New Dems Present a Special LIVE Recording of The Fly-In

Fly-In co-hosts Reps. Greg Landsman (OH-01) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) hosted a live episode of the podcast. Throughout the hour, they were joined by several New Dem Members to talk about the ongoing shutdown, rising healthcare costs, cuts to food benefits, and the craziest news from the past week. These guests included Reps. Gil Cisneros (CA-31), Deborah Ross (NC-02), Susie Lee (NV-03), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Brad Schneider (IL-10). 
 

At the end of the episode, Reps. Landsman, Veasey, and Schneider were joined Stephanie Bradford, a Pennsylvania resident with Type 1 diabetes who visited Washington, D.C. to advocate for lowering healthcare costs.
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Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined CNN to condemn Republicans for refusing to take action to protect SNAP benefits or lower healthcare costs.
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined MSNBC to discuss the Trump administration cancelling SNAP benefits, rising ACA premiums, and Virginia redistricting.
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined ABC13 to discuss what's at stake in this moment for Americans' health care, with the ACA tax credits expiring and the marketplace opening on November 1st.
Rep. Julie Johnson (TX-32) appeared on News Nation to discuss the ongoing Republican government shutdown and Trump's refusal to fund SNAP benefits into November.
Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) joined Meidas Touch News to discuss the Trump government shutdown and how her constituents in Oregon are responding to the constant attacks from Trump and Congressional Republicans.
Rep. Sam Liccardo (CA-16) joined Bloomberg TV to discuss how the Trump administration’s agenda - from immigration policy to tariffs - is hurting the U.S. innovation economy.
Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04) joined CNN and said it is “unacceptable” that House Republicans have refused to return to D.C. for six weeks.
Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04) joined the War on the Rocks podcast to share his thoughts on strikes on drug boats, the Trump administration’s foreign policy in Latin America, and the Administration's failure to consult Congress on national security.
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led 100 of her Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the Trump administration to restore the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Solar for All program. The Solar for All program is a $7 billion investment to help working families lower their electricity bills, strengthen local economies, and build a more resilient future.  
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Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) hosted a press conference at a child care center in his hometown to discuss the harmful impacts of the shutdown on families across America. He was joined by Head Start leaders from the San Francisco Bay Area to highlight the importance of accessible early childhood education and child care and to call on Congress to craft a bipartisan deal to reopen the federal government and restore funding for Head Start programs.
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Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) and Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) are leading Michigan Democrats in calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to use contingency funds to continue food assistance for families in Michigan and across the country during the federal government shutdown.
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Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26) hosted a press conference to demand that Republicans end the government shutdown and protect access to affordable health care for millions of Americans. Rep. Brownley and other speakers also emphasized that the shutdown’s reach goes beyond health care, threatening food security for millions of families and children as SNAP funding runs out.
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