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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 20h

I’m so proud of Schumer for stepping up for working people! *No f*cking way* is the exact attitude we need right now.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 1d

While I was talking to Michael Wooten, demanding Republicans protect healthcare for thousands of people in our district, Claudia Tenney was tweeting about her favorite tennis player. She is not taking her job seriously.

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 1d

If a normal person in the military did what Pete Hegseth did, they would be in jail.

But our slimy "secretary of war" 🙄 is still slithering around the Pentagon, calling our troops "fat" and lecturing our generals about facial hair.

It's time for Pete to go (ideally to prison).

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 1d

Two years after Hamas’s deadly 10/7 attack, we remember the victims and those still held hostage. Jewish people here and abroad deserve to live without fear of antisemitism. My heart also aches for innocent civilians in Gaza.
We need a peace deal and end to this horrific war NOW.

Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 2d

Claudia Tenney will destroy health care in NY-24 just so Republicans can say they won a political "battle." We need new people in Congress. We need people who know what it's like to hold their breath when they open a medical bill.
We need people who understand this isn't a game.

https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/politics/2025/10/06/tenney-says-democrats-fighting-a-losing-battle-over-government-shutdown

Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 2d

FULL STORY: www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_n...

Congressional candidate Alissa Ellman impresses Central New York Dems

Lockport resident Alissa Ellman, a Democrat running for New York’s 24th Congressional District, told the Washington Post earlier this week that Senate Democratic leader Charles E. Schumer “is living i...

www.lockportjournal.com

Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 2d

Our campaign to defend NY-24's most cherished freedoms -- access to affordable health care, from rural hospitals to the VA; freedom from ICE harassment of our neighbors; resources for schools and small businesses -- is gaining momentum.

And you don't have to take my word for it:

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 7d

I’m wishing all my Jewish neighbors in New York and around the world a meaningful Yom Kippur and an easy fast.
G’mar chatimah tovah.

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 7d

Here's what Democrats are fighting for:
Republicans like Claudia Tenney want to take A TRILLION DOLLARS from your health care and hand it to their billionaire donors as a tax break.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 8d

I asked Trump's former OMB director Mick Mulvaney to acknowledge it's a lie that undocumented immigrants get ACA subsidies (they don't), and he ended the interview.

"Would you agree that not a single dime of ACA subsidies goes toward undocumented immigrants?"

"I'm not gonna do this anymore."

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 8d

I agree with Sen. Duckworth 100%. If Hegseth had behaved this way as a soldier he'd have been dishonorably discharged. It is an insult to everyone who has served and everyone currently serving our country that he's allowed to run the Department of Defense.

Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 8d

If this deeply degrading, wasteful and dangerous stunt proved anything, it’s that the best thing Hegseth can do to strengthen our military is resign in disgrace.

Immediately.

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 8d

Today is our fundraising deadline and I'm asking for you're help. We're a little behind and any contribution helps. Please donate and share this post to help the campaign!

DONATE HERE: secure.actblue.com/donate/aliss...

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 8d

I went to Afghanistan and sometimes spent entire nights in a bunker while the Taliban fired mortars at us. I walked through D.C. at 2 AM in a dress after the State of the Union this year.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Trump: "Washington DC was the most unsafe, most dangerous city in the US and to a large extent, beyond. You go to Afghanistan, they didn't have anything like that."

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Rachel May @srachelmay.bsky.social · 8d

In another day and age there would have been mass resignations from the military over this and the Secretary insisting there should be no rules of engagement, no moral restraints, only killing people and breaking things.

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 8d

Diversity is the military's greatest strength. My friends at Kandahar came from every background, we all respected each other. Hegseth is a disgrace. He should've resigned over Signalgate. If he's still there when I make it to Congress I will introduce articles of impeachment.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9d

yeah, this is hegseth straightforwardly announcing that it is free play time for bigots in the ranks. and together with his comments on standards, he clearly wants to purge as many women, black and brown people as he can from the armed services. a white man's military.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Hegseth: "We are overhauling an inspector general process that has been weaponized, putting complainers and poor performers in the driver seat. We are doing the same with the equal opportunity policies. No more frivolous complaints, no more anonymous complains ... no more walking on eggshells."

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 9d

Democrats need to draw a line now: No funding deal unless Republicans undo their cruel cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. When they refuse, we go everywhere and tell everyone Republicans like Claudia Tenney are stealing taxpayer money to make her rich donors richer.

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 9d

CHUCK SCHUMER: "We have requested repeated meetings with, um, Sp—Leader Th—[looks down at notes] Leader Thune, Speaker Johnson and the president"

Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 12d

You can’t claim to stand for freedom while hurting the most vulnerable Americans. Veterans sacrificed for that freedom. True patriots know how precious it really is.
Rep. Pat Ryan is the real deal. I'm so excited he's leading this new organization to remind us what patriotism is all about.

Pat Ryan @pkryan.bsky.social · 14d

I refuse to let MAGA wrap themselves in the flag while destroying the freedoms I risked my life to defend.

I’m launching Patriot PAC to build the bench of servant leaders to win up and down the ballot and ACTUALLY DELIVER for the American people.

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan launches PAC to boost 'patriotic' candidates

The swing seat House member’s group is stirring talk of higher office as Democrats struggle nationally.

www.politico.com

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 12d

Health care and nursing homes are disappearing all across NY. What’s Rep. Claudia Tenney doing? Yeah, she’s all smiles as she does her rich donors’ bidding. No, Claudia, getting resources (that taxpayers already paid for!) to our neighbors is not an “unserious and ridiculous demand."

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 13d

This is how Tenney and Trump define “AmErIcA fIrSt”

*Taxing family farms into oblivion
*Selling out our neighbor's farms to give $20 billion in foreign aid that ended up in China

How is this AMERICA FIRST?!

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15d

MONDAY: US throws Argentina a financial life raft

TUESDAY: Argentina doubles soybean sales to China, “further pricing out” American farmers.

@axios.com
www.axios.com/newsletters/...

Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 13d

The Trump administration betrayed every veteran when they leaked @mikiesherrill.bsky.social's service record.
But let that record show: Mikie was no blue falcon, she didn’t snitch on her friends. Where I come from, we applaud that.

Jim LaPorta @jimlaporta.bsky.social · 13d

The National Archives released a mostly unredacted version of Rep. Mikie Sherrill's military records to an ally of Jack Ciattarelli, her GOP opponent in the NJ governor's race. The disclosure potentially violates several U.S. privacy laws. www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...

Archives errs in releasing too much of Mikie Sherrill's military record to her opponent in governor's race

The National Archives admitted a technician had erred in releasing Rep. Mikie Sherill's "entire record."

www.cbsnews.com

Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 13d

Read the full article here:

Why some Democratic Senate candidates are saying ‘hell no’ to Schumer

Across the country, candidates have distanced themselves from their Senate leader amid a growing appetite for newer leaders waging aggressive fights against Trump.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 13d

Chuck Schumer has been in Congress for longer than I've been alive. He's done a lot of good during that time. But leadership is about the future — and he needs to prove to us NOW that he's ready to meet the moment. Here's what I told @washingtonpost.com:

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 14d

American workers aren’t entitled. They’re essential. To keep goods moving, to teach our kids, to guard our freedoms. I'm not OK with treating them as collateral damage of corporate greed.

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 14d

A $20 billion bailout a continent away while you’re stripping benefits and turning your backs on New Yorkers? What are we doing? I’d ask my congresswoman, Rep. Claudia Tenney, but she doesn't talk to constituents.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16d

White House says it's ready to pay for costly bailout of Argentina economy www.reuters.com/world/americ...

US ready to support Argentina with 'large and forceful' action, Treasury chief says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said that "all options" were on the table for stabilizing Argentina, including swap lines and direct currency purchases, while underscoring President Donald Trump's confidence in Argentine President Javier Milei and his economic team.

www.reuters.com

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 16d

Meanwhile, Republicans are gutting SNAP benefits. Cutting the programs that directly support the 1 in 20 American households who feel food insecure. Make it make sense.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 16d

The most recent hunger survey found that about 18 million U.S. households were food insecure.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 18d

Trump just enacted the largest cuts to food assistance in history. Now he's cancelling the government survey that measures hunger in America.

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Alissa Ellman @ellmanforcongress.bsky.social · 16d

Canceling the US hunger report is like covering up a crime. Trump and Tenney would rather you and your kids go hungry than anger their billionaire donors. How cruel can you be??

After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends annual report on hunger in America

The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, saying it had become “overly politicized″ and ”rife with inaccuracies.″

buffalonews.com

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