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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 12h

This year, Rep. Sykes re-introduced the Mental Health Improvement Act, which would increase the number of behavioral health professionals and improve access to behavioral health services.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 12h

This #WorldMentalHealthDay and every day, Rep. Sykes is fighting to expand access to mental health resources and support for those who need it in #OH13 and across America.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 13h

Rep. Sykes and her team had a blast volunteering with the Downtown Akron Partnership today! Akron is a beautiful city but it takes all of us pitching in to keep it that way.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 19h

The House should immediately return from vacation and pass my Pay Our Military Act to ensure service members, who are continuing to work during the shutdown to keep our nation safe, get paid on time. - ESS

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 20h

Join Rep. Sykes TODAY for the WTF Show on Instagram Live to discuss the ongoing government shutdown and legislation she introduced to protect survivors of domestic violence.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 1d

Rep. Sykes released the following statement regarding the announcement of a hostage agreement and ceasefire in Gaza.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 1d

Families like Katie's in #OH13 rely on the Affordable Care Act tax credits to keep their premiums low, but Republicans are trying to rip them away. Rep. Sykes will not stop fighting for our neighbors who need lower healthcare costs.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 1d

Rep. Sykes knows the cost of living, especially the host of healthcare, is too high, and she will keep working towards commonsense policies to lower costs for families in #OH13.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 1d

Ohioans don’t have another $720 laying around to pay for healthcare, because Republicans refuse to work across the aisle on policies that help hardworking Americans.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 2d

Rep. Sykes is in Washington, ready to do the hard work of negotiating and opening the government. Yet, Republicans are no where to be found.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 2d

The cost of living is already too high and this administration’s tariff policies are making it worse. Rep. Sykes knows that tariffs can be a helpful tool to level the playing field, but the “tariff-fying” way they are being implemented causes more harm than good.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 3d

Sadly, this good faith effort to improve our government has been co-opted by extremists to make gerrymandering even worse.

And as Republican leaders double down, they are making their intentions known that they do not care about the constitution and they do not care about the citizens of Ohio.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 3d

Gerrymandering was supposed to be a relic of the past in Ohio when voters adopted a constitutional amendment to end partisan gerrymandering.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 3d

Today, on the two-year anniversary of Hamas’ horrific terrorist attack in Israel, we remember the thousands of innocent people killed and the 48 hostages who remain missing, including two Americans.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 3d

Every person deserves to live free from fear and violence. This #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth, Rep. Sykes reintroduced the Safer Homes and Families Legislative Agenda – a slate of bills that reflect our promise to create safer communities where every person can heal, thrive, and live with dignity.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 4d

Republicans already took Medicaid away from tens of millions of Americans, and now they’re trying to strip healthcare away from 4 million more by not extending the Affordable Care Act Premium Tax Credits.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 6d

Democrats are fighting for affordable healthcare and lower costs. Republicans shut down the federal government instead of working across the aisle for the American people.

Rep. Sykes works for you. Republicans are working for billionaires.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 7d

Rep. Sykes visited the CAK Airport to thank its employees, many of whom are federal employees and are feeling the effects of the government shutdown.

#OH13 has 5,000+ federal workers who are our neighbors, postal workers, VA staff, air traffic controllers, and more, who keep our community running.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 7d

Our largest employers are healthcare systems and Republicans' inaction could cause thousands of our neighbors to be laid off.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 7d

Republicans' failure to extend ACA tax credits is not only tragic for the 6,000 and counting families who have already been kicked off their healthcare, it will also be a detriment to our local economy in #OH13.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 7d

It's showtime!

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 8d

Republicans failed to extend the ACA tax credits in the Big Ugly Bill, leaving the 32,000 people in #OH13 who are covered under the ACA vulnerable to losing their health care. 6,000 already have. Yet, Republicans had no problem making permanent large tax cuts for billionaires in the same law.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 8d

In the Big Ugly Bill, Republicans gave away over $5 trillion in tax cuts to the top 1%, and are forcing you to foot the bill by raising health insurance costs for those with Affordable Care Act plans.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 9d

G'mar Chatima Tovah. Wishing everyone who celebrates in #OH13 a meaningful Yom Kippur. May this be a time of reflection and renewal.

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Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes @repemiliasykes.bsky.social · 9d

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