Republicans could have extended the ACA tax credits for 3 years and lowered health care costs for 20 million people. Instead, they want to hand Trump and Hegseth a $73 billion war chest for their botched war in Iran. Your health is not their policy priority.

Turning programs meant to help families into another way to harvest your data is beyond unacceptable. That's exactly what this Administration is trying to do through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Ways and Means Committee Democrats@waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · yesterday

Families already have enough on their plate dealing with Trump’s price hikes, his health care cuts, and his war in Iran. Instead of relief, this Administration is stooping to use the programs designed to uplift families and keep them together.

Over 70% of Americans have negative feelings about the economy, nearly half say they're worse off than a year ago, and Trump's economic approval rating is 43 points underwater. Where's the golden age?

Analysis | Trump’s poll numbers just took another turn for the worse

The president of the United States is more unpopular than he has ever been, according to a series of polls of American voters ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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Republicans created this health care crisis. Don't look to them to lower your costs or put health care back in reach. Ranking Member @neal.house.gov:

Republicans say we can't afford health care, child care, or paid leave. Yet they always find the money to deliver handouts to the ultra-wealthy or spend billions of taxpayer dollars on failed wars. They don't have to tell you you're not a priority. Their actions already have.

As your costs grow, so does Trump’s portfolio. That's not serving the American people. Ranking Member @neal.house.gov:

Medicare & Medicaid reflect our belief that everyone deserves dignity & security. 61 years later, Republicans are moving us in the opposite direction. After making the biggest Medicaid cuts in history, they're not satisfied & are finding new ways to hike costs and shut down more hospitals.

Tomorrow marks Medicare's 61st anniversary. Instead of building on Democrats' successes at lowering Medicare costs, Trump is unraveling it. The truth: more seniors are finally filling the prescriptions they need because Dems capped out-of-pocket costs. That's exactly how Medicare should work.

Exclusive | Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy

Program that held down premiums won’t be renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors.

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Trump promised Massachusetts families lower costs. Instead, they're paying more than $4 a gallon for gas, $70 more for electricity, and facing health care premiums that have climbed more than 50%. Trump's policies aren't working.

Laying off a third of the IRS workforce was never about cutting waste. It was sabotage. Now phones go unanswered, problems go unsolved, and fraud goes unchecked while Trump and Republicans refuse to acknowledge the consequences, hoping you'll simply accept them.

The IRS is imploding.

The CEO says the agency is proving it's possible to have “less people and better results.”

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Republicans expect you to pay over $4 a gallon for gas, cut back on groceries, and skip back to school shopping for your kids. If they didn't, they'd use their majority to lower your costs instead of enabling Trump's failed policies.

Gas, groceries and back-to-school items are where shoppers might see higher oil prices surface

Already feeling pinched since the start of the Iran war, consumers are likely to feel more pain ahead as oil prices pushed past $100 a barrel Thursday amid renewed fighting and military strikes that h...

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The Republican agenda has left workers and families paying more for less. Higher costs, fewer jobs, 8 million people and counting without health care. You deserve better.

Ways and Means Committee Democrats@waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · last wk.

🔴 Millions have already been kick off their health care 🔴 Prices continue to soar 🔴 Jobs are evaporating And nothing in the GOP's agenda will clean up the mess they've made. Ranking Member @neal.house.gov:

Today, we celebrate another year of the oldest Committee in Congress. Where we spend our money shows what we value as a nation—and @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social is where those priorities take shape. As we celebrate 237 years, its jurisdiction demands nothing less than the best for the American people.

It wouldn’t be a day in Washington without the Trump Administration trying to jack up your costs even further. Forced labor is a real and pervasive problem and it should never be cheapened into a pretext for Trump’s unrelenting attempts to keep his tariffs.

Today, the House once again sided with the American people and rejected Trump’s reckless war with Iran. This war is costing lives & driving up costs. Americans rightly don’t want another forever war in the Middle East & the President has shown he can’t find his way out. It’s time to end it.

Congress must be held to the standard our constituents demand, grounded in trust, accountability, & integrity. Republicans put a bill on the Floor that appears to be reform but settles for a half-measure that allows more abuses. They also poisoned it with voter suppression. That's why I voted no.

Republicans are about to leave DC for a month. And they're spending their last week ignoring the number one issue on Americans' minds: rising costs. Ranking Member @neal.house.gov:

Republicans keep finding billions of dollars in the couch cushions for Trump’s war but can’t manage to dig out a nickel to make your health care cheaper. Their priorities are staggering.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w ago

Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the war in Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far, as he requested about $70 billion more. nyti.ms/4hoMm7N

It was a privilege to be in Blandford to announce more than $1 million in federal funding I secured for water treatment and distribution system upgrades. Everyone should be able to trust the safety of their water system, and projects like this make us healthier. www.masslive.com/westfieldnew...

Neal, Blandford officials announce $1 million for water system upgrades

Blandford received $1 million in federal funding for major water system and infrastructure upgrades.

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Sending my best wishes to Prime Minister Andy Burnham as he enters into his tenure leading our treasured ally. I look forward to working together to strengthen the enduring partnership and special relationship between our two countries.

If there were ever a proof point that this president doesn’t need more tariff authority, it’s this.

CNN@cnn.com · 2w ago

President Donald Trump is invoking a 1930 trade law to impose whopping 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods. The move threatens a broader trade war with the United States’ second-top trading partner. https://cnn.it/4fuzj2k

Heartbroken by the news of service members lost over the weekend in the Middle East. I am praying for the families of our lost heroes and those who continue to put their lives on the line for our country. This reckless war must end.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w ago

Breaking News: Three U.S. soldiers have been killed since Friday and another unidentified body was found as the war with Iran escalates. Follow live updates.

Trump has forced people to spend nearly $60 billion more at the pump since the start of the war he started and has failed to get out of. What else could you have spent an extra $477 on?

6 years ago, we lost a titan of Congress and my dear friend, Congressman John Lewis. Throughout his life, John never stopped fighting to make our country more just and equal for all. We will never stop working to carry forward his legacy.

The American people are rejecting Trump's failures, so he's resorting to more lies about our elections so he can muddy the waters and suppress the vote. Our elections are safe. Americans should remain confident that their vote cannot be diminished by the President's delusions.

While Republicans try to rebrand their Big Ugly Law, real people are feeling the pain of their bad policies. I broke it down in a recent episode of the Julie Mason Show. Listen to my full interview here: sxm-publish-clips.content-ingest.siriusxm.com/clip/f319447...

Housing costs are beyond what families can afford. That's why Congress passed legislation to build more homes & make it easier for you to realize the American dream. We shouldn't forget that when rising costs were squeezing Americans, Trump refused to act & chose his power over lowering your bills.

Republicans think the crumbs of relief they're throwing out will make you forget who created this health care crisis. Ranking Member @neal.house.gov:

Republicans are picking and choosing who deserves relief from the health care crisis they've manufactured. Ranking Member @neal.house.gov:

Republicans claimed there wasn’t enough money to fund health care. Now they’re trying to hand Trump $350 billion while your premiums double. You were never their priority.