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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 8h

This kind of hate has no place in our state or our country.

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Temple Israel defaced with antisemitic graffiti

Parents dropping children at Temple Israel's daycare Wednesday morning found the building defaced.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 8h

I'm not a mathematician, but lowering prices by 300% is actually impossible.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 10h

Joking about Americans dying is not funny.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 12h

Unbelievable. Our job as lawmakers is to work together for the American people. Republicans need to do their jobs. Democrats are ready to work.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 1d

A Republican majority means that Mike Johnson controls what we vote on and when. He cannot blame the minority for a shutdown in a House he controls.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 1d

It was never about waste, fraud, and abuse.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8d

The Trump administration plans to end funding starting Wednesday for an oversight group that helps inspectors general root out waste, fraud and abuse.

Trump administration moves to defund inspector general watchdog group

The decision marks the latest example of the administration’s push to limit government oversight activities.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 1d

It's officially week two of the government shutdown. I'm here in DC. What questions do you have?

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 1d

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Analysis: Why Trump’s pledge to defend Qatar is so extraordinary | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump has bestowed upon the nation of Qatar a remarkable security guarantee that could include coming to its defense militarily.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 1d

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson, why won't you swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva?

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 1d

Lives are at stake when it comes to access to health care in this country. Republicans need to fund health care and end this shutdown.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 2d

We're going into week two of a government shutdown but Speaker Johnson cancelled votes, meetings, hearings...everything.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 2d

Instead of working with Democrats to address this crisis, they shut down the government.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 2d

Health insurance premiums will increase for tens of thousands of Minnesotans in 2026 because Republicans chose to give tax breaks to billionaires instead of extending tax credits for working class families to afford health care.

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Minnesota health insurance premiums will rise sharply in 2026

The Minnesota Department of Commerce has released the final rates for individual and small group health insurance plans for 2026. The average premium increase on the individual market will go up 22 pe...

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's tariffs are hurting American farmers.

And he just gave a $20 billion bailout to their Argentinian competitors.

How is this America first?

KARE 11 @kare11.bsky.social · 6d

Traditionally, the U.S. is the top exporter of soybeans to China, but China stopped buying U.S. soybeans after President Trump imposed the 55% tariff.

'There’s no profit to be made in raising soybeans': Farmers react to tariffs as harvest season begins

Traditionally, the U.S. is the top exporter of soybeans to China, but China stopped buying U.S. soybeans after President Trump imposed the 55% tariff.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 2d

This is Trump's Commerce Secretary saying Epstein was "the greatest blackmailer ever." How else could he have gotten his sweetheart deal from the government?

The coverup needs to end. Republicans have the power to release the files. The victims are asking for justice. Release the files.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7d

Lutnick on Epstein:

Devine: So how come these other people could hang around him and not see it?

Lutnick: They participated. That's what his M.O. was, "Get a massage" And what happened in that massage room, I assume is on video. This guy was the greatest blackmailer ever. That's how he had money.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 5d

Exactly.

Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 5d

We're not asking for the moon here. We’re trying to help Americans pay for their health insurance.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 5d

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51,000 Americans Will Die Every Year as a Direct Result of Republican Health Plan: New Analysis | The United States Senate Committee on Finance

51,000 Americans Will Die Every Year as a Direct Result of Republican Health Plan: New Analysis

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 5d

Is Trump making light of the fact that 51,000 Americans will die every year if Republicans are allowed to go through with their health care plan?

Will any Republican Members of Congress speak out against this?

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 5d

Trump wasted millions of taxpayer dollars and flew U.S. military generals in from across the world to insult them, solicit them to fight "the enemy within," and make American cities their "training grounds."

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Trump, Hegseth lecture military leaders in rare, politically charged summit

The unusual, hastily organized event became a forum for the president and his defense secretary to tout their partisan agenda.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 5d

Trump's tariffs are a tax on the American people.

www.cnbc.com/2025/09/15/t...

Trump tariffs are fueling inflation, congressional budget chief says

President Donald Trump's tariffs face an uncertain future as the Supreme Court is poised to hear the administration's appeal of lower court rulings.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 5d

"'A real gut punch"

Double digit increases in the cost of health insurance premiums

This is the health care crisis that Republicans created and Democrats are trying to fix — but instead of working together to fix it, Republicans chose to shut down the government

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'A real gut punch': Minnesotans brace for double-digit health insurance rate hikes in 2026

Enrollees of individual plans can expect their rates to be 21.5% higher on average, though that doesn't factor in expiring enhanced federal tax credits under the Affordable Care Act.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 5d

Their one and only talking point on the shutdown is a lie — and that tells you everything you need to know.

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Fact check: Trump falsely claims Democrats want to give free health care to ‘illegal aliens’ in government shutdown battle | CNN Politics

Amid government spending negotiations, President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders are accusing Democrats of demanding free health care for “illegal aliens” in return for their support of a federal f...

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 6d

The Trump Admin is using government websites and the emails of civil servants to promote blatantly partisan propaganda about the government shutdown.

This is an intolerable abuse of power and a form of bureaucratic identity theft from federal workers.

Raskin Statement on Trump Administration’s Politicization of Federal Civil Service; Possible Violations of the Hatch Act

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement:

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 6d

More lies from the White House. Republicans created a health care crisis -- and then shut down the government because they refused to fix it.

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