We need all of the Congress to be Christopher Van Hollen.

Fuck Gavin Newsom, but blue states like California can forge trade partnerships. It doesn’t exempt tariffs, but offsetting trade is a solution
(unlike Donad’s plan)

The MAJORITY of cargo goes into the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
~20 million annual TEUs

www.latimes.com/california/s...

Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.

This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.

And finally Jim McGovern mentioned that we might need to start thinking about a general Strike at his Townhall last night. We need a hell of a lot more muscle building before it will be successful. But, politicians starting to get involved speeds up the timeline ever so slightly
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Murphy: "Let's not pull any punches about why this is happening. Elon Musk makes billions off of his business with China. And China is cheering at this action today. There is no question that the billionaire class trying to take over our govt right now is doing it based on self-interest."

Trump is letting the richest man in the world wreak havoc on our government. It's unconstitutional and it's dangerous. Democrats must fight back. And that starts by voting no on his nominees. I urge my colleagues to join me. We cannot confirm any more of Trump's chaos cabinet.

This was just brutal coming from Rep. Raskin. Democrats must remain strong.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker plans to sign an executive order preventing state agencies from obtaining or disclosing data that personally identifies people with autism, unless required for medical care or legal matters.

“Every Illinoisan deserves ... the freedom to live without fear of surveillance.”

NEW: The Senate just reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore and expand federal protections for our right to vote.

As states continue to pass legislation that makes voting harder, it's time for our leaders to protect this essential right.

Thank you, Representative Robert Garcia, for speaking out. During the trip to advocate for the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongly deported,

NEW: A Senate investigation led by Sen. Jon Ossoff found more than 500 credible reports of abuses in ICE custody, including alleged mistreatment of pregnant women and children. @dell.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/senate...

People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.

(Photos shared with me)