Guess who gets excluded from Trump's canceled flights? Billionaires in private planes.

Three of us are looking at paying $3k per month for health insurance. Three thousand dollars!! Per month. And that’s before copays and deductibles.

At today's hearing on Republicans Stealing Food and Healthcare, Bobby Laughlin from Maryland testifies: "If the federal tax credits end...I'll be put into a situation where if I'm seriously injured or struck by chronic illness, I will be bankrupted by medical debt."

At today's hearing on Republicans Stealing Food and Healthcare, Lisa Bogacki of PA testifies: My family has relied on the Affordable Care Act for over a decade. If Republicans get their way next year our premiums will quadruple and our deductibles will skyrocket.

At today's hearing on Republicans Stealing Food and Healthcare, Lisa Bogacki of PA testifies: My family has relied on the Affordable Care Act for over a decade. If Republicans get their way next year our premiums will quadruple and our deductibles will skyrocket.

Social Security maintains a critical data set with our private information and, "if it were to be accidentally leaked or breached, the results would be catastrophic."

At today's hearing on Republicans Stealing Food and Healthcare, Ashley Gooden-Stewart of TX testifies: "The thought that any lawmaker prioritizes a billionaire's greed over my daughter's access to her asthma medication makes my stomach churn."

Absolutely we want healthcare, food programs & people back to their jobs please. Congressional switchboard 202 224-3121

Thank you for this 👇 "Trump is giving people an ultimatum: choose between food, health care, or your rent." – @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social

Happening now: House Democrats are hearing testimonies from constituents who are facing the consequences of the Republican shutdown. Trump’s Big Ugly Bill steals health care and food assistance from families who are struggling to make ends meet due to the rising cost of living.

In the history of our country, SNAP has always been paid to those who are eligible, including in times of government shutdown. Trump is CHOOSING to rip away $5 billion from over 41 million Americans who are hungry. - @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov

Instead of negotiating with Democrats to reopen the government and lower costs, Donald Trump and Republicans are holding the country hostage. They're putting kids and seniors and veterans at the risk of going hungry and without access to healthcare. - @repbarragan.bsky.social

At today's hearing on Republicans Stealing Food and Healthcare, Lisa Bogacki of PA testifies: "We cannot pretend to be a great country when we allow citizens to languish without full medical coverage, unless you happen to be lucky enough to be able to afford it."

"Trump is giving people an ultimatum: choose between food, health care, or your rent." – @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social

LIVE 9am EST: House Democratic Hearing on Republicans Stealing Food and Healthcare

Congresswoman Delia Ramirez: We win when we organize! So keep making those calls, keep letting Senators know that you expect them to show up, cause we showed up last night.

Congresswoman Delia Ramirez: Greetings from Chicago – a city that is feeling the urgency to be the epicenter of resistance to ice in this moment – and I got to tell you, it is so good to be with all of you today.

Maurice Mitchell: Our duty in this moment is to build the largest, most diverse, most leaderful movement for justice in our nation's history and in our lifetimes. @workingfamilies.org @mauricewfp.bsky.social

Maurice Mitchell: Affordability and bold economic messages win! I know there's a lot we all are against right now, but without a vision, the people will perish. We have to unite people around what we're fighting for, not just what we're fighting against. @workingfamilies.org @mauricewfp.bsky.social

Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson: We are in a critical moment right now, y'all. So I need you to take this call to action seriously. Make sure your Senator knows that you want ACA healthcare credits extended and an end to the shutdown, not one or the other.

Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson: Zohran Mamdani in NYC! That man, that movement, gave us a glimmer of hope -- that we can be a part of something bigger than any one of us alone.

Join us for a 2025 Post-Election Mass Call and discussion of the path for 2026: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ldu...

This is now the longest government shutdown in history. Enough is enough. Republicans need to stop playing political games with our health care and meet Democrats at the negotiating table.

Always out to make American lives more difficult & insecure, Trump’s proposed Disability changes might be reconsidered when looking at yesterday’s drubbing of the GOP at the Polls. Time will tell. @petermorley.bsky.social #SocialSecurity @socialsecurityworks.org www.salon.com/2025/11/02/r...

From moderate governors-elect in Virginia and New Jersey to a democratic socialist mayor-elect in New York City, and everywhere in between, there was only one message: Fight Trumpism and make America affordable, says @alaw202.bsky.social of @SocialSecurityWorks.org.

Democrats won big by fighting against Trump’s attempts at tyranny and pledging to do everything in their power to make America affordable for everyone.

Message 4 Sen/Cong Ds: "Tuesday night, American voters sent Democrats a message: In the face of President Donald Trump’s lawlessness, the American people want you to fight—not fold." cc: @schumer.senate.gov @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @shaheen.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov #NoKings #NoSurrender

“After this week’s elections, it’s Republicans who are feeling the pressure. If Democrats stand strong, they can win this fight—and save healthcare for millions of Americans.” Read the full op-ed from SSW's Executive Director, Alex Lawson, on Common Dreams:

Social Security is so dependable because millions of working Americans have built a system that has delivered earned benefits on time for 90 years. Protect our checks!

Voters are furious with Trump and MAGA. Democrats must keep up the fight to save our health care!

Federal workers―including the ones who are still making sure Social Security payments go out―haven’t been paid since September. The GOP needs to end the shutdown and negotiate with Democrats to save essential programs for working families.

People rely on Social Security to make ends meet. We need members of Congress like @replindasanchez.bsky.social who are committed to protecting our earned benefits, not playing politics with them.

Today is Election Day! Be sure to exercise your right to vote to protect our democracy and our earned Social Security and Medicare benefits!

Americans LOVE this program. Here's a FAIR way to EXPAND it. Watch the whole interview w/ Nancy Altman of @socialsecurityworks.org at the link in the comments.

Because Republicans are demanding an end to health care tax credits, more than 20 million people who buy their own health insurance will face higher costs. The GOP must end their shutdown NOW!

Tens of millions of Americans aren't sure whether they'll be able to put food on the table this month, due to Trump’s “maximum pain” shutdown strategy.

For 17 years I have relied on SNAP benefits. I'm on Social Security Disability, Medicare, Medicaid & live w/chronic illness & disabilities, 2x cancer survivor & Lupus. SNAP is ESSENTIAL for my nutrition. Me & 42M are experiencing a President who does NOT care if 1/8 of ALL Americans STARVE to death!

Why are Republicans spending money on vacations, ballrooms, and private jets when kids are about to go hungry without SNAP benefits?

As Fiserv CEO, Frank Bisignano overinflated sales projections before quickly cashing out with a $500M stock sale. Now, Fiserv's market value has collapsed — and Trump has put Bisignano in charge of Social Security. Be warned. https://www.commondreams.org/news/fiserv-ceo-frank-bisignano

Republicans do not have their priorities right. They need to end the shutdown and meet with Democrats at the negotiating table to cancel the cuts, lower the costs, and save health care.

Frank Bisignano ran Fiserv into the ground... now Trump's put him in charge of Social Security and the IRS. That's terrifying!

New Fiserv CEO slams Bisignano: "Over the last few years, decisions to defer certain investments and cut certain costs improve margins in the short term, but are now limiting our ability to serve clients in a world-class way..." Sounds a lot like what he's doing to our Social Security system.

Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano came under renewed criticism this week for his work in the private sector, as the stock price of his former company Fiserv tanked upon the rescission of long-term growth projections that executives say were too optimistic. buff.ly/bzZwM9L

DaMareo Cooper: I grew up on food stamps. I'm from Akron, Ohio and my mother, Patricia Coker, God rest her soul. You know, she literally worked herself to death so that my sister and I could have opportunities. We were in the projects and on welfare. Social safety nets helped my mom take care of us.

Matthew Joseph: I'm also a SNAP and ACA recipient. And the government shutdown at this point is absolutely terrifying me.

Julia Tilley: I know we have a lot of people on the livestream, and my big only question is, are you all ready? Are you ready to fight for our healthcare over billionaires??

Sen. Warren: So I think of it this way. Donald Trump is sitting around dreaming about eating his well-done steaks with ketchup, in a fancy new ballroom he has had encrusted with gold, while billionaire donors flatter him. And meanwhile, families, seniors, and veterans lose their healthcare.

Sen. Warren: Right now, as we are talking, and tomorrow and on Saturday, people everywhere in America are getting letters, getting their email notices that say, here's what your healthcare premiums are gonna be like for next year. And they’re not looking at numbers that are up, they are up, up, up.

Sen. Van Hollen: 20 million Americans will see their healthcare costs skyrocket, in some cases, it will double or triple. And the estimate is that 4 million Americans of our fellow Americans, will not be able to pay those costs and will drop out entirely.

Sen. Van Hollen: They're intentionally trying to impose pain so that we won't keep up the fight for healthcare.