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Will Mariannette Miller-Meeks Use This Week at Home to Keep Her Town Hall Promise?
DES MOINES, Iowa, July 8 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news:
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Will Mariannette Miller-Meeks use this week at home to keep her town hall promise?
Miller-Meeks promised Iowans she would hold an in-person town hall more than two months ago
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On Thursday, Marianette Miller-Meeks voted to threaten rural hospitals with closure, rip health care away from over 113,000 Iowans, raise home energy costs, kill jobs, and keep interest rates high by increasing the national debt by over $3 trillion. The House of Representatives now is in recess until July 14.
In April, Miller Meeks
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DES MOINES, Iowa, July 8 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news:
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Will Mariannette Miller-Meeks use this week at home to keep her town hall promise?
Miller-Meeks promised Iowans she would hold an in-person town hall more than two months ago
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On Thursday, Marianette Miller-Meeks voted to threaten rural hospitals with closure, rip health care away from over 113,000 Iowans, raise home energy costs, kill jobs, and keep interest rates high by increasing the national debt by over $3 trillion. The House of Representatives now is in recess until July 14.
In April, Miller Meekstold Americans for Prosperity she would hold an in-person town hall: "Just like I've done every single year, we'll do in-person town halls."
Is this just another broken promise like protecting Medicaid and actually living in her district or does Miller-Meeks have the courage to defend her vote to her constituents?
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Original text here: https://iowademocrats.org/will-mariannette-miller-meeks-use-week-home-keep-town-hall-promise/
WATCH: Sears Backs Trump's Agenda to Gut Medicaid and SNAP While Exploding the National Deficit
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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WATCH: Sears Backs Trump's Agenda to Gut Medicaid and SNAP While Exploding the National Deficit
Sears: Donald Trump's budget bill "does so many great things"
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After dodging questions about it for weeks, Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears is officially all-in on defending Donald Trump's disastrous budget bill that will rip Medicaid and SNAP benefits away from Virginians while exploding the national deficit, saying that it "does so many great things."Trump's Medicaid cuts that Sears is supporting will be devastating
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WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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WATCH: Sears Backs Trump's Agenda to Gut Medicaid and SNAP While Exploding the National Deficit
Sears: Donald Trump's budget bill "does so many great things"
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After dodging questions about it for weeks, Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears is officially all-in on defending Donald Trump's disastrous budget bill that will rip Medicaid and SNAP benefits away from Virginians while exploding the national deficit, saying that it "does so many great things."Trump's Medicaid cuts that Sears is supporting will be devastatingfor Virginia, stripping health coverage away from nearly 323,000 Virginians, threatening rural hospitals, and killing jobs.
WATCH: https://youtu.be/s7v77G10ToA
Sears: "The bill, as you know now, does so many great things ..."
"Winsome Sears is now all-in on Donald Trump's devastating and unpopular agenda to rip health care away from hundreds of thousands of Virginians, make it harder for working families to put food on the table, and explode the national deficit," said DGA Communications Director Sam Newton. "It's just the latest proof that Sears will always put her own partisan interests ahead of what's right for Virginia."
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/npr-gop-governors-stay-silent-amid-plans-to-slash-medicaid-spending-in-their-states/
Tudor Dixon Fires Warning Shot at John James
LANSING, Michigan, July 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Tudor Dixon Fires Warning Shot at John James
LANSING -- Potential Republican candidate and former Trump-endorsed GOP nominee Tudor Dixon fired a warning shot at John James last week and trashed him for leaving his House seat and running for governor. While guest-hosting a radio show and trumpeting the Republican budget bill that will gut Medicaid and SNAP benefits, Dixon said that having people like James "step out of the House to run for other offices... will be a nightmare."
DIXON, 1:56: "The
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LANSING, Michigan, July 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Tudor Dixon Fires Warning Shot at John James
LANSING -- Potential Republican candidate and former Trump-endorsed GOP nominee Tudor Dixon fired a warning shot at John James last week and trashed him for leaving his House seat and running for governor. While guest-hosting a radio show and trumpeting the Republican budget bill that will gut Medicaid and SNAP benefits, Dixon said that having people like James "step out of the House to run for other offices... will be a nightmare."
DIXON, 1:56: "Theidea of having people step out of the House to run for other offices and then ultimately Donald Trump doesn't actually get those last two years... will be a nightmare."
Dixon's fellow host then attacked James, saying at 3:57, "Here in Michigan, where we're sitting, John James who represents Macomb County, which is the home of Reagan Democrats, President Trump won Macomb County. But John James has decided to leave the House and run for governor. So that's now another seat that Republicans will have to spend millions and millions of dollars to defend."
Trump has already told James he isn't happy with him, saying, "John James. John James. I don't know. Do we have someone good to take your seat? Because otherwise we're not letting him run for governor."
Mike Cox has referred to James as "Job-Jumping John James" and Aric Nesbitt has said how "a lot of folks were disappointed" in James running for governor after "how much work they did to get the Congressman elected to Congress." It's clear that Republicans like Dixon, Cox, and Nesbitt want James in the House so he'll continue to vote to cut Medicaid and Social Security.
"The Republican primary for governor is full of infighting -- and potential candidate Tudor Dixon isn't waiting to announce her campaign to fire a warning shot at John James," said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Derrick Honeyman. "Republicans aren't happy with John James and it's clear this primary will be another bitter campaign where the candidates stake out the most extreme positions possible, like gutting Medicaid."
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/release-tudor-dixon-fires-warning-shot-at-john-james/
Green Party Condemns Trump Budget Bill
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Green Party of the U.S. issued the following news release:
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Green Party Condemns Trump Budget Bill
GOP Slashes Safety Net to Fund Massive Tax Cuts for the Rich, Declares War on Immigrants
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The Green Party of the United States said that the Republican Party has overturned 250 years of the Declaration of Independence, anointing Donald Trump as the new King by passing his draconian budget bill that sacrifices the well-being of average Americans to further enrich the very wealthy. Republicans voted for the bill, despite the clear harm to their constituents, many
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WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Green Party of the U.S. issued the following news release:
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Green Party Condemns Trump Budget Bill
GOP Slashes Safety Net to Fund Massive Tax Cuts for the Rich, Declares War on Immigrants
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The Green Party of the United States said that the Republican Party has overturned 250 years of the Declaration of Independence, anointing Donald Trump as the new King by passing his draconian budget bill that sacrifices the well-being of average Americans to further enrich the very wealthy. Republicans voted for the bill, despite the clear harm to their constituents, manyafter publicly stating their opposition to it.
Trump's budget bill is jam-packed with hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthiest, along with hundreds of payouts to special interests, while increasing the federal deficit by $3 trillion. The bill reverses the tepid climate action taken under the Biden administration while curbing access to food and healthcare for tens of millions of Americans. The GOP agreed to an enormous expansion of ICE to kidnap and deport law-abiding residents, denying them their constitutionally mandated due process while targeting those who dare to oppose his reactionary agenda, including elected officials.
"It is impossible to overstate how bad and immoral this bill is. This is the greatest transfer of wealth to the rich in our nation's history. Accelerating global warming and extreme weather pose an existential threat to humanity. This administration, recklessly, is expanding fossil fuels while attacking the development of clean, renewable energy. Instead of making access to quality, affordable health care a universal right like the rest of the industrial democracies, Trump is slashing access to Medicaid. With hunger on the rise, he will deny millions access to federal nutrition programs," said Alfred Molison, national party co-chair.
The Green Party called for widespread mobilization of civil society to oppose Trump's authoritarian efforts. "We need labor unions, bar associations, the medical profession, faith groups, and academics to stand united with community activists to say no to Trump. We can not throw away what so many have fought and died for in our nation's history. We must all reject the bigotry, greed, and cruelty of the Trump administration," added Craig Cayetano, National Co-Chair.
The Party said the bill's massive expansion of Trump's war against immigrants also lays the groundwork for further expansion of martial law, as witnessed by his mobilization of the military in Los Angeles and his increasing arrest of elected officials who oppose ICE's kidnapping of law-abiding residents.
"The rule of law in the United States is very much in doubt at this point. Trump has made it clear that as a King, he intends to ignore judges, and the rogue Supreme Court has bent over backward to support his disregard of the Constitution. He seeks to silence by any means necessary all those who oppose him. And the Democrats have made it clear that they continue to be part of the problem, offering feeble resistance to Trump, starting with their failure to arrest and prosecute Trump for his failed coup d'etat," added Cayetano.
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Original text here: https://www.gp.org/green_party_condemns_trump_budget_bill
DNC: Trump Administration on Pace to Reduce VA Workforce by 30,000, Threatening Millions of Veterans' Hard-Earned Benefits
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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Trump Administration on Pace to Reduce VA Workforce by 30,000, Threatening Millions of Veterans' Hard-Earned Benefits
In response to the Trump administration celebrating the reduction of nearly 30,000 Veterans Affairs employees, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"Our most fundamental promise to all the men and women who put their lives on the line for our country is that we will take care of them. Donald Trump is destroying that promise. Today, Trump has sent a message to veterans
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WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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Trump Administration on Pace to Reduce VA Workforce by 30,000, Threatening Millions of Veterans' Hard-Earned Benefits
In response to the Trump administration celebrating the reduction of nearly 30,000 Veterans Affairs employees, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"Our most fundamental promise to all the men and women who put their lives on the line for our country is that we will take care of them. Donald Trump is destroying that promise. Today, Trump has sent a message to veteransloud and clear that he doesn't give a damn about them. Trump is sinking to a new low -- proudly announcing that the VA is on track to cut nearly 30,000 jobs. Over and over, Trump has made it clear that he doesn't respect our veterans."
NEW: Donald Trump's Department of Veterans Affairs is on pace to slash nearly 30,000 employees before the end of the fiscal year.
Department of Veterans Affairs: "The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it's on pace to reduce total VA staff by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year 2025, eliminating the need for a large-scale reduction-in-force."
REMINDER: Trump is threatening veterans' health care and hard-earned benefits through mass firings and funding cuts, and will inflict even more damage with his billionaire-first budget.
Federal News Network: "VA employees who work on the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) say the hiring freeze has affected the hiring of support staff."
Washington Post: "Veterans Crisis Line operators say they feel battered by Trump, DOGE"
ProPublica: "Earlier this year, doctors at Veterans Affairs hospitals in Pennsylvania sounded an alarm. Sweeping cuts imposed by the Trump administration, they told higher-ups in an email, were causing 'severe and immediate impacts,' including to 'life-saving cancer trials.'
"The email said more than 1,000 veterans would lose access to treatment for diseases ranging from metastatic head and neck cancers, to kidney disease, to traumatic brain injuries."
Because of Trump's chaotic funding cuts, veterans have struggled to access care through the VA.
Washington Examiner: "VA layoffs spark concerns about veterans' care: 'This could be life or death'"
"The employee explained many of the calls they already receive from distressed veterans have to do with roadblocks regarding receiving their benefits.
"'A lot of these calls -- they are calling because of their claims not going through, their claim getting denied. They just got bumped down from 50% to 10% or being worried about their SNAP benefits being cut or reduced,' the person explained."
New York Times: "The cramped conditions are the result of President Trump's decision to rescind remote work arrangements for federal employees, reversing a policy that at the V.A. long predated the pandemic. Since Mr. Trump's order, the Department of Veterans Affairs has been scrambling to find adequate office space for tens of thousands of health care employees, even those who see most or all of their patients virtually, while maintaining the legal requirement of confidentiality. ...
"A social worker who treats homeless veterans in California said she was placed with a dozen other staff members in a windowless mailroom that was so crowded with undelivered packages that she had to move boxes to reach her cubicle.
"The Trump administration has said it plans to eliminate 80,000 V.A. jobs, or roughly one-sixth of the total work force."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/trump-administration-on-pace-to-reduce-va-workforce-by-30000-threatening-millions-of-veterans-hard-earned-benefits/
DNC: SHOT/CHASER - Trump's Attorney General Claims There's No Epstein Client List Five Months After Saying It's Sitting on Her Desk
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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SHOT/CHASER: Trump's Attorney General Claims There's No Epstein Client List Five Months After Saying It's Sitting on Her Desk
SHOT: Five months ago, Donald Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi said she had Epstein's client list on her desk.
Pam Bondi: "[Jeffrey Epstein's client list is] sitting on my desk right now to review. That's been a directive by President Trump."
CHASER: ... but now, Bondi's Justice Department is claiming there is no Epstein list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related
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WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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SHOT/CHASER: Trump's Attorney General Claims There's No Epstein Client List Five Months After Saying It's Sitting on Her Desk
SHOT: Five months ago, Donald Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi said she had Epstein's client list on her desk.
Pam Bondi: "[Jeffrey Epstein's client list is] sitting on my desk right now to review. That's been a directive by President Trump."
CHASER: ... but now, Bondi's Justice Department is claiming there is no Epstein list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-relatedmaterial "would be appropriate or warranted."
Axios: "DOJ, FBI conclude Epstein had no 'client list,'
"Still, the questions about whether Trump's name is in the government's Epstein files have persisted because they had been acquaintances who attended the same parties in the 1990s.
"In a 2017 interview with author Michael Wolff, Epstein even claimed that at one point he was 'Donald Trump's closest friend.' ...
"Democrats, meanwhile, have demanded to know more about the Epstein-Trump relationship. ...
"The DOJ and FBI say in the memo that no 'further disclosure' of Epstein-related material 'would be appropriate or warranted.'"
The Hill: "Tech billionaire Elon Musk trolled President Trump early Monday with a post knocking the administration for making no arrests related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
"Musk, Trump's former ally-turned-foe, posted an image to his social platform X of 'The Official Jeffrey Epstein Pedophile Arrest Counter,' set to '0000.'
"'What's the time? Oh look, it's no-one-has-been-arrested-o'clock again ...,' Musk captioned the photo."
Elon Musk: "Time to drop the really big bomb: Donald Trump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/shot-chaser-trumps-attorney-general-claims-theres-no-epstein-client-list-five-months-after-saying-its-sitting-on-her-desk/
DNC: 1-2 Punch - Trump's Reckless Budget Bill and Erratic Tariffs Lead to Economic Chaos and Rising Costs
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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1-2 Punch: Trump's Reckless Budget Bill and Erratic Tariffs Lead to Economic Chaos and Rising Costs
After Donald Trump signed the largest cuts to food assistance and health care in American history, he is continuing to bury working families in higher costs and more economic uncertainty. Trump's chaotic economic agenda is raising inflation, skyrocketing housing costs, and hamstringing business. The bottom line: Trump and his Republican lackeys are abandoning families, farmers, and small businesses
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WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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1-2 Punch: Trump's Reckless Budget Bill and Erratic Tariffs Lead to Economic Chaos and Rising Costs
After Donald Trump signed the largest cuts to food assistance and health care in American history, he is continuing to bury working families in higher costs and more economic uncertainty. Trump's chaotic economic agenda is raising inflation, skyrocketing housing costs, and hamstringing business. The bottom line: Trump and his Republican lackeys are abandoning families, farmers, and small businessesall to line their own pockets.
Here's a look at how Trump's devastating economic agenda is hurting Americans:
NBC News: "New homes in the United States are set to get more expensive thanks to President Donald Trump's tariff agenda, which is expected to raise the costs of a wide variety of materials that go into building houses.
"An NBC News analysis of building materials and import data found that the total cost of building a mid-range single-family home could rise by more than $4,000 -- an estimate that industry experts who reviewed the analysis called conservative. An April survey from the National Association of Home Builders estimated tariff impacts at $10,900 per home. ...
"Robert Dietz, chief economist at the National Association of Home Builders, said the tariffs have an impact beyond their direct cost as they send uncertainty rippling through the supply chain and leave builders unsure how to plan for the future."
Axios: "The White House promised a summer of tariff clarity. Now it looks like it might be another season of confusion. ...
"The fear among business leaders is the trade wars started when Trump took office don't have a firm end date -- a worry that grows with each shifting deadline. ...
"The reciprocal tariffs paused roughly 90 days ago were set to be reimposed on Wednesday. Days before, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that August 1 is actually the next date to watch. ...
"It is the latest murky timeline that business leaders will have to try to understand."
Reuters: "US fiscal folly could create big, beautiful debt spiral"
"The U.S. tax and spending bill passed on July 3 is expected to add more than $3 trillion to the country's deficit over the next decade. If the current debt trajectory continues unabated, it could set off a slow motion debt spiral that could endanger the Federal Reserve's independence."
CNBC: "Americans are struggling with layoff anxiety: It's causing workers to 'burn out faster,' experts say"
"U.S. employers reported nearly 700,000 job cuts in the first five months of 2025, according to outplacement services firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas, an 80% increase compared to job cuts in the first five months of 2024."
Fox Business: "Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic warned Thursday that he believes tariffs are likely to cause a prolonged stretch of inflation as opposed to a one-time spike in costs."
New York Times: "The president's whipsawing tariffs and cuts to agriculture grants and global food aid have left the state with swollen silos, shrinking markets and volatile prices for crops.
"Last year Kansas sold half its annual wheat crop abroad, but those buyers have mostly dried up. At least one big grain broker is now trying to sell Kansas grain that once fed people overseas for use in dog food."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/1-2-punch-trumps-reckless-budget-bill-and-erratic-tariffs-lead-to-economic-chaos-and-rising-costs/
