David Gayes
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Disability rights activist,theologian,, h3: him
Thank you
@merkley.senate.gov
! No cuts to Medicaid!
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NPR
3 months ago
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together. With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection. If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate:
n.pr/458sOhq
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Devastating day for disabled Americans, we keep fighting together .
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PNW Dog Mom - Robyn
4 months ago
As Politics Girl Leigh McGowan suggested, many people don't realized their health care or that of a parents care home is Medicaid fund. Encourage them to check if they are under one of these programs.
www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/state-medica...
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Medicaid By State: Alternative Names and Contact Information
Below are direct links to each states’ Medicaid website. For those hoping to qualify for…
https://www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/state-medicaid-resources/amp/
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MAinNC
4 months ago
Seems like yet another good day to remember this
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Tammy Duckworth
4 months ago
Trump is no savior of the middle class. Firefighters, teachers, police officers, truck drivers— All of these Americans are set to lose $500 on average as a result of Trump’s tariffs and his Big, Beautiful Bill. Meanwhile, millionaires will get a $300,000 handout. Hell no.
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Elizabeth Warren
4 months ago
Republicans just voted NO to saving health care for MILLIONS of people.
@wyden.senate.gov
demanded that the Senate remove every single Medicaid cut from this bill because we believe no baby should go hungry so Jeff Bezos can buy another yacht. Hear that again: Republicans voted NO.
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Elizabeth Warren
4 months ago
BREAKING: Senate Republicans are taking votes right now to jam through their awful bill. They don’t want you to know all the bad votes they’re taking. I’m making sure you know EXACTLY where they stand and what they’re doing.🧵
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The Tennessee Holler
4 months ago
🔥 North Carolina Republican Tillis is now on the senate floor spitting truth bombs about
#TrumpsTrillionsTransfer
kicking millions off of health coverage — unleashed after announcing his retirement in the wake of Trump attacking him for opposing it.
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Senator Tammy Baldwin
4 months ago
❌Kicking 16 million off health care ❌Taking away food from seniors and kids ❌Putting rural hospitals at risk The Republicans' budget bill is nothing but bad news for American families. That’s why I am voting NO.
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Elizabeth Warren
4 months ago
BREAKING: 1 in 4 nursing homes say they will be forced to close if Republicans pass Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. No grandma should be kicked out of her nursing home so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island.
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Elizabeth Warren
4 months ago
Republican Senators voting for Trump's bill: Please explain to Vivi why it's okay to make cuts to the program that helps pay for her wheelchair, her therapists, and her aide. Just look her and millions of other kids in the eye and say that you think cutting their care is okay.
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Call your Senators ! No cuts to Medicaid!
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5 months ago
Happy Father’s Day to dads & father figures who show up in ways that matter—believing in their kid's w/ disabilities, supporting their goals, & advocating for what they need. We asked people w/ disabilities: How has your dad or father figure impacted your life? Please read on.
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@durbin.senate.gov
@duckworth.senate.gov
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Thank you to @America Magizine for sharing my perspective on proposed Medicaid cuts! No cuts to Medicaid!
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
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I use Medicaid every day. I fear my lifeline is about to be cut.
Medicaid programs allow more children to attend school and climb out of poverty, and they allow some 4.5 million people to live in their own homes rather than in institutions.
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2025/06/03/medicaid-budget-cuts-250804?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKsPvxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnH5OfFeXHiCe0pmv1zkvvOD6e9JVMfELs05PlwDTOzJQMIcnBgtOBH3SY-7_aem_9jOPK_dmHUClJHNynC3Xeg
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Thank you to @America Magizine for sharing my perspective on proposed Medicaid cuts! No cuts to Medicaid!
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
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I use Medicaid every day. I fear my lifeline is about to be cut.
Medicaid programs allow more children to attend school and climb out of poverty, and they allow some 4.5 million people to live in their own homes rather than in institutions.
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2025/06/03/medicaid-budget-cuts-250804?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKsPvxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnH5OfFeXHiCe0pmv1zkvvOD6e9JVMfELs05PlwDTOzJQMIcnBgtOBH3SY-7_aem_9jOPK_dmHUClJHNynC3Xeg
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The GOP wants work requirements for Medicaid. Here's what those rules do (and don't) accomplish.
Evidence shows that the rules have little effect on employment, but do cause eligible people to lose benefits they rely on.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-gop-wants-work-requirements-for-medicaid-heres-what-those-rules-do-and-dont-accomplish-212455995.html
6 months ago
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AAPD - The American Association of People with Disabilities
6 months ago
EARLIER: Michael Lewis, AAPD’s Director of Policy, joined 100s of disabled advocates on Capitol Hill to protest Congress’ cruel Reconciliation Bill. This proposal puts millions at risk by gutting Medicaid, threatening lives & the critical care that so many depend on.
www.youtube.com/shorts/epPVE...
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AAPD's on Capitol Hill in Defense of Medicaid!
YouTube video by AAPD
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/epPVEucrO0o
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Jen Rubin
6 months ago
The corporate media is so easily manipulated. The Medicaid cuts are less "drastic" cause ONLY 14 m lose insurance. Tariffs were slashed because they are only 30 percent. Were they always this easily manipulated? is the stenography laziness or fear?
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AAPD - The American Association of People with Disabilities
6 months ago
Congress has released a budget with proposed Medicaid cuts that will kill disabled and aging Americans. This isn’t about right vs. left. This is right vs. wrong. Take action to prevent these devastating cuts:
aapd.quorum.us/campaign/111...
Image descriptions in alt-text and comments.
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Maria Town
6 months ago
More than ten hours on the National Mall holding vigil and listening to stories of people who benefit from Medicaid, and I’ve got two words for you: Protect Medicaid.
#ProtectMedicaid
#CareCantWait
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AAPD - The American Association of People with Disabilities
6 months ago
HAPPENING NOW: 24-hour Medicaid Vigil at the National Mall 🕯️ Medicaid is not just a line item in a budget – it's a lifeline for millions of people and families. That’s why we’re joining a 24-hour
#ProtectMedicaid
vigil at the U.S. Capitol. Join us!
go.caringacross.org/a/dc-medicai...
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AAPD - The American Association of People with Disabilities
6 months ago
Image Description: Graphic on a brightly colored background shows a hand holding a glowing candle. Text reads “24-hour Medicaid vigil at the National Mall, begins 5/7 @1pm and ends with a rally 5/8 @ 12pm.”
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Senator Dick Durbin
7 months ago
We should honor the Pope with a "Francis Day" of world peace: stop the bombing in Ukraine and Gaza; feed the dying in Sudan and around the globe; and show kindness to one another.
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Senator Dick Durbin
7 months ago
We have lost the messenger, but we must hold fast to the message of Pope Francis to love and respect one another. In a world of hate and fear, Pope Francis’ message of peace and understanding is needed now more than ever.
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Art Candee 🍿🥤
7 months ago
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS DO NOT WORK. It's absolutely shameful that Republicans keep trying to jam this steaming pile of shit down our throats to pad the pockets of their billionaire donors.
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Maria Town
7 months ago
We filed this lawsuit because disabled Americans are already suffering—and without urgent court intervention, the harm will only grow. Even before efforts by DOGE and the administration to weaken SSA, approximately 30,000 disabled people died in 2023 while waiting for their SSDI to be approved.
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Sen. Cory Booker
7 months ago
After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.
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Sarah Posner
7 months ago
Booker and Warnock just talked about their faith, and specifically about Matthew 25, segued to need to protect healthcare coverage for working Americans ("I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in")
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DL JD’88
8 months ago
#MedicareForAll
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Olivia of Troye
8 months ago
Elon Musk called Social Security a “Ponzi Scheme.” To be clear: the Muskrat & Trump want to make it harder for you to get what you paid into. 72 MILLION Americans are about to feel this. Social Security is under attack. Medicare and Medicaid are next in line…
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The Slow Kill: How the GOP is Dismantling Social Security Without a Vote
Delay, Deny, Discourage.
https://www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com/p/the-slow-kill-how-the-gop-is-dismantling
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
8 months ago
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.
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Senator Dick Durbin
8 months ago
There is very little about this CR that I like—but there is even less I like about a government shutdown. With Trump & Musk taking a chainsaw to the government’s workforce & illegally freezing funding, the last thing we need to do is plunge our country into further chaos by shutting down the govt.
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TizzyWoman
8 months ago
“46% of all Georgia births are covered by Medicaid. 2/5 Georgia kids are covered by Medicaid. 5/7 seniors in Georgia nursing homes are covered by Medicaid…” This
#CupOfJoe
goes to
@ossoff.senate.gov
, who’s committed to saying
#HandsOffMedicaid
! Re-elect Ossoff!
secure.actblue.com/donate/ossof...
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Jen Rubin
8 months ago
None of yes votes in Sen are up in 2026. If they were they wouldn’t have dared. But in 2028 remember who stood strong and primary the hell out of the others
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Governor JB Pritzker
8 months ago
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Call your Senators . Tell them to vote no on the continuing resolution which would begin cuts to Medicaid.
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Philip Bump
8 months ago
oh got it
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Mia Ives-Rublee
8 months ago
"You do not have a mandate to cut Medicaid." ~ Rep. Al Green It doesn't surprise me that a disabled Black person is the one to speak up to power. With a point of his cane, he became an icon for disabled people around the country.
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Christopher Webb
8 months ago
Donald Trump just congratulated Chuck Schumer on his decision to vote YES on the Republican CR.
@schumer.senate.gov
, you are on the wrong side!
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Anat Shenker-Osorio
8 months ago
Democrats are absolutely capable of standing strong and confronting MAGA. MAGA are bullies who cave at the first sign of real grit and courage. No on
#MAGAMurderBudget
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Aaron Rupar
8 months ago
Walz: "I wouldn't do those town halls if I were them either because they have to defend cutting Medicare, cutting Medicaid, hurting their local public school, fighting a trade war with Canada. Just the nonsense, and defending President Musk."
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Alt National Park Service
8 months ago
Congrats, they heard you! The Social Security Administration has decided tonight to abandon its plans to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims. Thank you to all who shared our post and made calls today—you did it!
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Shannon Watts
8 months ago
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Adam Kinzinger
8 months ago
I am in shock at the stupidity of
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social
inviting Steve Bannon on his podcast. Many of us on the right sacrificed careers to fight Bannon, and Newsom is trying to make a career and a presidential run by building him up. Unforgivable and insane
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Gregg Gonsalves
8 months ago
Dave
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is up for
#CDC
Director. His Senate hearings are on Thursday. He thinks vaccines cause autism, doubts the safety of MMR vaccines. CALL YOUR SENATORS: 202-224-3121. We have a call sheet here, with lists of Senators and a script to use:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑
9 months ago
Jessica Craven explains today's loss, but points out the FIGHT IS NOT OVER. Listen to her speak about next steps. (Then see budget explainer in comments below.)
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