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Chair Schneider Calls on Speaker Johnson to Swear in Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva
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New Dems Present Episode 19 "Holding Pattern" with Rep. Sara Jacobs
In Episode 19, “Holding Pattern” – Congressman Marc Veasey and guest-host Congresswoman Sara Jacobs join the pod virtually one week after the start of the Republican Shutdown, while House Republicans continue their extended vacation to block any attempts at reopening the government. Veasey and Jacobs discuss the state of play and potential path forward to end the shutdown, why Democrats are fighting to protect health care and lower costs, and what the Trump Administration has done to further harm federal workers during the shutdown.
The Members also discuss cracks forming in the Republican strategy and react to a clip of Speaker Mike Johnson lying about the Republicans’ attacks on healthcare for working families.
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Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25) joined ABC News Live to discuss the federal government shutdown and Republicans' unwillingness to negotiate with Democrats to save peoples' healthcare.
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Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined Houston Public Media’s Houston Matters to discuss the politics surrounding the government shutdown and the impacts it is having on her district.
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Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) appeared on Forbes Breaking News to call out Trump's false claim that shutdown talks are happening, and emphasized that healthcare for millions of Americans is at stake.
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Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined CNN to declare that the President cannot decide to block backpay for furloughed federal workers, stating that the Labor Caucus will continue to fight for protections for the federal workforce.
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Rep. Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) joined MSNBC to discuss the impact of the shutdown on air traffic controllers, who are working without pay and facing price hikes on their health insurance.
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Rep. Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) was featured on C-SPAN after speaking at a press conference highlighting the Trump administration’s attack on the federal workforce in Maryland, who are working without pay during the shutdown.
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Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA-02) joined MSNBC to describe what he’s been hearing from working people in Philadelphia, who are urging Democrats to keep fighting to lower healthcare costs.
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Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04) was featured on NBC12 News to sound the alarm on the expiration of ACA tax credits, laying out the disastrous impacts this would have on working people in his district.
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Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06) joined Terry Moran’s Real Patriotism on Substack to describe the looming healthcare crisis facing the American people thanks to President Trump and Congressional Republicans.
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Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21) joined FOX26 to describe the devastating impacts on 22,000 people in his district if the ACA premium tax credits are not extended.
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Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) hosted a press conference amidst the government shutdown, calling on Congress to pass a budget that protects the health care of working people, reversing the trillion-dollar Medicaid cuts and renewing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits.
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Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06) penned a letter alongside the Georgia delegation urging House Republicans to return to Washington as the government shutdown. “Overwhelming majorities of Americans want Congress to act to prevent huge increases in health care costs and to end the government shutdown,” the letter states. “We urge you to call the U.S. House back to Washington immediately to engage in good-faith bipartisan efforts to address these issues.”
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Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) stopped by El Proyecto Del Barrio, a community clinic in Azusa, CA, to speak with patients and providers about how Medicaid funding cuts would impact them. More than 300,000 people in CA-31 rely on Medicaid for life-saving healthcare.
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Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06), introduced the Federal Agricultural Relief Maintained during Shutdowns and Federal Emergencies (FARM SAFE) Act, legislation aimed at safeguarding America's producers during government shutdowns and other times of federal uncertainty.
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Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA-07) posted a video explaining the 5 W’s – who, what, when, where, and why – of the government shutdown.
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Rep. Emilia Sykes (OH-13) filmed a video from the Capitol steps to promise her constituents she's doing everything possible to protect their health care and open the government.
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Rep. Norma Torres (CA-35) posted a video after visiting Ontario International Airport to highlight the impact of the government shutdown on federal workers like air traffic controllers.
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Rep. Andrea Salinas (OR-06) posted a video reacting to Speaker Johnson’s appearance on C-SPAN this week, where he heard from a caller about the devastating impacts of the shutdown on Veterans and families.
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