My thanks to the Senators who are holding the senate floor in filibuster to slow the confirmation process of Trump's nominees. So much conflict of interest, so dangerous a time, so blatant the attempts of the administration to illegally dismantle the agencies and programs that you, Congress, have enacted. I beg you to vote against Vought's confirmation and to find the courage to join the filibuster and start thinking of how to disrupt the dangerous excesses Trump and Musk are trying to get away with. And please work to get Musk out of our business - he has no right to be in the our Treasury, stealing our data, shuttering agencies, firing employees, offering deals.
From Heather Cox Richardson:
Tonight, Democratic senators, led by Chuck Schumer (NY), Jeff Merkley (OR), Patty Murray (WA), Gary Peters (MI), and Brian Schatz (HI), will hold the Senate floor all night in a filibuster to stop the confirmation of Russell Vought, a key right-wing author of Project 2025, to direct the Office of Management and Budget. “Vought’s proposals to slash federal funding will threaten Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security,” the senators said. “Vought will also continue to carry out President Donald Trump’s illegal federal funding cuts, stopping taxpayer dollars from supporting local schools, police departments, community health centers, food pantries, firefighters, and other vital programs.”
