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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress

@drthomasfisher

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ER doc, South Side Chicago native. Fighting to fix the political choices that cause our pain. Candidate, IL-07.

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@drthomasfisher
Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
19 days
Every night in the ER, I see the fallout from bad policy decisions — people suffering because leaders chose not to act. I’m running for Congress to change that. Join me in building a government that heals: https://t.co/0oCCZDY0Fs
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
2 days
The GOP just told millions of Americans: your health isn’t worth reopening the government. That’s not leadership. See you at the #midterms2026
@NewsWire_US
NewsWire
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REPUBLICANS REJECT DEMOCRATS' OFFER TO END SHUTDOWN
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
10 days
“Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress have a decision to make: They can step up to protect millions of people… or they can keep holding our healthcare hostage and leave a body count.” Read my op-ed on the fight to extend ACA subsidies:
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chicagotribune.com
There is a human cost of letting Affordable Care Act subsidies expire. Hundreds of thousands of people will lose coverage.
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
12 days
No one in the wealthiest nation on Earth should go hungry because politicians can’t do their jobs. #IL07 #midterms2026
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
12 days
I’ve spent two decades caring for people left behind by policy failure. They don’t need more rhetoric — they need food on the table and a government that remembers who it serves.
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
12 days
SNAP isn’t charity — it’s stability. It keeps kids healthy, helps working parents stay afloat, and fuels local businesses. Cutting it off doesn’t save money — it just shifts the cost to hospitals and shelters.
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
12 days
In neighborhoods like Austin, Garfield Park, Englewood, and Maywood, food insecurity isn’t abstract — it’s daily life. 🍎 1 in 4 households rely on SNAP 👶🏾 Most have children 🧓🏾 Many include seniors or people with chronic illness
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
12 days
Nearly 2 million Illinoisans are about to lose their SNAP benefits if this shutdown continues. In IL-07 alone, more than 100,000 people rely on that support to eat. https://t.co/elsmYnIv0Q
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abc7chicago.com
Two million people in Illinois rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
22 days
From Grant Park to town squares nationwide, the message is simple: no thrones, no strongmen—just a people committed to safety, dignity, and the vote. #NoKingsDay
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
27 days
Medicine taught me to act fast, listen deeply, and never give up on people. That’s the spirit I’ll bring to Washington. Thank you to @AustinWeeklyChi for lifting up the story of this campaign. https://t.co/wQ6mBjHpZv
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austinweeklynews.com
The emergency room doctor and Obama administration fellow wants to reimagine the policies that affect his patients
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
1 month
Grateful to have @314action with us as we fight to make government a force for healing again. The future we deserve won’t come from politics as usual — it’ll come from those who believe in truth, science, and shared humanity. #IL07 #midterms2026
@314action
314 Action
1 month
314 Action is proud to announce our endorsement of @drthomasfisher. With two over decades of work as an board-certified emergency medicine physician, Dr. Fisher is exactly the kind of candidate Congress needs. In office, he will always fight for the health and safety of #IL07.
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
1 month
In just seven weeks, our campaign raised over $375,000 — powered by people who believe health care is a right and that leadership should serve everyone, not special interests. I’m humbled, fired up, and ready to earn every vote. Let’s keep building. 💪🏾 https://t.co/CKPhwMI9sp
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politico.com
Shia Kapos' must-read rundown of political news in the Land of Lincoln
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
1 month
Authoritarians run on fear. Illinois is answering with the law and courage. Stand firm. #IL07 #midterms2026 #DemocracyMatters
@GovPritzker
Governor JB Pritzker
1 month
Illinois is taking the Trump Administration to court for their unlawful and unconstitutional deployment of military troops to our state. Thank you @ILAttyGeneral Raoul for helping defend the rule of law.
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
1 month
Straight to the people. That’s where this campaign goes. Grateful to The Brown Cow and the residents of Forest Park for the great conversation — and to our South Side neighbors showing what real service looks like every day. Politics should start where people are.
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
1 month
We want you to have healthcare. They want to play games with it. It’s that simple. #UniversalHealthCare #HealthcareForAll #midterms2026
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
1 month
Let’s be clear: this isn’t law enforcement, it’s fascism. Rounding up immigrants with militarized raids and dehumanizing them doesn’t make us safer — it makes us smaller. America should stand for justice, not cruelty.
@DHSgov
Homeland Security
1 month
DHS law enforcement has made OVER 900 ARRESTS during Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois. To every criminal illegal alien: Darkness is no longer your ally. We will find you.
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
1 month
Bragging about blocking $2.1B for Chicago’s Red Line & transit upgrades….. That’s not oversight—it’s sabotage. Families will pay more, commutes will get harder, lives will be at risk. This is cruelty disguised as politics. #midterms2026 #Chicago
@russvought
Russ Vought
1 month
$2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects--specifically the Red Line Extension and the Red and Purple Modernization Project--have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting. More info to come soon from @USDOT.
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@314action
314 Action
1 month
📰"Donald Trump is using the government to threaten workers, gut public health, and cut people off from care." ⬇️More from @drthomasfisher, candidate for #IL07, on why we must fight for health care in the #RepublicanShutdown (via @HeartlandSignal) . https://t.co/jYZBNRxJfn
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heartlandsignal.com
Dr. Thomas Fischer, an ER doctor and congressional candidate in Illinois, writes, "Democratic leaders should put up a fight to restore the CDC, fully fund Medicare and Medicaid and move toward...
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
1 month
Republicans shut down the government—and now families face dangerous choices as premiums rise and care slips further out of reach. My op-ed on why we must demand health care, not chaos:
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heartlandsignal.com
Dr. Thomas Fischer, an ER doctor and congressional candidate in Illinois, writes, "Democratic leaders should put up a fight to restore the CDC, fully fund Medicare and Medicaid and move toward...
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Dr. Thomas Fisher for Congress
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When premiums go up, families don’t just tighten their budgets—they skip doctor visits, cut meds in half, and pray they don’t get sick. That fear shouldn’t define American healthcare. #HealthcareForAll #midterms2026 https://t.co/wYLGD9yOkM
nytimes.com
Employers say they are facing the biggest increase in health costs in more than a decade — almost 9 percent on average. Workers’ best option, experts say, is to carefully weigh various plans.
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