Last night, the Republican shutdown began. But we didn't get here overnight. This crisis has been nine months in the making.
Here's a step-by-step look at how Trump and Republicans have been steering us towards a shutdown all year:
On everything from education to women’s health to wages, Republicans’ latest spending plan is a gut punch to everyday Americans and another whopping win for billionaires and big corporations.
Appropriations Committee Democrats are calling it like they see it TODAY at 11 AM: youtu.be/azyKOybUcSQ
Nuclear threats are rising.
So what are Republicans doing?
Cutting nuclear threat prevention by 17%
What a bright idea.
Since January, we've seen Trump and Vought politicize, weaponize, and illegally withhold funding from federal agencies to the detriment of the American people.
Tune in now as @democrats-appropriations.house.gov fight against these efforts to hinder the efficiency of our government:
Consumer protection?🚫CUT.
Safeguards for the stock market?🚫CUT.
Going after wealthy tax cheats?🚫CUT.
Republicans are building a lawless playground for billionaires & big corporations, where the top 1% do what they want.
Watch @democrats-appropriations.house.gov fight back: youtu.be/EQVbb-r6FbE
Yet again, Republicans cave to billionaires while making life more expensive for the rest of us with a bill that slashes consumer protections and lets corporations scam Americans out of their hard-earned paycheck.
Watch @democrats-appropriations.house.gov fight back: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQVb...
The latest round of Republican cuts lets greedy corporations cheat on their taxes, poison consumers, and continue to scam everyday Americans out of their hard-earned money.
🔴 Watch Appropriations Committee Democrats fight back: youtu.be/EQVbb-r6FbE
GOP Energy Bill CUTS from:
🚨 Energy efficiency & infrastructure
🚨 Nuclear threat prevention
🚨 Radioactive waste cleanup
🚨 Public-private energy innovation
Energy & Water Subcommittee Ranking Member @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social is fighting against these cuts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjjF...
Trump, RFK Jr., and Vought are purging researchers, suspending medical trials, and slashing support for students in order to strengthen their own power.
Tune in at 5 p.m. today as @democrats-appropriations.house.gov fight to protect the health, safety, & education of the American people.
HAPPENING SOON: On everything from education to women’s health to wages, Republicans’ latest spending plan is a gut punch to everyday Americans and another whopping win for billionaires and big corporations.
🔴 Watch House Democrats fight back: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFB0...
CONFIRMED: This administration stole billions in taxpayer dollars then broke the law to cover their tracks.
Russ Vought is scared of the sunshine ☀️ but the clock is ticking. ⏰
When America retreats from the world stage, the working class and middle class pay the price for our weakness.
By slashing investments in soft power and kneecapping the State Department, Republicans are guaranteeing a more dangerous world for everyone.
For nearly 60 years, Corporation for Public Broadcasting helped fund the local stations that taught our kids to read and write, kept us informed during emergencies, and aired our local football games.
CPB made life better for everyday Americans, and Republicans killed it.
For millions—especially in small towns and underserved communities—public broadcasting is more than children’s shows. It is education. It is safety. It is connection. Ranking Member @delauro.house.gov on the closure of Corporation for Public Broadcasting:
White House: Rips food from hungry families and steals education from schoolchildren.
Also White House: Builds 90,000 square-foot golden ballroom to throw parties for Trump and his billionaire buds.
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IT’S CONFIRMED: President Trump and Russ Vought are once again stealing from our nation’s schoolchildren.
🚨 Statement from Ranking Member @delauro.house.gov:
democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
In what world does gutting food stamps and housing assistance lower costs for the working class?
Republican cuts have always been about transferring wealth to billionaires and big corporations, leaving the rest of us with scraps.
More extreme heat, supercharged hurricanes, crop failures, and thousand-year floods already impact millions of Americans every year.
Climate change is an existential threat. Mitigating it will require real, meaningful, and sustained action—and a government that actually believe in science.
Trump and the EPA are trying to make climate denial official U.S. policy—by claiming that climate change poses no threat to public health or the environment.
Greenhouse gases released from human activities are *the* biggest driver of climate change. That’s not opinion. That’s scientific fact.
President Trump and Russ Vought do not deserve applause for following a law they are still breaking.
🚨 Statement from Ranking Member @delauro.house.gov:
democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
THIS IS THEFT.
Congress approved these funds, schools counted on them, the White House stole them.
Republicans are breaking the law in plain sight and making kids pay the price for their recklessness.
There is an effect when you fire hardworking people from government. With children dying in Gaza, Africa and hungry kids at home — burned food aid could have kept people alive. The GOP and the White House must take responsibility and recognize their decisions and what happens next have consequences.
They're selling American world leadership for scrap.
🗞️ Ranking Member @delauro.house.gov calls for the firing of OMB Director Russ Vought WHO HAS REPEATEDLY VIOLATED THE LAW.
democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
🚨 BREAKING: GAO rules President Trump illegally withheld Head Start funding.
This administration never cared about the law, and they most certainly never cared about our kids.
🔗https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/us/politics/trump-head-start-government-accountability-office.html
I took a stand today in the Appropriations Committee.
In the midst of a worsening climate crisis, American leadership in this hemisphere has never been more important.
Where we step down, China & Russia step up.
@repespaillat.bsky.social
If we give up our seat at the table, we will be on the menu.
Republicans are abandoning the fight for freedom and democracy around the world and letting China & Russia call the shots.
@wassermanschultz.house.gov
When we invest in stability abroad, we protect American lives, American jobs, and American leadership.
@levin.house.gov
Development programs feed families, teach children, and promote peace around the world.
All while creating jobs and prosperity at home.
@repmrvan.bsky.social
