC residents worry for their quality of life
* In Ohio: Cleveland.com: 'Cataclysmic ripple effect:' How Medicaid cuts could harm Ohio's economy
* In Oregon: Statesman Journal: Cuts in federal food assistance programs hit Oregon food banks
* In Texas: Texas Tribune: Federal public health cuts could cost Texas $700 million
* In Virginia: Virginia Mercury: Va. research colleges poised to face 'devastating' consequences from federal cuts, experts say
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/in-the-states-while-republicans-hide-democrats-hold-trump-and-maga-republicans-accountable-for-their-disastrous-agenda-hurting-working-families/
