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Accountability | Montana

Gianforte’s Silence on Trump’s Border Wall Funding Scheme Could Cost Montana Millions

By Cole Driver on February 19, 2020.

With Montana manufacturing jobs potentially on the chopping block, Congressman Greg Gianforte is remaining silent amid the Pentagon’s recent announcement that it intends to cut $223 million from the Marine Corps F-35 program to fund the president’s wall at the Southern border.

Accountability | Colorado

Gardner Joins Trump’s Second Term Crusade to Slash Medicare, Social Security

By Cole Driver on February 13, 2020.

In an interview with CNBC in January, President Donald Trump laid bare his intent to gut Medicare and Social Security should he be reelected to a second term. “At some point they will be,” Trump said. “At the right time, we will take a look at that.” Despite claims to the contrary, CO. Sen. Cory Gardner’s interests to slash these vital programs are directly intertwined with the president.

Accountability | Iowa

Ernst and Trump Set Sights on Medicare, Social Security Cuts

By Cole Driver on February 13, 2020.

IA Sen. Joni Ernst’s recent admission that she wants to cut social security behind closed doors seems to have struck a chord with President Donald Trump, who, in an interview with CNBC in January flagrantly expressed his intention to gut Social Security and Medicare if reelected to a second term.

Accountability | Maine

Collins – Like Trump – Has Long Had Sights Set on Slashing Medicare, Social Security

By Cole Driver on February 13, 2020.

In an interview with CNBC in January, President Trump laid bare his intent to cut Medicare and Social Security should he be reelected to a second term. “At some point they will be,” Trump said. “At the right time, we will take a look at that.” And despite attempts to distance herself from President Trump’s flagrant promise, Susan Collins has a long history of supporting similar attempts to gut these vital programs that provide essential benefits for senior Mainers every year.

Accountability | Arizona

Arizona Rep. Jay Lawrence Sends Campaign Cash to Wife, Purportedly Breaks Arizona Law

By Cole Driver on February 11, 2020.

According to an Arizona Capitol Times Yellow Sheet Report, Arizona House Rep. Jay Lawrence (Dist. 23) may have violated campaign finance laws by failing to report multiple years of payments to his wife from his own campaign fund.

Accountability | Minnesota

Hagedorn: Food Insecure Minnesotans, Children Should “Fend For Themselves”

By Cole Driver on February 10, 2020.

Last Monday, in response to a question at a town hall in Spring Valley, Minnesota, U.S. Rep Jim Hagedorn, R-Minn., stated that food insecure Minnesotans should “fend for themselves,” instead of relying on programs such as SNAP and free and reduced school lunch programs.

Accountability | Georgia

Perdue Ditches Hearing With Military Families to Rub Elbows With Wealthy Donors

By Cole Driver on February 7, 2020.

According to a report by WXIA Atlanta, last February Georgia Sen. David Perdue scrapped his plans to attend a Senate subcommittee hearing on affordable housing for military families in favor of a special access, high dollar fundraiser to pad the coffers for his reelection.
At the time, Perdue stated that he was forced to miss the hearing due to a “boardroom” meeting with constituents. Turns out, his constituents are just rich donors.

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