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Hi friend, I have a lot of updates for you in this edition of the “Patriot Weekly.” This week, we saw a Democrat flip a State Senate seat in Pennsylvania – a seat that Trump won last year by 15 points. This is one example of why, even in the face of so much chaos over the last couple of months, I have hope. We have to keep up the momentum by organizing in our communities and having conversations with our neighbors and friends. By putting in the work, we can replicate this win across the country and send a clear message pushing back against Trump, Elon Musk, and Washington Republicans. How to stay involved As always, please sign up below and share this email with friends and family who are interested in getting involved!Sign up to join us on April 7th I need your help expanding our reach and getting more people signed on to our update emails like the Patriot Weekly. The more of us talking and working together, the stronger we are. Please forward this email to your network who may not be receiving them or who want to be more engaged politically at this moment. What's going on Hudson Valley  Last week, DOGE announced it is cutting vital phone support, and the mass firings and closures of offices across the country continue. What I’m doing: I have zero trust in Elon Musk to protect benefits for seniors in the Hudson Valley and across the country, so I am keeping up the heat. I will continue pushing to pass my “Protecting Social Security” bill, which would guarantee these benefits remain protected. What you can do: Continue speaking out. While this is a win for the Hudson Valley, we must now make sure that the office fully reopens once renovations are complete, and that DOGE doesn’t re-add the office to a closing list once they think they can fly under the radar. If you don’t live in the Hudson Valley, but are concerned about office closures, check this list to see if your member of Congress is a co-sponsor of the Protecting Social Security Act, H.R. 963. If they are, call and thank them; if not, call them and ask them to sign on. New York  Last month, my friend Dr. Maggie Carpenter was fined more than $100,000 by a judge in Texas for prescribing abortion medication to women who have been affected by Trump’s abortion bans. This week, Taylor Bruck, the acting Ulster County Clerk, refused to file that fine. This is a direct result of the NY Shield Act, which protects doctors like Dr. Carpenter for doing their jobs and prescribing abortion medication to women. What I’m doing: I’ve led crucial legislation, the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act, to protect doctors – like Dr. Carpenter – who provides medication abortion via telehealth so that women across America can have access to reproductive health care. What you can do: The work that Dr. Carpenter does is crucial to protecting all Americans’ rights to abortion freedom. You can click here to learn more about her organization, Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine. Please also consider calling your representative and asking them to sign on to the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act. Washington  By now, you have probably seen the news that incredibly sensitive government information was shared over an unsecure text thread with a journalist accidentally added to the group chat. This was an unprecedented leak of classified information that put military lives at risk.  What I’m doing: We cannot let them sweep this under the rug. On Tuesday, I joined a group of fellow Democrats in the House – all of whom are veterans – for a press conference calling for action. In that, I committed to holding a shadow hearing to investigate these actions. If Republicans in Congress refuse to hold this administration accountable, I will do it myself. What you can do: I was on Morning Joe and Kasie Hunt’s show Friday, and plan on doing additional interviews over the weekend. My ask is this: when Trump tries to distract from this scandal, fight back by elevating these clips on your social media channels. With your help, my thread explaining the issue was my single most successful post, ever. Even take a video yourself if you can, and send it around. We cannot lose focus here, and that means ALL of us keeping up the pressure. Going on offense
 Last week, we held our first town hall of 2025 – and more than 800 people showed up to have their voices heard. While Republicans are actively canceling town halls to avoid having to answer to their constituents for the reckless behavior of the Trump Administration and Elon Musk, I will continue meeting with people across our community – no matter who they voted for – to hear them out and speak to the work I’m doing.   There will no longer be a special election in NY-21 after the Trump Admin pulled Elise Stefanik’s nomination for UN Ambassador because they were too scared of the momentum behind Blake Gendebien’s campaign. But he’s still running for her seat, so we need to keep the momentum alive and well. Blake is a father of three boys, a second-generation dairy farmer, small business owner, and Vice Chair of the Cooperative Board of Agri-Mark. He was born and raised on a farm in the North Country and is deeply rooted in his community. He serves as a JV basketball coach, Lisbon Central School Board Member, and founder of a non-profit supporting kids with pediatric cancer and their families. |
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