Victoria Schiano (she/her)
@victoriaschiano.bsky.social
Mom to a medically-complex warrior who lights up my life. Caregiver and Mito-fighter. Healthcare and disability rights advocate. Yes, I’m the one rocking out in my van and yes, you can join!
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This fucking sucks and is hostile af (yes, I get that this is the point). Our national parks are a treasure and I love sharing them with people. People visit the US specifically to see them. Nature should be open to everyone.
National Parks to raise fees by $100 for international tourists to popular U.S. parks
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter popular parks. They will be left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents.
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This fucking sucks and is hostile af (yes, I get that this is the point). Our national parks are a treasure and I love sharing them with people. People visit the US specifically to see them. Nature should be open to everyone.
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Today, Little Lobbyists honors #AliceWong, a ferocious advocate for disability justice and disability culture-maker who died on November 14 at the age of 51. Alice was a larger-than-life figure in the disability community and a friend to Little Lobbyists
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November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Today, Little Lobbyists honors #AliceWong, a ferocious advocate for disability justice and disability culture-maker who died on November 14 at the age of 51. Alice was a larger-than-life figure in the disability community and a friend to Little Lobbyists
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I see a lot of people speculating about how Alice died and I am asking you to...please not do that. If her family wants to share information about that on their own time, they will, but the speculation and sometimes outright conspiracy theories are actually really upsetting for them to see.
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I see a lot of people speculating about how Alice died and I am asking you to...please not do that. If her family wants to share information about that on their own time, they will, but the speculation and sometimes outright conspiracy theories are actually really upsetting for them to see.
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It was so exciting to see #healthcare champion and @LittleLobbyist Community Engagement Coordinator, @victoriaschiano.bsky.social, join members of the @demwomencaucus.bsky.social earlier today to share how #Medicaid cuts are impacting her son, Cole
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November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It was so exciting to see #healthcare champion and @LittleLobbyist Community Engagement Coordinator, @victoriaschiano.bsky.social, join members of the @demwomencaucus.bsky.social earlier today to share how #Medicaid cuts are impacting her son, Cole
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
JOHN FETTERMAN
DO NOT VOTE WITH THE REPUBLICANS.
Their promises mean nothing and they have made it clear they want to destroy the families of America- primarily those who belong to disabled and minority groups.
This would be a vote to destroy the only lifelines families like ours have.
DO NOT VOTE WITH THE REPUBLICANS.
Their promises mean nothing and they have made it clear they want to destroy the families of America- primarily those who belong to disabled and minority groups.
This would be a vote to destroy the only lifelines families like ours have.
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
JOHN FETTERMAN
DO NOT VOTE WITH THE REPUBLICANS.
Their promises mean nothing and they have made it clear they want to destroy the families of America- primarily those who belong to disabled and minority groups.
This would be a vote to destroy the only lifelines families like ours have.
DO NOT VOTE WITH THE REPUBLICANS.
Their promises mean nothing and they have made it clear they want to destroy the families of America- primarily those who belong to disabled and minority groups.
This would be a vote to destroy the only lifelines families like ours have.
Reposted by Victoria Schiano (she/her)
Hello friends! I am excited to be a speaker at the Rally for the Public’s Health on Wed 11/05 on the National Mall to highlight critical public health issues & initiatives. Protecting the public’s health is essential, not optional. Join us! Would love to see y'all!
www.APHA.org/Rally #SpeakForHealth
www.APHA.org/Rally #SpeakForHealth
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Hello friends! I am excited to be a speaker at the Rally for the Public’s Health on Wed 11/05 on the National Mall to highlight critical public health issues & initiatives. Protecting the public’s health is essential, not optional. Join us! Would love to see y'all!
www.APHA.org/Rally #SpeakForHealth
www.APHA.org/Rally #SpeakForHealth
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Stories like this around people rising to meet the SNAP crisis are easy to frame as inspirational and I appreciate the reporting here that stresses that this is a crisis of the government's making with long-term consequences that individuals alone cannot fix.
As SNAP benefits run dry, 'grocery buddies' are footing their neighbors' food bills
With federal food aid frozen during the government shutdown, there has been a wave of people rushing to help — sending gift cards or buying groceries for SNAP recipients in their community.
www.npr.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Stories like this around people rising to meet the SNAP crisis are easy to frame as inspirational and I appreciate the reporting here that stresses that this is a crisis of the government's making with long-term consequences that individuals alone cannot fix.
Reposted by Victoria Schiano (she/her)
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RFK Jr. testifies today on dismantling the CDC
Remember: #RFKjr spreads #COVID conspiracies, rejects vaccines, says phones cause cancer, blames school shootings on meds, and pushes “wellness camps”
1,000+ HHS staff said it best: RFK Jr. puts Americans’ health at risk
#RFKjrMustResign
Remember: #RFKjr spreads #COVID conspiracies, rejects vaccines, says phones cause cancer, blames school shootings on meds, and pushes “wellness camps”
1,000+ HHS staff said it best: RFK Jr. puts Americans’ health at risk
#RFKjrMustResign
September 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
RFK Jr. testifies today on dismantling the CDC
Remember: #RFKjr spreads #COVID conspiracies, rejects vaccines, says phones cause cancer, blames school shootings on meds, and pushes “wellness camps”
1,000+ HHS staff said it best: RFK Jr. puts Americans’ health at risk
#RFKjrMustResign
Remember: #RFKjr spreads #COVID conspiracies, rejects vaccines, says phones cause cancer, blames school shootings on meds, and pushes “wellness camps”
1,000+ HHS staff said it best: RFK Jr. puts Americans’ health at risk
#RFKjrMustResign
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💬 “I can't imagine if we didn't have #Medicaid and had to think every time we took her to the hospital.”
We must #ProtectMedicaid care for kids like June.
Share if you agree. ⬆️
We must #ProtectMedicaid care for kids like June.
Share if you agree. ⬆️
July 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
💬 “I can't imagine if we didn't have #Medicaid and had to think every time we took her to the hospital.”
We must #ProtectMedicaid care for kids like June.
Share if you agree. ⬆️
We must #ProtectMedicaid care for kids like June.
Share if you agree. ⬆️
@littlelobbyists.com week of action and advocacy starts now!
Hanging out in 30th St. Station waiting for my train to D.C.
This week is going to be about advocacy, accountability, community, learning, and joy. (I mean, how can we be together and not find joy)?
Stay-tuned. 💙
Hanging out in 30th St. Station waiting for my train to D.C.
This week is going to be about advocacy, accountability, community, learning, and joy. (I mean, how can we be together and not find joy)?
Stay-tuned. 💙
July 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
@littlelobbyists.com week of action and advocacy starts now!
Hanging out in 30th St. Station waiting for my train to D.C.
This week is going to be about advocacy, accountability, community, learning, and joy. (I mean, how can we be together and not find joy)?
Stay-tuned. 💙
Hanging out in 30th St. Station waiting for my train to D.C.
This week is going to be about advocacy, accountability, community, learning, and joy. (I mean, how can we be together and not find joy)?
Stay-tuned. 💙
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Kids like Vivian shouldn’t have to lobby senators to have health care. I’m in this fight all the way.
Kids like Vivian shouldn’t have to lobby senators to have healthcare. I’m in this fight all the way.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
June 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Kids like Vivian shouldn’t have to lobby senators to have health care. I’m in this fight all the way.
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Alexis traveled from #NorthCarolina to talk with Senator Thom Tillis about how Medicaid allows her disabled daughter, Kinsley, to live at home and in her community instead of at the hospital.
"We are advocating for #Medicaid because Medicaid is a lifeline..."
#ProtectMedicaid
"We are advocating for #Medicaid because Medicaid is a lifeline..."
#ProtectMedicaid
June 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Alexis traveled from #NorthCarolina to talk with Senator Thom Tillis about how Medicaid allows her disabled daughter, Kinsley, to live at home and in her community instead of at the hospital.
"We are advocating for #Medicaid because Medicaid is a lifeline..."
#ProtectMedicaid
"We are advocating for #Medicaid because Medicaid is a lifeline..."
#ProtectMedicaid
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Multiple Little Lobbyists families traveled to Washington, D.C., from across the country (Maggie and David traveled all the way from Alaska!) to deliver a simple message to their U.S. Senators:
DO NOT CUT A SINGLE DIME OFF #Medicaid!
Story via @nytimes.com
#ProtectMedicaid
DO NOT CUT A SINGLE DIME OFF #Medicaid!
Story via @nytimes.com
#ProtectMedicaid
‘Little Lobbyists’ Urge Senators to Oppose Trump’s Bill Cutting Medicaid
www.nytimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Multiple Little Lobbyists families traveled to Washington, D.C., from across the country (Maggie and David traveled all the way from Alaska!) to deliver a simple message to their U.S. Senators:
DO NOT CUT A SINGLE DIME OFF #Medicaid!
Story via @nytimes.com
#ProtectMedicaid
DO NOT CUT A SINGLE DIME OFF #Medicaid!
Story via @nytimes.com
#ProtectMedicaid
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"I will have to close my business and leave the workforce in order to be able to provide the care that my children require to do crazy things like live,"
Johnson County, Kansas, mom, nurse practitioner questions what's next if #Medicaid cuts pass
www.kshb.com/news/local-n...
Johnson County, Kansas, mom, nurse practitioner questions what's next if #Medicaid cuts pass
www.kshb.com/news/local-n...
June 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"I will have to close my business and leave the workforce in order to be able to provide the care that my children require to do crazy things like live,"
Johnson County, Kansas, mom, nurse practitioner questions what's next if #Medicaid cuts pass
www.kshb.com/news/local-n...
Johnson County, Kansas, mom, nurse practitioner questions what's next if #Medicaid cuts pass
www.kshb.com/news/local-n...
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Greetings from the Sunflower State!
Our friends at Little Lobbyists #Kansas are inviting community members to share the impact #Medicaid cuts would have on their families at a June 17 Town Hall.
Details in the link below —>
Our friends at Little Lobbyists #Kansas are inviting community members to share the impact #Medicaid cuts would have on their families at a June 17 Town Hall.
Details in the link below —>
Metro area families urged to share stories of Medicaid’s impact at Town Hall
A family-led organization in Kansas has invited community members to share their stories of how Medicaid has impacted them at an upcoming Town Hall.
www.kctv5.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Thread: Latest House GOP reconciliation bill language again makes the draconian #Medicaid cuts harsher. For example, mandatory work requirements now will take effect 12/31/26 instead of 1/1/29 and states have option to implement them earlier (1/x)
May 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Thread: Latest House GOP reconciliation bill language again makes the draconian #Medicaid cuts harsher. For example, mandatory work requirements now will take effect 12/31/26 instead of 1/1/29 and states have option to implement them earlier (1/x)
Reposted by Victoria Schiano (she/her)
“Maybe if they talked to some real people we’d have a different outcome.”
Hey @repmcgovern.bsky.social - we might know a few real people who’d LOVE to talk. 😏
(PS, It’s us. We love sharing our stories.)
#ProtectMedicaid
Hey @repmcgovern.bsky.social - we might know a few real people who’d LOVE to talk. 😏
(PS, It’s us. We love sharing our stories.)
#ProtectMedicaid
May 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“Maybe if they talked to some real people we’d have a different outcome.”
Hey @repmcgovern.bsky.social - we might know a few real people who’d LOVE to talk. 😏
(PS, It’s us. We love sharing our stories.)
#ProtectMedicaid
Hey @repmcgovern.bsky.social - we might know a few real people who’d LOVE to talk. 😏
(PS, It’s us. We love sharing our stories.)
#ProtectMedicaid
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Rep @kathycastorfl.bsky.social says what’s on all our minds: “It’s been difficult to listen to, ‘No one’s going to lose coverage,’ but we know what the CBO has said!”
See for yourselves what the nonpartisan CBO has determined about the impact of this disastrous bill: www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
See for yourselves what the nonpartisan CBO has determined about the impact of this disastrous bill: www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
As House GOP grinds ahead, new CBO report says Trump's big tax cuts bill will add to deficit
GOP leaders worked late into the night to convince skeptical Republicans who have problems on several fronts, including worries that it will pile onto the nation's $36 trillion debt.
www.pbs.org
May 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Rep @kathycastorfl.bsky.social says what’s on all our minds: “It’s been difficult to listen to, ‘No one’s going to lose coverage,’ but we know what the CBO has said!”
See for yourselves what the nonpartisan CBO has determined about the impact of this disastrous bill: www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
See for yourselves what the nonpartisan CBO has determined about the impact of this disastrous bill: www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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We're grateful to @maxwellfrost.bsky.social and everyone fighting against these cruel cuts to healthcare, grind Congress to a halt to keep our children alive.
They wanted to pass this evil budget to take away healthcare from millions earlier today. It’s still stuck in the rules committee cause House Dems introduced over 500 amendments and we are lined up to debate on them. Delaying is important. Keep up the pressure on these Congressional Republicans.
May 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
We're grateful to @maxwellfrost.bsky.social and everyone fighting against these cruel cuts to healthcare, grind Congress to a halt to keep our children alive.
Reposted by Victoria Schiano (she/her)
Rep. @frost.house.gov talked to us in the early hours of the morning about the budget bill some House Republicans are trying to ram through that would make drastic cuts to Medicaid.
Call your Member of Congress and tell them not to cut a dime from Medicaid: (202) 224-3121
Call your Member of Congress and tell them not to cut a dime from Medicaid: (202) 224-3121
May 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Rep. @frost.house.gov talked to us in the early hours of the morning about the budget bill some House Republicans are trying to ram through that would make drastic cuts to Medicaid.
Call your Member of Congress and tell them not to cut a dime from Medicaid: (202) 224-3121
Call your Member of Congress and tell them not to cut a dime from Medicaid: (202) 224-3121
Reposted by Victoria Schiano (she/her)
We agree with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social — the House Republican bill would force 14 million people to:
- Lose their health coverage
- Result in higher copays/premiums/deductibles
- Hospitals will close
- Nursing homes will shut down
- And people will die across the country
#ProtectMedicaid
- Lose their health coverage
- Result in higher copays/premiums/deductibles
- Hospitals will close
- Nursing homes will shut down
- And people will die across the country
#ProtectMedicaid
May 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
We agree with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social — the House Republican bill would force 14 million people to:
- Lose their health coverage
- Result in higher copays/premiums/deductibles
- Hospitals will close
- Nursing homes will shut down
- And people will die across the country
#ProtectMedicaid
- Lose their health coverage
- Result in higher copays/premiums/deductibles
- Hospitals will close
- Nursing homes will shut down
- And people will die across the country
#ProtectMedicaid
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Thank you for working to #ProtectMedicaid, @repemiliasykes.bsky.social:
" We were proud to expand #Medicaid in the state of #Ohio to make sure that we had healthy moms. 'Cause if you have healthy moms, you'll have healthy babies.
" We were proud to expand #Medicaid in the state of #Ohio to make sure that we had healthy moms. 'Cause if you have healthy moms, you'll have healthy babies.
May 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Thank you for working to #ProtectMedicaid, @repemiliasykes.bsky.social:
" We were proud to expand #Medicaid in the state of #Ohio to make sure that we had healthy moms. 'Cause if you have healthy moms, you'll have healthy babies.
" We were proud to expand #Medicaid in the state of #Ohio to make sure that we had healthy moms. 'Cause if you have healthy moms, you'll have healthy babies.