Ben Wikler
@benwikler
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Wisconsinite. Dad. Former Chair, @WisDems
Wisconsin, USA
Joined March 2007
šØNEW ADšØ Prices across Wisconsin are too high and @WisSenGOP have failed for too long. Senate Democrats are fighting to cut costs for your family!
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A few other GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Hereās one particularly exercised senior House Republican: āThis entire White House team has treated ALL members like garbage. ALL. And Mike Johnson
>@PunchbowlNews AM: WHAT MTG GOT RIGHT @mtgreenee, who will retire from Congress in 42 days, announced the end of her House career Friday night in aĀ manifesto,Ā of sorts, that sounded many of the notes of concern we hear about PresidentĀ Donald TrumpāsĀ second term. The crux of
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Congressional Republicans voted to increase health care premiums. Republicans are playing games with your health care. Data from @wisconsinoci shows that if they let ACA tax credits expire, 60+ year old Wisconsinites could pay $33,000 more each year.
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I will not support this bill that completely fails to help Americans afford their health care. Trump and Republicans more than doubled Americansā health care premiums, and for 40 days they have refused to lift a finger to do a thing about it. In fact, theyāve made it worse by
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Tonight, I am voting no on a procedural vote on an appropriations deal that would re-open the government. Since July, I have been clear: to earn my vote, Republicans would have to do something to bring down the cost of health care for working and middle-class Michiganders. The
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Warning re the CR deal
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Wisconsinās Tammy Baldwin: āA wink and a nod to deal with this health care crisis later ā with no actual guarantees ā is just not enough for me or the Wisconsin families I work for.ā
Source familiar anticipates "at least" 8 Senate Democratic caucus members are going to vote for the deal. (And yes, you have to specify Democratic caucus in this case because Sen. King is among the dealmakers)
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments. My response ā¬ļø
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A wink and a nod to deal with this health care crisis later ā with no actual guarantees ā is just not enough for me or the Wisconsin families I work for. I refuse to sign off on a deal that doesnāt lower working familiesā health care costs.
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Senator Tammy Baldwin is absolutely rightā there canāt be a deal based on a wink and a nod, we need a real fix for working families. Health care for 275,000 Wisconsinites and millions of Americans is worth fighting for.
A wink and a nod to deal with this health care crisis later ā with no actual guarantees ā is just not enough for me or the Wisconsin families I work for. I refuse to sign off on a deal that doesnāt lower working familiesā health care costs.
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VA Democrats unseated a 36-yr incumbent who represents a Trump +8.5 county tonight.
Call: Democrats have flipped VA HD-66, with Nicole Cole defeating Bobby Orrock. This is a stunning upset that just encapsulates how much of a disaster tonight has become for the GOP. Bobby Orrock was first elected in 1989 and has almost always won re-election by landslide
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AUDIO: U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) said on "The John Fredericks Show" in December 2024 that if Republicans cannot pass a budget with both chambers of Congress and the president, "we do not deserve to be in the majority, period." "So, I'll say that again real clear. When
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Democratic Party of Wisconsin this weekend. This is how it's done.
With 1 year to go until the midterms and the GOP letting food benefits expire, this weekend @WisDems will have: š½ļø 55+ Food Drives š 425 Canvass Launches š” 115+ Municipalities Covered šfor a link to the full story about how weāre organizing to lend aid and make change in 26.
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With 1 year to go until the midterms and the GOP letting food benefits expire, this weekend @WisDems will have: š½ļø 55+ Food Drives š 425 Canvass Launches š” 115+ Municipalities Covered šfor a link to the full story about how weāre organizing to lend aid and make change in 26.
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While American farmers and producers struggle due to his reckless trade wars, President Trump wants to quadruple foreign beef imports from Argentina. It's unbelievable. Read my letter urging the Trump Administration to back off this plan that will threaten folks' livelihoods ā¬ļø
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Republicans are playing games with your health care. New data from @wisconsinoci shows that if they let ACA tax credits expire, Wisconsinites could pay thousands more each year. #ACA #GovShutdown #HealthCare
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BREAKING: According to new data from @wisconsinoci, if Republicans fail to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, Wisconsinites are going to pay hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands more dollars a year for their healthcare coverage. This is really bad, folks.
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