Saying you have nurses backs after stabbing them in the back by cutting the money that pays their salary is pretty disgusting
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Saying you have nurses backs after stabbing them in the back by cutting the money that pays their salary is pretty disgusting
“Like the rest of the clowns running in the Republican primary, Nesbitt can’t defend his support for DC Republicans’ budget that is raising prices and cutting people off their health care.” -@curtisherteljr.bsky.social michigandems.com/new-video-ar...
Michigan House Republicans "defunded free school meals, cut over a hundred currently filled state trooper positions, and took money away from school districts’ retirement funds — and they are lying to Michiganders’ faces about it." - @CurtisHertelJr.bsky.social michigandems.com/release-fact...
Join the Michigan Democratic Party and Oakland County Democratic Party for a Town Hall Friday, September 5th, with Congressman Jim Clyburn (South Carolina, District 6) and Congressman Troy A. Carter (Louisiana, District 2). Reserve your spot here: michigandems.com/CD9-TownHall
House Republicans are playing political games, and it's putting the free school meals that help Michigan kids and families on the line. We need Republicans in Lansing to do their jobs and pass a real budget. www.michiganpublic.org/politics-gov...
Mike Duggan is being funded by major pro-Trump, anti-worker donors. Duggan cannot be trusted.
House Republicans spent months stalling, goofing off and playing political games. The last-minute budget they released will devastate communities across Michigan, and Black communities will be hit especially hard. michiganchronicle.com/house-gop-bu...
“The report privileges the outdated views of individual dissenters rather than the consensus of scientists." Climate science. Public health. Public safety. The economy... everywhere you look, Trump is ignoring experts to play politics. www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
"[Trump's] effort to deploy active-duty troops against Americans to conduct everyday law enforcement is an affront to the rule of law. No President has the authority to strip states of their constitutional role in maintaining public safety" - @DanaNessel.bsky.social www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump promised a booming economy. Instead, jobs are falling while prices rise. www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
MDP Chair Curtis Hertel was proud to be the keynote speaker at the The Michigan AFL-CIO Workers First Legislation Convention today. Unlike union-busting Michigan Republicans, Michigan Democrats believe unions make America strong.
Republicans in Congress could reign in Trump's illegal and chaotic tariffs and help bring prices back down for Americans. But they won't. Why? "Too many...are afraid of Trump," says @debbiedingell.house.gov www.mlive.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. claims he wants to improve the way Americans eat, but Trump's policies are making fresh fruit and vegetables more expensive and harder for working Americans to afford. www.freshplaza.com/north-americ...
The truth is, Trump fully abandoned rural voters with his billionaires-first agenda. Democrats are fighting to protect and restore the vital programs Trump cut, and we'll keep making the case to rural voters that Republicans simply don't have their backs. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Nine former directors of the CDC who served under from Jimmy Carter to Donald Trump, are warning us that RFK Jr's assault on the agency is putting every American in danger with his chaotic, ideological assault on public health. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
"I've done more for the Black community than anyone since Abraham Lincoln." -Donald Trump www.wcnc.com/video/news/l...
Trump and the GOP said "elect us, and we'll bring down prices." Millions of Americans believed them. Instead, Trump's erratic policies have the economy in chaos. Yeah, Republicans should be worried. www.axios.com/2025/09/02/r...
Trump chaos is hurting those who served our nation in uniform. His attacks on federal workers are making it harder and harder for the VA to recruit the doctors and nurses it needs to serve veterans. www.propublica.org/article/vete...
Join Chair @curtisherteljr.bsky.social with special guest @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for the Michigan Democratic Party’s signature fundraising event in West Michigan on Saturday, October 4th in downtown Grand Rapids. Tickets can be purchased at michigandems.com/botw2025
Join the Michigan Democratic Party and Oakland County Democratic Party for a Town Hall Friday, September 5th, with Congressman Jim Clyburn (South Carolina, District 6) and Congressman Troy Carter (Louisiana, District 2). Reserve your spot here: michigandems.com/CD9-TownHall
We stand with workers today and every day. Proud to march alongside our union brothers and sisters at today’s Labor Day parade in Detroit.
The fight for workers' rights continues, and we stand in solidarity with those pushing for fair wages, safer workplaces, and a brighter future for all.
“Our patients and our communities can't afford Mike Rogers’ Medicaid cuts. That's why we must reject him again, just like we did in 2024.” -Dr. Warren Lanphear, emergency physician
The House GOP plan: cut funding for safe drinking water so Michiganders get sick, slash healthcare so sick Michiganders can't see a doctor. planetdetroit.org/2025/08/mich...
“Mike Rogers’ support for these Medicaid cuts is a moral failure. As physicians, we took an oath to ‘do no harm.’ Mike Rogers’ policies violate that fundamental principle.” -Dr. Aisha Harris, Flint family physician www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/mich...
Trump is wrong—morally, ethically, legally. State rep. @emilydievendorf.bsky.social says silence isn’t an option. Hear our full interview with Rep. Dievendorf at PartyOnThePeninsulas.com
Join the Michigan Democratic Party and Oakland County Democratic Party for a Town Hall Friday, September 5th, with Congressman Jim Clyburn (South Carolina, District 6) and Congressman Troy Carter (Louisiana, District 2). Reserve your spot here: michigandems.com/CD9-TownHall
“Tom Barrett and Bill Huizenga betrayed their constituents when they voted to slash Medicaid and rip away health care from families, all to give another handout to the richest of the rich.” - @curtisherteljr.bsky.social
The Solar for All project was on track to lower costs for thousands of Michigan households, reduce strain on the grid, and make our air cleaner for everyone. Our Democrats in Washington are standing up for our state. michiganadvance.com/2025/08/29/s...
Rural hospitals are already on a knife's edge. Trump's billionaires-first budget is going to push many of them out of business. apnews.com/article/rura...
Trump and his GOP lackeys promised lower prices and more jobs. Americans got the opposite. So yeah, we're highlighting that broken promise. www.cbsnews.com/news/democra...
Thanks to leadership from Gov. Whitmer and Dems in Lansing, we're ahead of schedule on our goal to build 75,000 affordable homes—and now we're raising the goal to 115,000! That's what happens when leaders focus on real solutions. www.mlive.com/news/2025/08...
“Unlike Republicans, Michigan Democrats are a party by and for working Michiganders, and we stand ready to elect another champion for the families of the 35th Senate district. Game on.” - @curtisherteljr.bsky.social michigandems.com/release-mich...
Michigan House Republicans are following the Trump playbook: brutal cuts for things working people count on, like schools, public safety and public health. All so they can push a ridiculous, extreme political agenda. michiganadvance.com/2025/08/28/m...
"In my practice I see firsthand how Medicaid coverage transforms lives...The cruel law the Rogers supports will create impossible bureaucratic barriers for people who are already struggling." -Flint Dr. Aisha Harris
“This bill makes it crystal clear that Republicans’ every attempt to block abortion access was never about protecting women’s health or children, it’s about controlling women’s bodies." -MDP Chair @CurtisHertelJr.bsky.social heartlandsignal.com/2025/08/27/g...
RFK Jr. and Donald Trump are putting politics over public health, and people will die as a result. www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-...
"People are going to die because of this big ugly bill, because Bill Huizenga wanted to pass this bill so he could put more money in the pockets of his billionaire buddies." Laurie, a Kalamazoo voter who depends on Medicaid.
What do House Republicans want to cut? 🎓 $4 billion to help kids succeed in school ⚖️ Hundreds of millions for state police and the AG's office 🚑 $5 billion for healthcare and that's just the beginning. This isn't leadership, it's naked partisan politics. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
When our family members and neighbors fall into opioid addiction, we need to help them climb back out. Trump's billionaires-first bill will undo important progress and harm millions of families struggling to help a loved one. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
“Mike Rogers' toxic agenda represents a fundamental threat to our families' health and economic security and Michigan’s rural communities.” -Sen. Kevin Hertel
WATCH: A room full of Detroiters express their disdain for Mike Duggan after he's accidentally referred to as governor.
Thanks to Gov Whitmer's leadership, Michigan has already built 75,000 affordable homes—and now we're upping the goal. While Republicans are playing political games and making things more expensive, Democrats are working on solutions. wwmt.com/news/local/m...
Trump promised low prices, opportunity and stability at home, and an end to the wars abroad. He's delivered...the opposite. And Americans aren't too happy about it. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
We should be making sure kids have MORE mental health support. Instead, Trump and his billionaire education secretary want to slash critical support for kids. Thank you @dananessel.bsky.social for fighting for our kids! www.wilx.com/2025/08/25/a...
Months after Governor Whitmer and @misendems.bsky.social introduced their budgets, Michigan House Republicans finally brought their own budget to the floor in the state House. It's horrendous. michigandems.com/release-mich...
Trump is abandoning Northern Michigan residents who are still reeling from last winter's ice storm. Gretchen Whitmer is fighting to make him deliver what he promised. michiganadvance.com/2025/08/25/w...
Even Republicans are calling out John James, with one prominent GOP aide calling it "“just beyond stupidity.” michiganadvance.com/briefs/john-...
"The President attempts to ban vote by mail. They are delegitimizing the votes of seniors, people with disabilities, soldiers that serve overseas." - @DebbieDingell.house.gov www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...
"The GOP tax and spending bill signed into law July 4 has made their problems far worse, hospital executives and health care experts say, and will likely speed up closures nationwide." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Prices are rising. Jobs disappearing. Massive losses in manufacturing and construction. People are losing food, healthcare. No wonder Americans are fed up with the Trump agenda. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
“Despite what Rogers may think, these chaotic tariffs aren’t a minor inconvenience for Michigan’s small businesses — they’re threatening our survival” michigandems.com/michigan-sma...
“John James won’t answer questions about his votes to rip away healthcare and give tax breaks to the billionaire DeVos family, but he’ll gladly plaster his own campaign signs all over a taxpayer-funded event — and even Republicans are calling him out.” michigandems.com/after-voting...
“John James is misusing taxpayer-funded resources through his congressional office to promote his campaign for governor, which is illegal and a violation of House ethics rules." -MDP Chair @CurtisHertelJr.bsky.social. www.wlns.com/your-local-e...
$29 million. That's how much more Michiganders have paid in their energy bills since Trump forced this dirty coal plant to stay open. Now he's forcing it to stay open another 90 days, at a cost of about $1 million per day. How does this make America great? michiganadvance.com/2025/08/21/t...
Michigan Small Business CEO: "While Michigan’s business owners have been calling out for help, Mike Rogers has dismissed our economic pain." www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...
“The President said he was going to lower utility costs by 50% in the first six months. He hasn’t lowered. He has increased. Solar and wind are cheaper and actually can be very reliable too, and that is not happening.” - @DebbieDingell.house.gov www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...
Trump's billionaires-first bill makes it harder for students to borrow for college. This will hit medical students especially hard. Fewer doctors will graduate, and those that do won't be able to afford to take lower-paying rural jobs. gandernewsroom.com/opinion/grad...
"When you find out that your hospital might be considered waste and fraud [by Republicans], and you're like, 'that provides essential services.' That's a much different story suddenly." www.npr.org/2025/08/22/n...
MAGA Matt Hall and his extremist, do-nothing caucus are playing political games instead of doing their jobs, and our kids are going to pay the price for it. This is both pathetic and dangerous. michiganadvance.com/2025/08/21/a...
Do you like higher energy bills? Toxins in your air and water? Well then we've got good news for you! Thanks to Donald Trump, this dirty coal plant will keep polluting West Michigan and it's so inefficient that running it will make energy prices go up! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Matt Hall "refuses to simply put in the work. There is a process to all of this we have all worked through it for many years, and that process is not happening in the house of representatives." -@senKevinHertel.bsky.social www.wlns.com/capital-rund...
"Mike Rogers’ toxic agenda drains our wallets to help his billionaire friends. It’ll spike the cost of everything from electricity, to gas, to groceries. Mike Rogers doesn’t understand this reality, or worse – he doesn’t care.” -MDP Chair @CurtisHertelJr.bsky.social
"This is unprecedented chaos and it’s because of one change that we’ve seen in the array of power here in Michigan, and that is Speaker Hall.” -Sen. Winnie Brinks www.mlive.com/politics/202...
While Republicans like John James, Tom Barrett and Bill Huizenga are voting to rip healthcare away from Michiganders, Gretchen Whitmer is leading the charge to protect our state and our families from higher prices brought on by Trump's cuts. michiganchronicle.com/whitmer-orde...
NEW: John James has been caught misusing taxpayer-funded resources to promote his own campaign. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
If you like paying more for your power bill, you'll love Donald Trump's policies. But if you're already struggling with high bills and were hoping for things to get more affordable, then you're not gonna be a big fan. planetdetroit.org/2025/08/trum...
Is it any wonder John James won't answer simple questions about Medicaid? He voted with Trump to steal healthcare from hundreds of thousands of Michiganders, and he'll be perfectly happy to let Trump take it from millions more. www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/335...
lol no. Michiganders rejected this Florida millionaire once, and we'll do it again. punchbowl.news/article/sena...
"There’s just not a real deep understanding [in the White House] of what this is going to be practically for people and for health systems.” -Gretchen Whitmer www.mlive.com/news/flint/2...
Trump said he'd deport criminals. Instead, his immigration squads are pulling law-abiding immigrants out of their neighborhoods, their jobs, even schools and churches. The result: families ripped apart and our economy faltering. www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
“Mike Rogers’ cost-hike agenda is a direct attack on families like mine.” Grand Rapids resident Amber Perry breaks down how the Rogers agenda will hurt Michigan families and make it harder than ever just to get by.
Trump is trying to slash funds that help victims of violent crime recover—funding first signed into law by Ronald Reagan. @dananessel.bsky.social is fighting to make sure victims have help holding their attackers accountable and recovering from the crimes. www.wilx.com/2025/08/19/a...
"[Tim Walberg's] not working for us, and that's who he should be working for, are the people that voted him into office, and if he's not able to do that, then we will vote him out of office." -Edwardsburg voter Cathy wsbt.com/news/local/m...
We were in Cass County last night for a town hall because Tim Walberg is hiding from his own constituents. No surprise—he cheered Trump’s Billionaire-First Bill that rips away health care & guts support for working families. Democrats are showing up, listening, and fighting for you.
"We all deserve clean air. None of us should be begging our government to protect us. Our health should always come first.” -Rep. Rashida Tlaib www.michiganpublic.org/public-safet...
Got a DIY home project you're planning? Need materials or new tools? Corporate America doesn't want to keep absorbing hits from Trump's erratic tariffs, and now the costs are gonna be passed on to you. www.mlive.com/news/2025/08...
"Mike Rogers has had every opportunity to stand up for Michigan families and he’s abandoned us every time, no matter the cost to our state.” -State Sen. @stephanielilychang.bsky.social
Families are getting hit in the pocketbook as they prepare for school. And it's not just the Trump's tariffs. If MAGA Matt Hall and his caucus don't get to work, Michigan families will lose free school meals that help ease the burden and support learning. michiganindependent.com/economy/scho...
“John James is trying to hide from the fact that he voted to cut Medicaid for more than 500,000 people, and now he’s leaving the door open to ending Medicaid expansion entirely. John James is too extreme for our state.” michigandems.com/detroit-news...
Republicans voted for Trump's cruel cuts, and now they're hiding from constituents. So we're going to every corner of the state to talk to Michiganders and talk about how we can work together for real solutions that help people thrive. www.wsjm.com/2025/08/18/t...
"My father risked his life alongside American troops during the Vietnam War. He believed in the promise of this country...where opportunity didn’t depend on wealth or connections. Now, that promise is breaking." @MaiXiong.bsky.social gandernewsroom.com/opinion/trum...
Prices are up. Jobs are down. Can't get the peace deals he promised in Ukraine or Gaza. Won't even release the Epstein files. No wonder Trump's approval is in the tank. And it's only going to get worse as his cruel cuts kick in. thehill.com/homenews/cam...
Mike Duggan is being bankrolled by Trump loyalists and anti-labor GOP megadonors. Mike Duggan can be bought and sold. He's not in this race to help you. www.metrotimes.com/news/duggans...
“It’s amazing to me that he would call the National Guard right now, and wouldn’t…when January 6 was happening.” Hear MDP Chair @CurtisHertelJr.bsky.social slam Trump’s latest actions and share why we must elect Democrats to hold him accountable. PartyOnThePeninsulas.com
Trade is down. Canadian tourism is down. And with it, Michigan's economy is struggling. All thanks to Trump's erratic and unnecessary actions that are creating uncertainty, higher costs and breeding distrust with our neighbors. wdet.org/2025/08/18/t...
Trump's erratic tariffs "are crippling our manufacturing ability by the day. It is time to end this failed experiment once and for all." www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...
Michigan hit important economic growth milestones in 2024, "But Trump’s chaotic implementation of tariffs and other moves by the administration could throw the state’s economy into reverse." michiganadvance.com/2025/08/18/t...
The more Americans see of the Trump agenda, the less popular it gets. So far it's higher prices, massive cuts to vital programs, extreme attacks on our neighbors and ignoring the constitution. No wonder it's unpopular. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Republicans like John James, Tom Barrett and Bill Huizenga knew that their billionaires-first bill would put the squeeze on Medicare, and they voted for it anyway. They don't care about regular folks, they only want to help their billionaire donors. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Tart cherries are pure Michigan. But the crop is in real danger and farmers are on the brink—thanks in large part to Trump's policies. From trade policies to farm funding to immigration, the administration is putting another iconic Michigan industry in danger of collapse. www.dawn.com/news/1931355
"Whatever Duggan says tomorrow, Michiganders shouldn’t trust a single thing from him, as it’s clear he’s been bought and sold by major pro-Trump, anti-labor donors who just want to drag Michigan backwards." michigandems.com/will-ron-wei...
Michiganders are suffering because MAGA Matt Hall and his gang of clowns can’t get the budget done, but they have time for more outrageous partisan games. www.mlive.com/politics/202...
Trump claimed he'd bring peace in Ukraine. Instead, he's being played by Putin and embarrassing the United States on a global stage. www.nbcnews.com/video/arnold...
Democrats can and will win in any community if we show up, listen and fight for the issues that give people a chance to live with dignity and respect. And that's exactly what we're doing. www.wnmufm.org/politics/202...
“Far-right donors and special interests who want to buy influence are funneling money through a shady web of secretive groups to Aric Nesbitt because they know he’s in lockstep with Donald Trump and Matt Hall in wanting to drag Michigan backwards." michigandems.com/nesbitt-avoi...
ICYMI: @MISenDems.bsky.social are calling out MAGA Matt Hall. The Speaker is "choosing to use the school budget as a political football for his own political gain." - @darrincamilleri.bsky.social www.wzzm13.com/article/news...
A Texas oil billionaire just dropped $5 million for Mike Rogers. He's a far-right extremist who believes some pretty wild, unAmerican stuff. Who would Mike Rogers work for if he wins? Not everyday Michiganders. gandernewsroom.com/2025/08/14/mi/
"Schools all over the state have been forced into an impossible position and are scrambling to plan for the upcoming year — all because of the inaction and implacability of one man, Republican Speaker @RepMattHall.” -Sen. Winnie Brinks www.mlive.com/politics/202...
Foreign countries won't pay for this. Corporations won't pay for this. But you will—at the pump, at the grocery store, shopping for back to school, buying that new office equipment... Trump's reckless policies are going to hit Americans right in the pocketbook. www.huffpost.com/entry/produc...