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poonam pari's avatar

Eliza, thanks for sharing this. It’s frustrating to hear that this “big ugly bill” was close to getting passed, but oh well, the Republican Party is the party of Trump now.. and yes, establishment democrats are backing the far right too…

You are right though: when billionaires win, we lose

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Eliza Orlins's avatar

Absolutely—and just to be clear, it hasn’t passed yet. This was just the first procedural step. We still have time to fight back, but we can’t afford to wait or look away. The more pressure we apply now, the harder it’ll be for them to ram this through.

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924905's avatar

It didn’t pass.

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Steve's avatar

Keep up the good work

I am in Washington state we all here are against this bill.

Even our republican governor is against this bill.

I hope you people in republican states let’s get behind making this bill fail.

Now is not the time to say nothing

PLEASE SPEAK OUT.

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Eliza Orlins's avatar

Thank you so much for speaking out—and you're absolutely right: now is not the time to stay silent. Whether you're in a red state, blue state, or anything in between, your voice matters. We need everyone calling, showing up, and making noise to stop this. Solidarity from coast to coast—we’ve still got time to fight this. Let’s not waste a moment.

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Skutt Hope's avatar

Republicans don’t need to read the bill. They already know they have to vote for it to pass.

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Robert Dempsey's avatar

I love this move on the Democrat's part - to force the reading of the entire bill. If anything it causes a delay before debate and allows for more "back room wrangling" or comms.

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HeronCoyote's avatar

Thank you for being a clear, concise voice in our fight to save this country.

I live in New York State. I am disgusted by my two senators (Gillibrand and Schumer) for, essentially, being DINOs. Either fight for us, your constituents, or get the hell out of the way!

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