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“So many people showed up on Tuesday afternoon that they temporarily filled the parking lot of the Silver Collection Hotel and had to move their cars across the street to Wegmans.”

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'Most important part of politics': Pete Buttigieg rallies local Democrats in Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg Free Press
Rep. Eugene Vindman encouraged volunteers before they set out to knock on doors.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Looking forward to hitting the campaign trail next week with my friend & Virginia’s next governor, @abigailspanberger.com.
Pete Buttigieg to appear with Spanberger in Charlottesville
With the election for governor three weeks away, Democrat Abigail Spanberger is getting some outside help to get out the vote. Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will appear with t...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Setting aside the question of legality, this would be an action of enormous self-harm inflicted on the nation, needlessly ridding the country of talent and expertise.

It’s also extortive. “Give us what we want in a funding fight, or we’ll hurt the country.”
White House to agencies: Prepare mass firing plans for a shutdown
In memo, the Trump administration says the Reduction-in-Force plans would go beyond standard shutdown furloughs.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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In the budget reconciliation bill, House Republicans are trying to cut SNAP by $295 billion. This would cut it in third in what would be by far the largest SNAP cut in history.

This would rip food assistance away from millions of people, including households with children as young as 7 years old.
May 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Doors aren’t scheduled to open for another hour, but there’s already a huge line forming in Cedar Rapids for the VoteVets town hall with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Trump is calling to cut NDD* to the lowest level on record - by far.

This is the part of the budget that funds education (Title I, IDEA), nutrition (WIC), child care (CCDBG), biomedical and other cutting edge research (NIH, NASA, EERE), and some critical low-income programs (Section 8, LIHEAP).
May 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Something is happening in Iowa
May 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM