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Congressman Greg Landsman@RepGregLandsman · Dec 19, 2024

Congress was moments away from passing a bipartisan funding agreement that would have helped our farmers, seniors,…

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A congressman details how a government shutdown blocked by Trump and Elon Musk prevented passage of a bipartisan funding bill that would have provided relief to farmers, seniors, small businesses, and families through expanded healthcare, disaster aid, farm support, infrastructure funding, and consumer protections.

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    Congress was moments away from passing a bipartisan funding agreement that would have helped our farmers, seniors, families, and small businesses – almost everybody. Then, a billionaire & Trump said, “Nope, shut the government down.” 10 ways they just screwed you 🧵👇

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    1. Telehealth: Would’ve been expanded, making it easier for you to get healthcare. Not anymore.

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    2. Tickets: You were about to get full transparency on ticket pricing and refunds for concerts, hotels, you name it. No more hidden fees. Gone.

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    3. PBM Reform: 60 million seniors nationwide, 3 million in Ohio, and 135,000 in my district lost out on prescription drug cost savings.

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    4. Year-round E-15 Sales: You were about to save 20 cents per gallon on environmentally friendly fuel options. This also would have helped our corn farmers, including those in my district in Warren County.

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    5. Relief for farmers. They would have received over $30B and a one-year extension of the Farm bill. That’s almost $450M for our farmers in Ohio. That’s for farm commodity support, export programs, farm credit, crop insurance, and rural development. All of that – gone.

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    6. Disaster relief: $100B gone disaster relief – $1B in Ohio. This is all over the country -- communities desperately need this money.

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    7. Small businesses: Lost $2.5B to restore the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program.

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    8. Child Care providers: Lost a half a billion dollars.

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    9. Infrastructure: $8B gone for fixing roads and bridges, including the Francis Key Scott Bridge.

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    10. AI Deep Fakes: Included in the bill were new protections against AI deep fakes that could have protected you.

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    With their shutdown, our TSA agents and air traffic controllers go without pay during the busiest travel season. Food will go uninspected, federal employees will go without pay, and there could be delays in passport processing, small business loans, and government benefits.

  13. #13

    I’ve been in Congress for two years, I’ve seen a lot, and this is the most reckless I’ve ever seen them behave. The solution: Ignore Musk and Trump. Pass the bipartisan bill, help our farmers and families…and enjoy the holidays.