The GOP wants you to believe Democrats are the obstructionists. Don’t buy it. While Republicans try to slash Medicare + nutrition aid to fund billionaire handouts, Democrats are fighting for everyday dignity. America agrees: no more handouts for billionaires. #StopTheScam #GovtShutdown

🌍 100+ House Dems urge Trump to drop his plan to kill vehicle emission limits. Rolling back standards risks jobs, U.S. competitiveness, and $1.3T in savings—plus our climate & health. @reuters.com #CleanVehicles #ClimateAction

Today is #ConstitutionDay, and we are reminded of the many ways that the Trump admin has weaponized government & ignored the law, attacking our rights and freedoms, all to seize power and evade accountability. We must continue the fight for a government by and for the people, not the powerful few.

Hispanic Heritage Month should be about joy & celebration. As ICE raids continue to spread fear, we must keep each other safe & honor the many contributions of Hispanic communities toward social, environmental, and economic justice.

🚨 @sanders.senate.gov & @reprashida.govpeeps.us want to tax CEOs earning 50x more than their workers—fighting greed and boosting fairness. #CEOtax #FairEconomy #TaxJustice

There are 1,135 billionaires in the U.S. with a collective worth of $5.7 trillion. That means just over 1,000 people have more wealth than the bottom 50% of Americans, 170 million people. We must tax the greedy billionaires to break up this dangerous concentration of wealth.

Big win in Oxnard 🎉: City Council voted 5–1 to back the CA Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act, which would hold Big Oil accountable for climate damages & provide relief for communities affected most.

The Trump tax is making our lives a lot more expensive.

Cutting disability benefits while inflation drives up food & housing costs makes clear who policymakers value and who they don’t. Policy should center those impacted the most, affirming dignity & care, not stripping it away to line the pockets of the wealthiest few (@emilypeck.bsky.social /Axios).

Trump’s “Make Healthcare Really Expensive” plan is running at full throttle. Families lose, billionaires win.

ICYMI: @abigaildisney.bsky.social in the @nytopinion.nytimes.com — Disney parks & Trump’s tax plan have one thing in common: catering to the ultrawealthy at the expense of the middle class. #TrumpTaxScam #EconomicJustice

V4P member @abigaildisney.bsky.social writes in @nytimes.com: Disney parks were meant to be affordable for all— not luxury playgrounds for the wealthy. Her call: protect the middle class and resist an economy that serves only the ultra-rich. #TrumpTaxScam #EconomicJustice #MiddleClass

D.C. is suing Trump over his “illegal” National Guard takeover. This action in D.C. isn’t about safety—it’s a distraction from Trump's ties to Epstein, an unpopular tax bill that slashes health care and other supports, and the sad state of our economy. @newrepublic.com #AccountabilityNow#StoptheScam

Republicans’ $3.4T bill cut health care + social programs while inflating the deficit. Now, ACA premium tax credits risk expiring, raising costs for millions. With a second wave of tax moves on the horizon, uniting the democratic caucus is crucial now more than ever. #StopTheScam

They want you to think you shouldn't take wealth into account when talking about taxes. Why? When you do, the average American pays an effective tax rate of 5.6%. The wealthiest 400 Americans pay an effective rate of just 1.3%. That's FOUR TIMES LESS. Tax wealth.

It takes about 18 seconds for Elon Musk to “earn” the median U.S. household income of $69,392. But unlike worker pay, his income may never be taxed. This Labor Day, we’re calling for a billionaire minimum income tax. #TrumpTaxScam #TaxBillionaires

Redistricting arms race = democracy in peril. Only federal fair map standards can stop it. #FairMaps @americanprogress.bsky.social

TOMORROW: Join our leaders, Leah and Ezra, for their weekly chat. They’ll answer your questions on resisting Trump’s DC takeover and push to militarize cities, ICE overreach, and more. RSVP now for this interactive discussion: www.mobilize.us/indi...

Excellent news for Democrats from Iowa!

A successful roadmap for taking back the House hinges on bold progressive leaders who will challenge authoritarianism at every opportunity. V4P is proud to stand with @congressmin.bsky.social, a leader committed to honoring the people he represents with clarity and honesty.

Exactly. This. #TrumpTaxScam

ICYMI: The GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” gives the top 10% the biggest boost while cutting Medicaid, SNAP & care for working families. Tax policy should invest in people, NOT grant unneeded giveaways for the wealthiest few. #StopTheScam (Jordain Carney / @politico.com)

Trump just spent $4 trillion on tax breaks skewed to the wealthy and corporations. Every cut he makes from here on out is paying for that. Remember that when he comes for your schools, your food inspections, your healthcare, your weather alerts, and your clean air and water.

Republicans so-called Big Beautiful Bill is a massive transfer of wealth from working people to millionaires and corporations. No wonder they’re dodging town halls. For this week's Closer Look, we’ve exposed 4 parts of the bill they don’t want you to see. patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...

100+ civil rights orgs are speaking out: Trump’s push to take over D.C. policing isn’t about safety (crime is at a 30-year low). It’s a political stunt — a dangerous diversion from real issues. Full letter: theusconstitution.org @aclu.org @endcitizensunited.bsky.social @hrc.org

President Trump’s domestic deployment of the military creates legal and ethical jeopardy for troops, and threatens a core democratic principle that the military shouldn't police civilians. Elected officials and retired military leaders are speaking out against this dangerous abuse of power.

Republicans voted to pollute our air, cut critical healthcare, and hand out tax breaks to billionaires. Was this a popular choice? All signs point to a resounding NO. Our kids deserve better—a healthy planet, clean air, and a future they can thrive in. Demand better from our leaders. #StopTheScam

Republicans want to take 90 years of Social Security – a lifeline to many Americans – away while giving billionaires and corporations more handouts. Every person deserves a guarantee for their hard work, not another broken promise. #ProtectOurChecks ProtectOurChecks.org

Literal pennies of your taxes go toward helping the people in your community who are struggling. Whole dimes go to subsidizing billionaire playboy mansions and corporate CEO bonuses. They want you to be mad about the first one so you don't think about the second. Wake up.

The GOP’s tax scam isn’t fooling anyone, and that's why they need an entire PR campaign to support it. Brian Faler for @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Grocery prices are still soaring — and working families are paying the price. No matter how much people cut back, food costs keep eating into already stretched budgets. Most Americans are worried — and with good reason. As always, it’s those with the least who are getting hit the hardest.

A Nebraska town hall quickly went off the rails when Rep. Mike Flood was booed by constituents upset over Medicaid provisions in the GOP mega law. As Megan Messerly explains on #playbookpod, the town hall shows that selling the bill to the American people won't be easy: ow.ly/P95S50WzVgr

As UCS’s Julie McNamara explains, in a handout to the fossil fuel industry, EPA is attempting to argue that climate pollution from coal- and gas-fired power plants—responsible for about a quarter of all US heat-trapping emissions—isn’t worth regulating.

The Fortune 100 increased their profits by $100 BILLION last year. Their total assets now sit at $38.9 TRILLION. They're making money off us left and right, and the people running this country are taking our healthcare so they can give these corporations MORE tax breaks. Scam.

Our interactive map highlights how marketplace enrollees could lose coverage if enhanced premium tax credits expire in 2025, forcing many to choose between care and essentials: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

Enough with the PR stunts. America sees the truth. Elon Musk postured like he broke from Trump, but his dark-money group is pushing the same cruel bill he once trashed. No campaign can hide the devastation coming for working families. (Gregory Svirnovskiy for @politico.com) #StopTheScam

The Trump administration’s bid to repeal the Endangerment Finding — the backbone of federal climate protections — is deeply alarming. V4P joins @earthjustice.org and allies sounding the alarm on what this means for the future of U.S. climate action. #ClimateCrisis #StopTheRollback

Vance & co. are selling a tax bill that cuts essential programs for 42M people. Where is the money going instead? To the wealthiest few. PR stunts aren't policy reform; they cost lost jobs, shuttered rural grocers, and more families left hungry. #StopTheScam @nmeyersohn.bsky.social for @cnn.com

Palantir's CEO may have gotten an $86 MILLION tax break from the 2017 Trump tax cuts—and those cuts were just extended. Just goes to show that if you want to get ahead in this country, all you have to do is be a multi-billionaire with a massive federal data-mining contract.

Once again, ‪@msrachelforlittles.bsky.social‬ is showing she's on the right side of history, saying she’ll never be a billionaire because “I don’t believe that’s right… I love giving.” A rare understanding of the true cost of extreme wealth. #FairShare #TaxJustice

The most expensive part of the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill”? Extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts. Trillions to the ultra-wealthy—while vital programs face cuts. How much more will working Americans be forced to bear? 🔗 www.politico.com/interactives... #StopTheScam

Democrats storm out of Senate Judiciary Committee after GOP muzzles them in an effort to shove through highly controversial nomination of Emil Bove.

The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” locks in permanent tax cuts for the wealthy & in addition to stripping away Medicaid coverage for 17 million Americans over the next 10 years, triggers $533B in automatic Medicare cuts.

Retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis voted against Trump’s tax bill, warning Medicaid cuts hurting 660K+ in NC could spell disaster for the GOP. The ripple effects are coming—and we won’t forget who stood on the wrong side of history. #Medicaid #TrumpTaxScam #2026Elections Read Sarah Ferris of @cnn.com

A federal judge has ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood @ppfa.org temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke Medicaid reimbursements under the GOP’s recently passed reconciliation package.⬇

Last week, Trump made his 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, gutting Medicaid, food assistance, clean energy, and student loan support to pay for them. A nation that cares for its people doesn’t balance budgets on their backs. From @aodnewz.bsky.social for the hill:

The truth about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s cuts to Medicaid and Medicare from CAP's @seemiaroll.bsky.social and @thearcus.bsky.social's @triathletemom.bsky.social: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

This July 4, let's reflect on what true freedom means: economic security, public investment, and safety for all. The reality living under Donald Trump? Cutting public funding, increasing militarization, and pushing tax breaks for the wealthy.

V4P board member Anna Aurilio's (leading tax policy advocate at @economicsecurityproject.org ) op-ed is live on @charlotteclymer.bsky.social Substack! ⬇️

On June 17, V4P joined @civilrightsorg.bsky.social in a letter to Trump condemning his attacks on free speech and dissent. V4P will always stand against any threat to our fundamental freedoms, including the right to assemble, on behalf of the communities we represent. #ProtectFreeSpeech