My white supremacist/ facist colleagues are on their big racist binger, but they'll raise money instead of getting fired bc hating Muslims is apparently an acceptable form of bigotry in this country. Should I hold my breath for the bipartisan resolutions, censures, and hearings to come?
Summer Lee
@summerlee.bsky.social
Somebody's aunty, organizer, sarcastic best friend, or Congresswoman.
In Trump's America, a thoughtcrime is an actionable and deportable offense. You either love this country and what it stands for, or you think this is acceptable. But it definitely can't be both.
Introduced my Abolish Super PACs Act today because in a true democracy, Elon Musk and every other multi-billionaire's dollar shouldn't be more powerful than your vote and your voice. It's also time to tax him, and that'll be a different bill for a different day soon!
Billionaires don’t have a constitutional right to own your government. Today @khanna.house.gov and I unveiled the Abolish Super PACs Act to get money out of politics and restore democracy for, of, and by the people. We must make it harder for billionaires + corporate interests to buy our politics.
Once again our timelines are flooded with horrific images of Palestinian babies massacred by the Israeli government. Israel has consistently violated the ceasefire and in the past two weeks, cut off all aid to Gaza. Just last night, they killed 400+ people. This US-backed genocide must end.
BREAKING: Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 235 Palestinians, according to local hospitals. Follow AP's live coverage.
Trump said he’d end the war in the Middle East then sent $12 billion in weapons to Israel and started bombing Yemen. At the same time, he’s criminalizing anti-war speech and repressing dissent. This is an authoritarian who'll throw us into another senseless war funded by your taxpayer dollars.
This is a signal to the American people that Democrats will not fight for them. We have to be using our votes for leverage right now. To protect the social services folks are asking us to. To invest in our communities. Otherwise Republicans will just keep running us over.
JUST IN: Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced that he will vote to keep the government open, signaling a path to averting a shutdown. cnn.it/3FwPaiE
Hey friends, can you follow my new official side bluesky @repsummerlee.bsky.social. You asked. We’re all in now! lol
"Moderate" Republicans swore they wouldn't cut Medicaid yet last night they punked out as soon as Trump called. Last week, the Senate did the same Over 3M in PA rely on Medicaid + CHIP for healthcare I wonder if our Senator McCormick will keep serving Trump or start serving the people of his state
Dems can't talk about the corporate + billionaire takeover of the Republican-led government while still answering to its own corp + billionaire donors. We can't serve two masters. We can’t save our country if we’re still deciding if we're the party of the money or the many
Trump/Exec Branch can only erode the checks and balances and grab power from another branch with House + Senate Republicans' consent. I encourage my Republican colleagues to grow a spine + affirm that we're a co-equal branch of government and not just a dictator's advisory committee...
Yesterday, I had the honor of being sworn in to represent the people of PA-12 in the US House of Representatives for my 2nd term. I will never take for granted the position my district has entrusted me or the history and ancestry I am a part of.
Guess I'm just stuck in DC until Elon Musk tells Donald he's ok with us passing a budget for the nation...
At the theatre watching Wicked for my birthday and trying not to be one of those people who get put out for singing. Pray for me and the theatre goers.
In the Mckeesport holiday parade today with that emu that was loose and wandering the neighborhood last week and many others!
Today in Oversight, Republicans argue essentially that any opportunity extended to women or marginalized people is an existential threat to white conservative men's ability to remain "king of the mountain." I asked v simply is America not greater when ALL Americans have the opportunity to succeed?
Lee: Why do predominantly conservative white men believe that the success of a black person or the opportunity or the access of black person is an existential threat to them?
Before i show up anywhere,I usually ask "who all gon be there," because I'm already socially awkward But I'm leaping out on faith with yall this time! May the spirit of reevaulation and new beginnings go beyond just a new social media project in this new era... ok.