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Thinks that families shouldn't sacrifice their health care for billionaire tax breaks

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 8d

TELL REPUBLICANS: SAVE HEALTH CARE

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 13m

American soybean sales to China last year: $12.6B.
American soybean sales to China under Trump so far: $0.

Trump’s Art of the Deal is only hurting US farms. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

In large text: Farmers struggle under Trump's tariffs. But he has a plan ... to save Argentina.

In smaller text: This year, thanks to Trump's frenetic tariff spree, China has so far bought zero American soybeans. The largest customer for American farmers is shopping somewhere else, just as the crop is coming in.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 4h

Republicans had the choice to keep the government open and stop the greatest loss of health care in American history.

They all voted no.

Graphic with text: “The greatest loss of health care in American history”

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 1d

“We have farmers that are losing farms that have been in their families for generations.”

All because Republicans would rather defend Trump’s failing tariffs than defend working people.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 1d

For Trump, it’s always about making sure his billionaire friends are happy. You’re the one picking up the tab with higher costs and dirtier air. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Green power is sometimes the cheapest power — despite what Trump says

The Trump administration has targeted renewable energy for driving up electricity prices, but POLITICO’s analysis shows states that are growing their wind and solar power typically have lower power co...

www.politico.com

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 2d

For a 60-year-old couple with an income of $80,000, premiums would skyrocket by $17,500.

Who has 22% of their income lying around?

This is not normal. But Republicans are pretending like it is.

In large text:
THE GOP IS HIKING HEALTH COSTS
In smaller text: Premium costs in 2026 will more than double if Republicans let ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits expire

A bar graph that illustrates that if Republicans allow ACA tax credits to expire, the average premium increase in 2026 is +114%.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 3d

You worked hard. You played by the rules. Now, Trump is breaking the promise of Social Security when you need it most.

In Trump’s America, if you’re not young and healthy, you don’t matter. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 3d

Meet Scott, a soybean farmer in Arkansas.

Trump just handed $20 billion of your taxpayer money to one of Scott's biggest competitors: Argentina.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 4d

Republican policies are already more than doubling health insurance premiums for next year.

Add Trump’s tariffs and rising bills, how are workers and families expected to keep up? www.axios.com/2025/10/01/a...

Graphic with Axios headline: ACA premiums to rise 114% without subsidy renewal.

In smaller text: Premiums will more than double for millions of Affordable Care Act enrollees next year if Congress does not renew enhanced marketplace subsidies by year's end, according to a new analysis.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 5d

The failure to release a jobs report today says enough about Trump's handling of the economy.

Ranking Member @neal.house.gov's statement: democrats-waysandmeans.house.gov/media-center...

Graphic with quote text: "We don't need a missing report to know the truth: COSTS ARE UP, MANUFACTURING IS STALLED, HIRING IS FROZEN."

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 5d

This GOP shutdown boils down to one thing: a fight to protect the health insurance of millions of Americans. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

New York Times headline: The Real Stakes of the Shutdown.

In smaller text: President Trump is seeking to deprive millions of Americans of their health insurance, and Senate Democrats are refusing to acquiesce.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 6d

Republicans are pinning the shutdown blame on Democrats, but the facts speak for themselves.

We debunk their favorite lies in our latest Substack post:
waysmeanscmte.substack.com/p/republican...

Republicans Are Punishing Americans with a Painful Shutdown

Republicans in Congress made a choice: they’d rather shut down the government than work with Democrats to protect the American people from the relentless barrage of Trump’s failed policies and the big...

waysmeanscmte.substack.com

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 6d

$137 billion > $50 billion

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THE LIE: “THEY’RE CUTTING A $50 BILLION RURAL FUND”

THE FACTS: Republicans’ Big Ugly Law cut $137 billion from rural health care.

To shore up GOP votes when the bill was being passed, they added a $50 billion Band-Aid fix hoping you wouldn’t notice the $137 billion cut.

Dems want that full $137 billion back.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 7d

Remember, this is why the government is shut down.

In the words of their Dear Leader:

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 7d

No amount of fear-mongering can deflect from the truth:

Republican policies will result in 15 million Americans losing their health care and millions more seeing their premiums skyrocket.

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THE LIE: “THEY WANT TO GIVE FREE HEALTH CARE TO ILLEGAL ALIENS”

THE FACTS: People without documentation do not get free health care.

They do not qualify for Medicare, Medicaid, or the ACA and that'd be against the law.

(This is just another racist dog whistle of the Republican party.)

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 7d

Let the record reflect: House Democrats are here and ready to do the work to keep the government open.

House Republicans? Nowhere to be seen. 🦗

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THE LIE: “DEMS WANT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN”

THE FACTS: Democrats do not want a government shutdown.

It hurts everyone—especially federal workers who are already the punching bag of the Trump Administration.

We want a bipartisan solution that would prevent people from losing their health care.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 7d

But for Republicans, that’s way too radical.

Graphic with text:

THE LIE: "THEY WANT TO GIVE FREE HEALTH CARE TO ILLEGAL ALIENS"

THE FACTS: Our "WISH LIST" / For people to keep their health insurance

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 8d

Republicans are driving up prices, bills, and health care premiums. Instead of solutions, they’re choosing to bury their heads and shut down the government.

This isn’t leadership.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 8d

The last thing anyone fighting cancer should have to worry about is whether they can afford the treatments that could save their life.

This is the reality Republicans are forcing on millions of people.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 8d

Republicans face a choice: use their power to stop the largest price hike on health care in 15 years or continue ignoring their constituents.

No blame-shifting can change that this is their government and their responsibility.