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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 6h

I agree with Donald Trump:

Trump is not the right leader for his moment.

Graphic where Senator Warren says: In 2013, Trump himself said, about a potential government shutdown, quote:

Then, a Donald Trump quote: “if there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He’s the one that has to get people together.”

Senator Warren says: Donald Trump today should take a hint from Donald Trump yesterday.

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 7h

Since Day One, Donald Trump has made it harder for families to get help from the IRS.

Now, he's using the Republican shutdown to gut the IRS even more.

Billionaires get tax breaks while families have their health care ripped away.

IRS sends furlough notices, sparks some confusion among staff: Sources

abcnews.go.com

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 9h

I cherished every day I got to call myself a Soldier—but ordering troops to intimidate the very Americans they sacrifice to protect doesn’t make us safer.

Trump is wasting millions to terrorize citizens exercising their First Amendment rights. It's wrong.

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-tammy-duckworth-trumps-domestic-troop-deployments-betray-milita…

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10h

What happens now that Republicans shut down the government?

- Federal workers stop getting paid
- Air travel could be delayed
- Food inspection services may be delayed
- Head Start services may be disrupted
- Passport + Visa applications could slow
- National Parks may shut down

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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen @shaheen.senate.gov · 1d

If my Republican colleagues fail to work with us, 267,000 veterans will lose their health care, according to a new report from the Urban Institute.

These are Americans who put their lives on the line for our nation, who will be priced out of health care if Congress doesn’t act.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14h

I'm about to vote on the SAME Republican budget proposal for the 6th time.

Why?

Instead of working with Democrats to lower health care costs, Republicans are forcing us to vote over and over again on a budget that would let 15 million Americans lose their coverage.

youtube.com/shorts/FoV3B...

I'm about to vote on the SAME Republican budget proposal for the 6th time.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16h

Housing is too expensive to build and too expensive to afford.

Donald Trump's solution? Make it even MORE expensive with his chaotic tariffs.

Americans can't afford Donald Trump's housing market.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

Trump’s nominee to be the Army’s lawyer is confused about the First Amendment.

Independent journalists must be free to report the facts without fear of retaliation.

If we're sending troops to war under false pretenses, Americans have a right to know.

Graphic with Senator Warren asking: Is it consistent with the First Amendment for DOD to revoke a reporter’s press credentials for publishing a story that’s critical of President Trump?

DoD official responds: Yes... If the basis was that the person published information that was not otherwise approved for release by the Department.

Senator Warren Responds: Whoa.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

@warnock.senate.gov is exactly right. Families can't afford their health insurance premiums quadrupling.

Republicans would rather keep the government shut down than lower YOUR health care costs.

Republicans would rather keep the government shut down than lower YOUR health care costs

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

We are in a health care crisis.

Democrats want to fix it. Republicans refuse to even talk about it.

We are in a health care crisis.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

The CFPB has returned over $21 billion to Americans who were cheated by big banks and giant corporations.

But Trump has tried to destroy the CFPB, choosing big corporations over scammed Americans.

The case is in the courts now, and Democrats are united behind the CFPB.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

After the shutdown during the 1st Trump admin, Congress passed a law to guarantee back pay for furloughed workers.

That bill was signed into law by Donald Trump.

Workers will be paid.

This chaos is a distraction from Trump's failure to secure a deal to lower health care costs.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

Donald Trump is deploying the military to our cities and using our servicemembers as political pawns.

Americans aren't asking for this. This is about one thing: Trump's agenda of fear and chaos.

Trump's authoritarian power grab must stop.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

It’s long past time for the hostages to come home, to stop the bombing in Gaza, to surge humanitarian aid, and to negotiate a two-state solution and lasting peace. I pray that this is the last anniversary where families in the region are unable to be reunited with their loved ones.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

Today marks 2 years since Hamas's attack on Israel, the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. We grieve for those killed and their families.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2d

Frank Bisignano is already wreaking havoc at the Social Security Administration.

If he tries to run his same chaotic playbook at the IRS, it could spell disaster for American taxpayers.

Trump’s new IRS ‘CEO’: The head of Social Security

The Trump administration on Monday found its seventh leader for the Internal Revenue Service since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term: the head of the Social Security Administration.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2d

On top of ripping away Americans' health care, Donald Trump is using this shutdown to hurt federal workers.

Federal workers like this one, who told me her story after being needlessly fired earlier this year, deserve so much better.

Donald Trump is using this shutdown to hurt federal workers.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2d

Republicans would rather keep the government shut down than roll back their cuts that will kick 15 MILLION people off their health care.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2d

Guess how many times Republicans have tried to negotiate with Democrats to save health care? None. Zero. Not once.

Republicans would rather shut down the government than lower health care costs.

Guess how many times Republicans have tried to negotiate with Democrats to save health care? Zero.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 3d

Republicans shut down the government. Here’s what happens now.

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What Will Happen Now That Republicans Shut Down the Government
Federal workers will stop getting paid
Air travel could be delayed
food inspection services may be delayed
Head Start services may be disrupted
Passport + Visa applications could slow
National Parks may shut down

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 3d

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Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans

Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 3d

Donald Trump is plotting to cut Social Security benefits for older Americans — after he promised during the campaign that he wouldn’t touch Social Security.

We must call it out and stop these cuts.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 4d

Because of Republicans' health care cuts, families will be forced to the brink of bankruptcy from one bad medical diagnosis.

That's what this shutdown fight is about.

Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress own this government shutdown.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 4d

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China Pushes Trump to Drop Curbs as It Dangles Investment Pledge

China is pushing the Trump administration to roll back national-security restrictions on Chinese deals in the US, dangling the prospect of a massive investment package as part of a proposal that would...

www.bloomberg.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 4d

How could the President even be considering a deal that would turn over more of our economy to Xi Jinping?

Trump should put a stop to China’s crushing of American farmers already suffering from his tariffs. Instead he's negotiating their surrender.

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