TN Senate Dems
@tnsenatedems.bsky.social
Fighting to rebuild Tennessee’s middle class
In Tennessee, 1 out of 10 people do not have health coverage. Nationally, Republicans refuse to renew tax credits that make coverage affordable for 100s of thousands of our families.
By Jan. 1, more than a million Tennesseans could be without health coverage.
Does the GOP care?
By Jan. 1, more than a million Tennesseans could be without health coverage.
Does the GOP care?
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
In Tennessee, 1 out of 10 people do not have health coverage. Nationally, Republicans refuse to renew tax credits that make coverage affordable for 100s of thousands of our families.
By Jan. 1, more than a million Tennesseans could be without health coverage.
Does the GOP care?
By Jan. 1, more than a million Tennesseans could be without health coverage.
Does the GOP care?
Shameful. There should be consequences when public officials defraud taxpayers. But Donald Trump & the Republican Party believe they are above the law.
WASH POST: “President Trump has pardoned the former Tennessee House speaker and his former top aide in the state legislature just weeks after they were sentenced to prison on public corruption charges.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Shameful. There should be consequences when public officials defraud taxpayers. But Donald Trump & the Republican Party believe they are above the law.
When we say the Republican Party has rigged Tennessee's economy against workers, this is what we mean:
Low-income & middle class families pay a higher effective tax rate than billionaires & big corporations. Other than the rich, who supports this?!
tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/04/p...
Low-income & middle class families pay a higher effective tax rate than billionaires & big corporations. Other than the rich, who supports this?!
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Past business tax cuts push Tennessee’s government to rely even more on regressive sales tax • Tennessee Lookout
Under Tennessee's sales-tax heavy system, low-income families pay a higer proportion of their income than businesses and wealthier families.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
When we say the Republican Party has rigged Tennessee's economy against workers, this is what we mean:
Low-income & middle class families pay a higher effective tax rate than billionaires & big corporations. Other than the rich, who supports this?!
tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/04/p...
Low-income & middle class families pay a higher effective tax rate than billionaires & big corporations. Other than the rich, who supports this?!
tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/04/p...
😵 Donald Trump's trade war chaos & mass deportation agenda is killing jobs and investment in Tennessee, says Gov. Bill Lee who supports Trump's mass deportation agenda and farm-killing tariffs. www.tennessean.com/story/money/...
Hyundai ICE raid casts shadow on US-South Korea ties, gov says
South Korean businesses want clarity about trade policy and visa eligibility requirements before doing business in Tennessee, Gov. Bill Lee said.
www.tennessean.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
😵 Donald Trump's trade war chaos & mass deportation agenda is killing jobs and investment in Tennessee, says Gov. Bill Lee who supports Trump's mass deportation agenda and farm-killing tariffs. www.tennessean.com/story/money/...
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PSA: If you're driving on TN highways at night, completely sober, you can still get charged with a DUI. Tennessee's insatiable drive to feed the prison industrial complex has now extended to trooper quotas for DUIs, and sober people are getting charged. www.wsmv.com/2025/10/27/f...
Former Tennessee troopers say DUI quotas led to arrests of sober drivers
Ashley Smith and Adam Potts, both former THP troopers, told WSMV4 Investigates the repeated insistence to increase DUI arrests is inadvertently resulting in innocent people being charged with DUIs.
www.wsmv.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
PSA: If you're driving on TN highways at night, completely sober, you can still get charged with a DUI. Tennessee's insatiable drive to feed the prison industrial complex has now extended to trooper quotas for DUIs, and sober people are getting charged. www.wsmv.com/2025/10/27/f...
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The price to feed Tennessee families in need just dropped considerably while the human toll of Gov. Bill Lee’s obstinate refusal to act continues to rise
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STATE STILL NEEDS TO STEP UP FOR TENNESSEE FAMILIES ON SNAP
Federal Government to Pay Half of SNAP Funds Following Court Ruling—Democrats Continue Call for State to Fill in Funding Gap
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November 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The price to feed Tennessee families in need just dropped considerably while the human toll of Gov. Bill Lee’s obstinate refusal to act continues to rise
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Turns out Americans voting for change in 2024 really did want lower prices and a stronger economy. They didn’t sign up for a radical overhaul of American government.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Turns out Americans voting for change in 2024 really did want lower prices and a stronger economy. They didn’t sign up for a radical overhaul of American government.
DEMS TO GUV: “Leadership means stepping in before people fall”
Leader Raumesh Akbari called on Gov. Bill Lee to issue a state of emergency to address TN’s impending hunger crisis. Nearly 700,000 Tennesseans rely on federal food stamps that lapse Nov. 1. open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Leader Raumesh Akbari called on Gov. Bill Lee to issue a state of emergency to address TN’s impending hunger crisis. Nearly 700,000 Tennesseans rely on federal food stamps that lapse Nov. 1. open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
October 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
DEMS TO GUV: “Leadership means stepping in before people fall”
Leader Raumesh Akbari called on Gov. Bill Lee to issue a state of emergency to address TN’s impending hunger crisis. Nearly 700,000 Tennesseans rely on federal food stamps that lapse Nov. 1. open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Leader Raumesh Akbari called on Gov. Bill Lee to issue a state of emergency to address TN’s impending hunger crisis. Nearly 700,000 Tennesseans rely on federal food stamps that lapse Nov. 1. open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
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Skrmetti sat across from me in our office when he was appointed and of his own volition said he promised not to be political- he has been nothing but political every day he’s served (self-served, to be clear)🤦♀️ tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tenne...
Tennessee attorney general joins legal fight against automatic birthright citizenship • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a filing backing President Donald Trump’s order to end automatic birthright citizenship.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Skrmetti sat across from me in our office when he was appointed and of his own volition said he promised not to be political- he has been nothing but political every day he’s served (self-served, to be clear)🤦♀️ tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tenne...
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This is outrageous and indefensible. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting
A Middle Tennessee sheriff is defending the arrest of a man for posting an online meme quoting President Donald Trump.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This is outrageous and indefensible. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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THREE days left until SNAP funding runs out. Meanwhile, Gov. Lee sits idly by as Tennessee families face empty pantries. Reminder- House Dems have called on the governor to call a special session to address this vital funding.
October 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
THREE days left until SNAP funding runs out. Meanwhile, Gov. Lee sits idly by as Tennessee families face empty pantries. Reminder- House Dems have called on the governor to call a special session to address this vital funding.
While Gov. Bill Lee is busy pointing fingers, Tennessee Dems and other state leaders are taking action to keep children from going hungry. This shouldn’t be that hard: Kids deserve to eat and Tennessee families deserve affordable health coverage.
A majority of states have taken formal steps to protect vital SNAP benefits which are set to run out on Nov 1st due to the federal gov shutdown. Meanwhile, Gov. Lee currently has no plan to protect over 690,000 Tennesseans who rely on the program to help put food on their tables.
October 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
While Gov. Bill Lee is busy pointing fingers, Tennessee Dems and other state leaders are taking action to keep children from going hungry. This shouldn’t be that hard: Kids deserve to eat and Tennessee families deserve affordable health coverage.
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70K Nashvillians will lose SNAP benefits next week. PLEASE support food banks- DONATE, volunteer, spread the word! Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN, The Branch of Nashville, and Nashville Food Project
October 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
70K Nashvillians will lose SNAP benefits next week. PLEASE support food banks- DONATE, volunteer, spread the word! Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN, The Branch of Nashville, and Nashville Food Project
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Gov. Lee has allowed another day to pass without helping Tennessee families. There are only FOUR more days until SNAP benefits run out. House Democrats are continuing to call on Gov. Lee to call a special session to address SNAP and other vital aid.
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Gov. Lee has allowed another day to pass without helping Tennessee families. There are only FOUR more days until SNAP benefits run out. House Democrats are continuing to call on Gov. Lee to call a special session to address SNAP and other vital aid.
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Hey Gov. Bill Lee, let’s also import Taiwan’s universal healthcare policy and paid family leave for workers
October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hey Gov. Bill Lee, let’s also import Taiwan’s universal healthcare policy and paid family leave for workers
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INBOX: “While Washington is broken and you may blame whoever you wish for the shutdown, we have a duty to rise above partisan politics & serve those we represent.”
@jrclemmons.bsky.social & TN Dems ask @GovBillLee for a special session to help 700,000 Tennesseans who rely on food assistance
@jrclemmons.bsky.social & TN Dems ask @GovBillLee for a special session to help 700,000 Tennesseans who rely on food assistance
October 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
INBOX: “While Washington is broken and you may blame whoever you wish for the shutdown, we have a duty to rise above partisan politics & serve those we represent.”
@jrclemmons.bsky.social & TN Dems ask @GovBillLee for a special session to help 700,000 Tennesseans who rely on food assistance
@jrclemmons.bsky.social & TN Dems ask @GovBillLee for a special session to help 700,000 Tennesseans who rely on food assistance
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Hundreds of Tennessee Department of Human Services employees, along with other state departments, could lose pay and health insurance if the federal government shutdown persists. @nc5official.bsky.social
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Tennessee state employees may face furloughs as federal shutdown drags on
Normally, a federal government shutdown wouldn't impact state employees. But Tennessee relies heavily on federal funding, so hundreds of workers could end up being furloughed and lose insurance
www.newschannel5.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Hundreds of Tennessee Department of Human Services employees, along with other state departments, could lose pay and health insurance if the federal government shutdown persists. @nc5official.bsky.social
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Thousands of Tennesseans who work full-time for big, profitable corporations — like Walmart, McDonald’s and FedEx — qualify for food assistance.
It’s absolutely right to ask why Tennessee taxpayers are being forced to subsidize corporate greed and their poverty wages.
It’s absolutely right to ask why Tennessee taxpayers are being forced to subsidize corporate greed and their poverty wages.
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Thousands of Tennesseans who work full-time for big, profitable corporations — like Walmart, McDonald’s and FedEx — qualify for food assistance.
It’s absolutely right to ask why Tennessee taxpayers are being forced to subsidize corporate greed and their poverty wages.
It’s absolutely right to ask why Tennessee taxpayers are being forced to subsidize corporate greed and their poverty wages.
Plain and simple betrayal. Trump is promoting corporate greed when he should be defending Tennessee ranchers.
The Big Four meatpacking giants will gladly take cheap Argentina beef to undercut American ranchers who produce a safer, higher quality beef.
The Big Four meatpacking giants will gladly take cheap Argentina beef to undercut American ranchers who produce a safer, higher quality beef.
October 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Plain and simple betrayal. Trump is promoting corporate greed when he should be defending Tennessee ranchers.
The Big Four meatpacking giants will gladly take cheap Argentina beef to undercut American ranchers who produce a safer, higher quality beef.
The Big Four meatpacking giants will gladly take cheap Argentina beef to undercut American ranchers who produce a safer, higher quality beef.
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As @GovBillLee plans to expand his private school coupons for the wealthy, in FLORIDA — “The rapid expansion of (VOUCHERS) burrowed a $47 million hole in the Florida Dept of Ed budget and left schools complaining they aren’t getting properly paid…” www.islandernews.com/news/educati...
October 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As @GovBillLee plans to expand his private school coupons for the wealthy, in FLORIDA — “The rapid expansion of (VOUCHERS) burrowed a $47 million hole in the Florida Dept of Ed budget and left schools complaining they aren’t getting properly paid…” www.islandernews.com/news/educati...
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“FARMAGEDDON”
Hayes lays out how Trump’s trade war is screwing over American farmers and cattle ranchers as he helps his buddy President Milei in Argentina take their market share and billions in American taxpayer💰
#MakeArgentinaGreatAgain 🇦🇷
Hayes lays out how Trump’s trade war is screwing over American farmers and cattle ranchers as he helps his buddy President Milei in Argentina take their market share and billions in American taxpayer💰
#MakeArgentinaGreatAgain 🇦🇷
October 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“FARMAGEDDON”
Hayes lays out how Trump’s trade war is screwing over American farmers and cattle ranchers as he helps his buddy President Milei in Argentina take their market share and billions in American taxpayer💰
#MakeArgentinaGreatAgain 🇦🇷
Hayes lays out how Trump’s trade war is screwing over American farmers and cattle ranchers as he helps his buddy President Milei in Argentina take their market share and billions in American taxpayer💰
#MakeArgentinaGreatAgain 🇦🇷
Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada hurts Tennessee workers the most. No nation buys more Tennessee-made products than Canada—$7.8 billion last year.
October 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada hurts Tennessee workers the most. No nation buys more Tennessee-made products than Canada—$7.8 billion last year.
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UPDATE: Trump’s response to cattle ranchers concerned about him prioritizing Argentina (and sending them Billions) is to lash out at them. www.mediaite.com/media/news/i...
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
UPDATE: Trump’s response to cattle ranchers concerned about him prioritizing Argentina (and sending them Billions) is to lash out at them. www.mediaite.com/media/news/i...