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gab13by13

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1. Needed to take a stand in March

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 11:01 AM

Jul 25

The counter to being blamed for shutting down the government was town halls. Town halls in blue, red, and purple districts. Town halls that put faces to the people who will be affected, just like the MSNBC town halls that let fired federal workers explain how their firings would damage the country.

Take a stand this fall and every Congressional Democrat, do town halls.

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Democrats pressure Schumer, Senate to hold line on GOP spending bills [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 25 OP

Needed to take a stand in March gab13by13 Jul 25 #1

WHY do we have to "pressure" Democratic leaders Miguelito Loveless Jul 25 #2

Exactly. Maybe some don't realize that we lost both Houses of Congress. lostincalifornia Jul 25 #4

Leaders should be in open Miguelito Loveless Jul 25 #6

I'm with house Democrats on this. republianmushroom Jul 25 #3

To be honest I'm thinking that Schumer might have done it to paint the Republicans into a corner. cstanleytech Jul 25 #5