In Congress, Jim works to defend human rights, reform our campaign finance system, end hunger, and create an economy where everyone can thrive. Get the latest updates.
For more than 20 hours on Wednesday – 1AM until 8:42PM – and more than 500 amendments, Jim led a fierce Democratic resistance in the Rules Committee to keep Republicans' Big, Beautiful Bloated, Barbaric Bill from reaching the floor.
The GOP budget-reconciliation bill is a travesty – a 1,100-page list of ways the GOP can use our government to beat up on working people. And they are trying to push it through in the middle of the night, but I'm going to continue to shine a light on it.
Read MoreAt a time when costs are skyrocketing, the economy is moving into a recession due to Trump tariffs, and Musk's chaotic DOGE layoffs are putting people out of work, programs like SNAP are more important than ever.
That is why I have introduced new legislation to protect SNAP from backdoor benefit cuts alongside Shontel Brown (D-OH), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), and our 56 co-sponsors.
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