Doomerella seems to have forgotten, but I hope you don’t. Fighting doesn’t only matter when we win. We are in the minority, we are not always going to win, no matter how hard we fight, but sometimes we will, and when we do, we need to celebrate how big a deal that is.
And if you don’t want to listen to our banter, you can still check out all the stories for yourself!
Rep Nellie Pou (NJ-09)
wrote a letter to the Department of Education demanding that they restore $8m of federal funding to Patersen School district.
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Rep Joe Neguse (CO-02)
filed a lawsuit to get ICE to allow unannounced congressional oversight visits again and he won, at least temporarily.
Rep Jimmy Gomez (CA-34)
Used that ruling and FINALLY got into Roybal Federal Building Detention Center in Downtown LA.
https://laist.com/news/politics/rep-jimmy-gomez-inspects-ice-facility-in-la-during-unannounced-visit
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Rep Mark Takano (CA-39)
chairs the Equality Caucus and gave a rousing speech on the House floor against Marjorie Taylor Green’s bill criminalizing trans healthcare for minors.
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Rep Sarah McBride (DE)
managed to get FOUR Republicans to cross the aisle to vote against the bill. Three Dems voted for it, so we did lose (but it will probably die in the Senate) but this is why her bipartisan actions really do matter.
