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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 1d

Let Me Be Blunt: this isn’t business as usual.

Republicans shut down the government and are refusing to negotiate. They’re even holding committee hearings on everything BUT their shutdown.

This week, I used my time in those hearings to remind them what’s really at stake.

Let Me Be Blunt: This Isn’t Business As Usual #governmentshutdown

YouTube video by Senator LBR (Lisa Blunt Rochester)

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 8h

The President ordered these charges, fired his own U.S. Attorney and replaced him with a White House aide who would overrule career prosecutors to bring them.

We all must stand up for the rule of law.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Trump’s Pressure Campaign

www.nytimes.com

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · 1d

1.4 million Georgians could see their premiums skyrocket next year if ACA tax credits expire.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 11h

All by myself…

Knocked at the door of the House chamber and no Republicans to be found.

They need to get back to work and stop health insurance premiums from doubling.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 11h

Threatening to arrest the governor of a state is outrageous, even for this president.

We must stand up against this President’s attacks on the rule of law and our Constitution.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 14h

An agreement on first steps toward peace, with the release of Israeli hostages and a ceasefire, is certainly welcome news. We must also surge food, water, and medicine to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and continue working to secure a lasting, durable peace.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 1d

This is an unacceptable act of antisemitism that must be unequivocally condemned. After a summer marked by political violence in our state, we must all stand up, speak out, and act to combat hate.

WCCO @wcconews.bsky.social · 1d

A south Minneapolis synagogue has once again been vandalized. Photos show a threatening message of "watch out Zionists" painted in red on the outside wall of Temple Israel, as well as a reference to the Oct. 7 attack led by Hamas two years ago in Israel.

Minneapolis police investigating vandalism at Temple Israel

A south Minneapolis synagogue has once again been vandalized with spray paint.

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Reposted by Senator Amy Klobuchar

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 2d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 1d

Trump promised to lower costs on Day 1.

9 months later, families are paying more for groceries and electricity, and soon they’ll be paying DOUBLE for health care premiums.

House Republicans must report back to work and negotiate a compromise to prevent a health care crisis.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 1d

Americans are facing a health care crisis. If we don’t extend the health care tax credit, premiums will double for millions of Americans. 3/4 of those hurt are in states Trump won.

Congressional Republicans need to come to the table and end this crisis.

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 2d

Donald Trump really wants us to believe:

There’s not enough money to fix ACA healthcare premiums

There’s not enough money for Air Traffic Controllers

But there’s somehow $20 billion available to bail out Argentina?!

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 2d

The health care tax credit is a big deal. Without it:

4 million people lose their health insurance

Premiums double for more than 20 million Americans

One example: An older couple making $85K could see their premiums skyrocket to $25K per year—almost 30% of their income.

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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 3d

If Congress does nothing, Virginians' marketplace premiums could go up by $1,000 or more per month next year. I'm ready to negotiate a path forward to prevent that and reopen the government.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 2d

27 million pounds of chicken

2 million gallons of milk

67 million eggs

That’s how much food grown by American farmers never made it to hungry families because of the administration’s decision to cancel deliveries to food banks.

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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 2d

If Congressional Republicans let the enhanced health care tax credits expire, 20 million Americans – in Mankato and across the country – will see their premiums skyrocket in 2026.

Democrats are fighting to stop that.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 2d

It is Day 18 and the House Republicans still haven’t reported into work. Hard to do something about their constituents’ health care premiums doubling when they aren’t here. Not wanting to vote on releasing the Epstein files is not an excused absence!

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 3d

Like I’ve always said, ACA health plans are a lifeline in rural areas. This map shows how 3/4 of people on the plans live in states Trump won.

Oops. Another broken promise to keep costs down?

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 3d

A married couple in Mankato making $89K could see their premiums skyrocket from $500 to $2,000 a month—a 300% increase—if Congressional Republicans refuse to extend the health care tax credit.

That’s $24K a year, a quarter of their income.

We must prevent that from happening.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 4d

Every Democrat is committed to doing everything possible to protect Americans' health care.

A family of 4 in Anaheim or Oceanside will have to spend up to $1k more each month if we can't strike a deal.

Donald Trump should get off the golf course & come to the table to stop this health care crisis.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 3d

Families are facing skyrocketing health care premiums right now. This isn’t a December thing or a January thing. Republicans must stop blocking the extension of the health care tax credits and work with us to prevent premiums from doubling for millions of Americans.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 3d

Today is the 17th day in a row that House Republicans have refused to come to work.

Instead of preventing health care costs from skyrocketing, they’re preventing the Epstein files from being released.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 3d

It is no surprise that over 70% of Americans—including 6 in 10 Republicans—support extending the health care tax credits.

Congressional Republicans’ refusal to extend these vital tax credits will cause the premiums of millions of Americans to more than double.

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 6d

Next year, a lot of folks are going to see their premiums go up $1,000 or more per month because of a Republican policy.

If you start having to pay $1,000 extra every month, what will you stop being able to afford?

This is what Democrats are fighting to stop.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 4d

You can tell the President isn’t serious about lowering health care costs because he’s posting deepfakes like this.

This video might be fake, but the premium increases millions of Americans will start getting in the mail this month are not.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 4d

Republicans’ Big Beautiful Betrayal already made the biggest cut to health care in our nation’s history. Now, more than 20 million Americans who rely on health care tax credits are on a cliff, with their premiums set to double.

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