Visited the grave of my friend’s father and witnessed a remarkable ceremony. The letters on the white crosses almost disappear in the brightness of the stone, so a soldier fills the indentations with sand from Omaha Beach to bring the name forward. It sent shivers down my spine.
Devin Nunes calling the Intelligence Committee’s fact-finding mission a cult is dispicable. I know about cults. Cults are led by maniacal narcissists who expect complete adoration and relinquishment of independent thought. I suggest Mr. Nunes look elsewhere.
“Send her back. Lock her up. Nasty woman. Horse face. That dog. Face of a pig. Not my type. Fat. Disgusting. Low IQ. Slob. Pocahontas. Blood coming out of her wherever. Look at that face. Grab them by the pussy.”
But nobody has more respect for women?
#IStandWithIlhanOmar
New procedures in the House require us to go through a magnetometer before entering the floor. All because a new Republican member wants to carry heat onto the floor. Well, no surprise—5 Republican law and order members set off the magnetometer and then refused to be wanded.
How is it okay for
@POTUS
to engage in name calling and tweeting fake images against the third highest ranking person in our government? I know, he does it to world leaders and 16-year-old Nobel winners. It is NOT okay and NOT normal. We have to demand he puts a stop to it!
Isn’t it interesting that Donald Trump’s attorneys have abandoned him because they refuse to promote his election fraud defense but Republicans in Congress still promote the canard ?
Truly what kind of a country are we when a US Senator takes cheap shots at a Purple Heart recipient who has dedicated his life to protect us. Shame on you Sen. Blackburn. You’re better than that.
Roe may be dead but medication abortion used by 54% of women who have abortions is FDA approved, safe and effective. No clinic. No waiting. Pass the word.
America-we are in deep trouble. When the US Archivist is willing to tamper with documents to avoid the ire of President Trump, we have crossed a red line in protecting the Constitution. What happens to the First Amendment if
@POTUS
doesn’t like what you are saying?
I just checked in with US Capitol Police & asked has anyone refused to be wanded and they said “plenty.” What’s it going to take for Members of Congress to follow the rules?!
Nominating Dr. Christine Blasey Ford – a true American (s)hero who sacrificed so much to do what was right for our country and for the pursuit of truth of justice – for this year’s Profiles in Courage Award
@JFKLibrary
. She is an inspiration to us all.
Sekulow just told bald-faced lies to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Republicans WERE allowed in the SCIF. I was there. Many Rs CHOSE not to show up.
The 1st sounds we heard before we could see the children held at Ursula were haunting cries of babies & toddlers. I spoke to a dad of a sick 6-month-old girl. She was flushed, listless, her little fists clung tightly to his shirt. Flu, meningitis, typhus, lice & more.
#Border
We are the richest country in the world. We know now that the Coronavirus has been in Washington state for 6 weeks. Where are the test kits?! As of Thursday, South Korea had tested 66,652, the US had tested only 445. The hoax, as
@POTUS
calls it, is a hoax on the American people.
If Devin Nunes was using taxpayer money to do “political errands” in Vienna for his puppeteer, Donald Trump, an ethics investigation should be initiated and he should be required to reimburse the taxpayers.
It is stunning to listen to the confirmation hearing of Merrick Garland for AG. Republicans asking if he will keep politics out of his decision making. How does that square with their silence on AG Barr’s political antics?
This is important. The Senate filibuster requires 60 votes to pass any bill. We couldn’t make Roe the law without 60 Dems, which is why we need to get rid of the filibuster with 2 more Senate seats (think PA & WI). If we don’t, we can’t enact Roe. It’s that painful and simple.
For someone who brags about his riches, his taxes show he is a loser —biz losses of $105m in 2015, $73m in 2016, $45m in 2017, and $23m in 2018. Now we understand why he didn’t want us to see his tax returns.
I refuse to participate in another moment of silence on the House floor. I want a moment of action:
1) no guns for anyone under 21;
2) all guns must have trigger locks that require finger print to be discharged;
3) felony charges for anyone who doesn’t safely lock their gun.
Now that Ghislaine Maxwell is behind bars we've learned that she has over 15 bank accounts w/balances ranging from 100s of thousands of dollars to $20 mil. That money belongs to the victims, many of them children, when she trafficked & assaulted them for sexual predator Epstein.
Let me get this straight
@POTUS
can criticize Pres. Obama non stop for 2-1/2 years but Pres. Obama can’t even obliquely criticize POTUS once. Who’s got thin orange skin?
I’m hard pressed not to think that this is political. Blue states like California got a pathetic number of loans issued. Nebraska got nearly 75% of loans requested. I smell a rat with orange hair.
Under an originalist reading of the Constitution Judge Barrett & I could not vote, own property or enjoy the full protection of the law. Senator Kamala Harris would not even be considered fully human. The Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to evolve with the times
I am demanding that the transcript from the 4 hours of “negotiations” between
@POTUS
& Putin be made public. The American people must know the depth of his betrayal for the sake of our national security and why he began his groveling press conference performance with a wink!
42 years ago today I survived a mass shooting & massacre at Jonestown. Congressman Leo Ryan was assassinated along w/courageous journalists Don Harris, Bob Brown of
@NBCNews
& SF Examiner photographer Greg Robinson. Embrace life. Respect the fact that you are alive & wear a mask.
I've nominated Dr. Fiona Hill & former Amb Marie Yovanovitch for the
@JFKLibrary
Profile in Courage Award. These women are heroes in every sense of the word, risking their safety, job security & reputations in order to speak out against corruption.
The portrait of the greatest Speaker of the House of Representatives in the history of the United States was unveiled today. Finally, a woman’s portrait is in the Speaker’s lobby.
I am steaming thinking of Trump luxuriating in Mar-a-Lago and playing golf while my constituents are shivering in apartments relying on food bank generosity for their dinner on Christmas.
I have a wonderful fantasy and it would create 21st century profiles in courage. Sens Mitt Romney and Lisa Murkowski become independents, caucus with the Democrats and save this democracy!
When I heard the shot ring out in this chamber on
#January6th
I was immediately transported to a day more than 40 years ago, after I was shot 5x and left for dead on an airstrip, & thought 'I survived Guyana but I'm not going to survive this attack in the House of our Democracy.'
The “investigation” into Kavanaugh’s aberrant behavior was a farce. His nomination was railroaded through the Senate. I believe Dr. Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez. FBI never reviewed BF’s medical records and never interviewed witnesses of DR’s account. We have a liar on SCOTUS.
Trump has given us no choice. The 25th Amendment must be invoked NOW. We need to immediately wrest control of the country from him. He is not the commander of chief of the US. He is commander of chief of the Trump mob & proud boys.
@VP
Pence must step up & defend our democracy.
Two years ago I was lying flat on my face in the House gallery thinking it was the end. We came so close to losing our country as we know it. We should all tremble when 25% of Americans think the FBI is responsible for 1/6. Speak up when false narratives are repeated.
Talking to migrants who have been detained at McAllen Border Patrol Station. They have been held up to 60 days. No showers, tooth brushes. No information given. They don’t know what’s happening. One man with bites all over his back. They all pleaded for us to call their families.
A mass shooting has now hit my beloved community of Half Moon Bay, one of the last places one would expect such a abominable act. We celebrate pumpkin festivals and holiday parades there. When will Congress have the guts to really DO something about gun violence?
The rushing sound is the AC. The cries of children rang out constantly. A 15-year-old girl said she thought she had been at Ursula 30 days, but it was hard to keep track. Asked if she had a shower she brightened, smiled & said, “We got a shower yesterday because you were coming!”
There is no clearer sign of the misogyny of the Trump world than this rule that cuts off access to women’s health care at Planned Parenthood clinics. I’m not talking about abortions, I’m talking about the 70,193 women whose cancer was detected early last year, saving their lives!
I am really dumbfounded by the Republican senators who voted no on the constitutionality of their right to hold a trial of a lawfully impeached President. It’s as if they weren’t in the room to hear the arguments.
Lewandowski's obstruction of the Judiciary Committee investigation by invoking a privilege he doesn’t have and one the President doesn’t have in relation to someone not employed by the WH is grounds to hold Lewandowski in inherent contempt and slap a hefty fine on him.
I’m joining my colleagues in sponsoring articles of impeachment. Trump's vile rhetoric and terrifying actions encouraged a violent insurrection yesterday. He presents a direct and deadly threat to our democracy and the rule of law. We simply can't wait until Jan. 20.
Today, I shared my story of my 2nd trimester abortion, a painful procedure that became necessary after the fetus I was carrying moved from my uterus to my vagina. I am not ashamed. Neither should anyone else be. Those who treat women like chattel should be ashamed.
#StopTheBans
Is the American outage meter so broken or are we so numb that a bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report that links Manafort to a Russian spy who hacked the DNC is not proof enough that Russia and Trump rigged the election in 2016?!
I support Trump’s call for $2K stimulus checks, I’m ready to vote TODAY. But why would he call for that, then veto the NDAA, killing pay raises for our troops? This isn’t about helping people. This is about payback & chaos.
I know what violence can do. My mentor Congressman Leo Ryan was shot 45 times & killed in cold blood. My friend Gabby Giffords thankfully survived her shooting. This is not a game. We cannot condone the incitement of violence. Violence begets violence. We must censure Rep Gosar.
This is all you need to know. The Senate won’t pass a package to provide relief to tens of millions of Americans this Sunday BUT it can convene to ram the Coney Barrett nomination through. They don’t care about the unemployed, the people being evicted, the families going hungry.
I get it. Members of Congress can receive classified briefings NOT in the foreign affairs committee BUT by attending fundraisers for POTUS.
#thisisnotnormal
Anyone who says nuke hurricanes, rake forest fires, windmills cause cancer & who stared directly into a solar eclipse, but refuses to sit in on a G-7 climate meeting shouldn’t be allowed to hold an umbrella, let alone hold the Office of President & deal w/natural disasters.
Call me paranoid, but Trump's actions in Syria coupled w/Putin taking over our base there suggests what the future will bring if we don’t stop
@POTUS
. Trump is a willing agent of Putin. How much more evidence do we need?
The disappearance of Peng Shuai is bone-chilling. We need immediate proof of her well-being & whereabouts & an independent investigation of her sexual assault claims. If Shuai is not released & uncensored, all options of what the US does relative to the Olympics are on the table.
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy who once said, many, many days ago that Trump was responsible for the insurgency is now making his apology tour to Mar a Lago.
A federal judge - who has dedicated his entire life to justice - has written a resignation letter to Supreme Court Justice John Roberts that we should all read.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is whining about her $174k salary. She says she’s losing $. She knew what the pay was when she ran. She needs to get over herself. Better yet, she can resign.
Can someone explain to me how Texas has been approved for $1 billion more in SBA loans - & more than 30,000 loans!- than California despite our economy being $1 trillion larger & California being much harder hit by COVID-19?
Does anyone remember Heather Heyer, who was run down by a white supremacist in Charlottesville in 2017? The same forces there are now donning Trump clothing in Portland. Why isn’t
@POTUS
speaking out and deescalating the situation?
Sen Lindsay Graham should be investigated by Senate Ethics Committee for pressuring Republican GA Secy of State to rig the vote count. Sen and VP Elect Harris should call for it!
As I was getting on the plane last Thursday morning with a plane load of Trump loyalists dressed in their MAGA hats, etc, I kept wondering how did they afford air fare, 2-3 nights in a hotel for a rally and a March? Now it makes more sense.
After nearly 40 years in public service & nearly 15 in Congress, my time in the US House of Representatives is ending, but my work is far from done. I hope you will continue to join me on my journey for justice for children & families living in poverty.
This is so grotesque it takes my breath away.
@POTUS
has lost all sense of propriety and decorum and once again he has shown his conduct is unbefitting the office of the president and the 25th amendment should be invoked.
Today 54 Members led by
@HouseDemWomen
wrote AG Barr urging DOJ to withdraw its motion to intervene on POTUS' behalf in
@ejeancarroll
's suit. Denying a claim of assault from 20 years before you took office is not an official duty & this sends a dangerous message to survivors!
Make no mistake, if Russian interference is allowed in our election, it will be transformative. We will be walking into a dictatorship with our eyes wide open. If our intelligence officials fear telling us the truth for fear of losing their jobs, we are exceedingly vulnerable.
Manafort’s sentencing is a gross injustice. Ignoring sentencing parameters and claiming Manafort “led a life otherwise blameless” suggests Judge Ellis is patently ignorant of the basic facts of the case. And angling for a presidential judicial appointment.
I know a little about cults. It’s no coincidence that Trump went to Waco to host his rally. He is a cult leader just like Branch Davidian’s David Koresh. It always ends badly
These two American heroes, defied WH demands not to testify and responded appropriately to a Congressional subpoena. Between them, they have 80 years of service to our country.
#ImpeachmentHearings
It is rank hypocrisy for Republicans to cry nepotism with Biden and Burisma while Ivanka and Jared serve as WH Advisors & hold security clearances, despite serious CI flags, & have purview over foreign policies which line their own pockets. Where is their outrage for this abuse?
I’ve never been more proud to serve alongside Chairman
@RepAdamSchiff
- someone who is fighting for the fate of our democracy and motivated by the impulse to do what’s right, just, and necessary for our country.
It will be said of House Republicans,
When they found they lacked the courage to confront the most dangerous and unethical president in American history,
They consoled themselves by attacking those who did.
It makes me shudder to think that
@POTUS
thinks it’s constitutional to deploy unidentified federal law enforcement officers in unmarked vehicles to grab peaceful protesters off the streets as they exercise their 1st Amendment rights. Are we in Russia?
When I led the censure of Rep Paul Gosar it was because he threatened violence against another member. He lost his committee assignments. Rep. Omar is stripped of her committee because Republicans don’t like her opinions. So much for free speech.
The world’s superstars are letting
@POTUS
know that his temper tantrum has only brought more attention and support to the WHO. Thank you Bill and Melinda Gates for contributing over 1/2 of US share of WHO support. We are One World minus DJT.
If anyone has any doubt Trump has something to hide – Russian masters, cooked books, profiting from the presidency & pandemic? – all they need to do is look at his unhinged response to today’s
#SCOTUS
rulings. The truth WILL eventually come out & he knows it.
#TrumpMeltdown
Mr. President, you weighed in when Edward Gallagher was convicted of killing a POW. Are you going to intervene now that Captain Brett Crozier has been fired because he was trying to save the lives of his sailors?
Say their names, remember their names. These senators appear willing to stomp on the constitution and dismantle our democracy
Blackburn
Braun
Cruz
Haggerty (TN)
Inhofe
Johnson
Kennedy
Lankford
Lummis (WY)
Marshall (KS)
Tuberville
The President of the United States just refused to shake
@SpeakerPelosi
’s hand at the opening of
#SOTU
. Once again he has shown his disdain for women, especially powerful women.
My abortion saved my life. It allowed me to have another child and dedicate myself to public service. Most importantly it was my decision.
I will never stop fighting for the 1 in 4 women who have an abortion.
During a tantrum
@POTUS
called Mattis, w/40+ years of service, & the joint chiefs “dopes and babies.” That's a 5x draft dodger who cried about bone spurs demeaning the service of men who have devoted their lives to protecting our country.
#thisisnotnormal
Dear
@POTUS
: Get off the golf course and get into the Situation Room. This is a crisis that requires your full attention and full team. I assure you our adversaries are not deliberating on the fairway.
I can’t begin to tell you how disgusting this is. There is nothing presidential about this statement by Donald Trump. The vitriol from this man is demonic