Trump deports doctor living 40 years in the U.S.
Today’s Action: Share the truth about the Trump shutdown
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Trump’s ICE deports a doctor living in the U.S. for 40 years
He came to America from Poland at 5-years-old. Now, the president is treating him like a criminal.
Top Republican Senator gives the real reason for government shutdown in stunning concession
Lindsey Graham is done pretending and let everyone know it.
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Mar-a-Lago guests reveal why they were “traumatized” at inauguration anniversary gala
They paid $100,000 or more, and this is what they got.
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Governor Cuomo strikes back against Trump’s shutdown with a defiant move in NYC
The New York governor shows Trump he won’t play by his rules.
Trump tries to disown a racist ad. Chuck Todd’s response is spot on
The NBC anchor did not let them get away with this one live on air.
Eric Trump admits he thinks government shutdown is “good for us” politically on FOX News (WATCH)
The President’s son let the cat out of the bag and humiliated his dad on live television.
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Today’s Action: Share the truth about the Trump shutdown
Democrats demands were simple. They are the same things they’ve been asking for since the Fall when Trump abruptly ended the Deferred Act on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Republicans let funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) lapse.
Protect America’s 800,000 Dreamers brought to this country as children; provide basic healthcare for nine million children.
These are not just Democrats’ priorities. They are the priorities of more than two in three Americans, and both Trump and Congressional Republicans say they are for them too.
And yet, rather than hold votes on these bipartisan issues, Republicans shut down the government.
Today’s action is simply to spread the honest truth. (Facebook, Twitter, shareable link)
This is the first government shutdown under a one-party government EVER. Republicans could have held and could still hold a vote at any point on the things they say they want and get every Congressional Democrat on board. But they refuse.
The reason? Republicans would rather play blame games and try to paint Democrats into a non-existent corner.
So determined are Republicans to create a crisis to blame on Democrats, they are actively trying to make the shutdown more painful.
While Democrats introduced a bill to forgo pay for Members of Congress during a shutdown, Republicans insisted they be paid in full. Even worse, Democrats have pushed a bill to pay military service members during the shutdown, but Republicans killed that too.
Enough! Democrats continue to negotiate in good faith to reopen the government and fulfill bipartisan American values. Republicans have none but the most loathsome, self-serving reason to maintain this shutdown.
Spread the word and make sure people know the truth (Facebook, Twitter, link). Maybe if Republicans see they can’t score any political points, they will exercise their power to end their insidious game and the Trump shutdown will be a thing of the past.
PS — Please don’t forget to sign the petition stopping Trump from ending vital coal mine rules that protect the environment and miners, and join the Americans demanding Republicans reopen the government NOW!