Press Staff Blog

We all know President Trump loves to look at his own press coverage, but after declaring how proud he would be to shut down the government on national TV today, the headlines are pretty damning:  
 

Remember when Republicans claimed their tax scam would create jobs and raise wages? Well, that’s clearly not the case. Corporations saw enormous tax windfalls from the GOP tax scam, but rather than use that money to create jobs, they are cutting workers. And after Americans overwhelmingly rejected that tax scam in the last election, Republicans are responding to that defeat by doing what?

If the government shuts down next week, Trump just admitted in the Oval Office that he will be the one to blame:

Over the last decade, the uninsured rate of children in America had been steadily decreasing. That was until President Trump and Congressional Republicans began sabotaging our health care system. Now, the uninsured rate for children is climbing for the first time in 10 years. A Vox article walks through the impact of GOP policies. Take a look: 

We know there’s a lot going on this morning, but don’t let this one pass you by. Once again, President Trump is admitting he is prepared to shut down unified Republican government over his costly, ineffective border wall.

Another day, another story on Republicans abandoning their singular “legislative achievement” from two years of unified government.

Remember when Republicans claimed to be the party of fiscal responsibility?

House Republicans could have worked with Democrats to pass a bipartisan Farm Bill that provides certainty for America’s farmers and supports programs that combat hunger.