Friday, June 28, 2019

Some Tweets from Kirsten Gillibrand


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    I'm Kirsten Gillibrand. I'm from upstate New York. I believe my purpose in life is to help people. And I'm running for president of the United States.
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    . knows that protecting reproductive rights requires a real, proactive agenda. Don't miss her plan:
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    “Until you go to the root of the corruption, the money in politics, and the fact that Washington is run by the special interests, you are never going solve any of these problems.” —
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    “Compromises have been made on our backs.” is 1000% right on abortion.
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    . has a very clear and serious plan to address the crisis on the border on day 1 including decriminalizing asylum seeking. Kirsten at her best. Prepared. Committed. Clear.
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    "Imagine the Parkland kids having as much power in our democracy as the Koch brothers and the NRA." 👏👏👏 is making gun safety a core issue on this debate stage.
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    So just knocked that answer on money in politics out of the park. Can't address other priorities without fixing this problem.
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    THIS is the core reason I'm such a big Gillibrand fan: When the chips are down, there is no doubt in my mind she'll spend every dime of political capital she has to protect women's bodily autonomy. No other candidate matches her on this.
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    It is important got to talk here because she is far and away the reproductive rights leader on this, which is why she is the only one to bring up Hyde.
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    "Women in America are on fire. We’ve marched. We’ve organized. We’ve run for office. And we’ve WON..." - YEAH WE HAVE!
  • Now is not the time to play it safe. Now is not the time to be afraid of firsts. Now is the time to be brave.
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    Thank you for uplifting this critical moment in the fight for gender equality and reproductive freedom - and standing with us in GA against !
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    Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: "Women's reproductive rights are under assault by President Trump and the Republican Party."
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    "The truth is until you go to the root of the corruption, the money in politics, the fact that Washington is run by the special interests, you are never going to solve any of these problems." —
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    Thank you for using your closing statements to bring attention to the lack of access to abortion in Georgia and the South. It is a crisis.
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    . is right. American workers need their voices to be heard and that starts with ending corruption in Washington and getting money out of politics.
  • I'll never back down from a tough fight—and I proved that tonight. If you liked what you heard at the , chip in whatever you can to help make sure I'm on every future debate stage:
  • Now is not the time to play it safe. Now is not the time to be afraid of firsts. We need a president who’s brave enough to take on the toughest fights—even if she stands alone.
  • Kirsten is on fire. Chip in now to make sure we keep hearing from her on future debate stages:
  • President Trump said he was ten minutes away from starting a war with Iran—without ever asking Congress. We need a real commander in chief.
  • Imagine if our commander in chief brought a decade of experience on the Armed Services Committees instead of two years on Twitter.
  • Paid family leave, affordable child care, universal pre-K, and support for families—no matter who they are—in the first 100 days.
  • After every mass shooting, NRA-bought politicians say nothing can be done to fix this epidemic. In the words of , we call BS. It's time to put lives over money and end the gun lobby's chokehold on our laws.
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    Kirsten Gillibrand's "family bill of rights" calls for investments in maternal and child health. It includes a national paid family leave program, the distribution of starter kits for an infant’s first month at home and tax credits to help families.
  • The Parkland kids should have as much power in our democracy as the Koch Brothers or the NRA.
  • We need to make sure a fierce fighter for reproductive rights is on every debate stage. Help us make sure Kirsten gets there:
  • If we can’t guarantee things like universal pre-K or national paid family leave, then we’re not setting families up to succeed. That means we’re failing. We need a Family Bill of Rights:
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    Gillibrand brings up how often abortion rights have been thrown under the bus - she's right, and this is why we need nominees who don't just say they're pro-choice, but who know how to fight for abortion access
  • Climate change is the single greatest threat to humanity that exists today, and it will take a bold approach to even begin solving it. We can’t afford half-steps—the Green New Deal should be our moonshot.
  • Reproductive rights are nonnegotiable. Period.
  • Women deserve a president who won’t just defend their rights, but one who will lead the fight for them. Kirsten was the first 2020 candidate to put out a comprehensive reproductive rights agenda and vow to only appoint judges who’d uphold Roe.
  • When we defeat Donald Trump, and Mitch McConnell walks into the Oval Office—who do you want in that negotiating room? Kirsten has been fighting fiercely for women’s rights for a decade. When that door closes, she'll never compromise on women’s reproductive freedom.
  • Special interests are at the root of almost all of our biggest problems right now—gun violence, climate change, unaffordable health care. We need to shut them out and put the power in our democracy back where it belongs: with the people.
  • A Clean Elections plan is how we make all of our other plans possible. Here's how it works ⤵️
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  • We should not be spending money on for-profit prisons to lock up children and asylum-seekers.
  • Donald Trump’s administration demonizing and mistreating asylum-seekers and funneling security funds into for-profit prisons doesn’t make us safe.
  • Let’s not mince words: Separating children from their families in order to punish them for seeking a better life is cruel. This has to end.
  • Immigrants and those seeking asylum should have access to lawyers, not cages. People coming to our country should be met with compassion, not walls.
  • We desperately need compassionate, humane immigration reform in this country. It starts with a pathway to citizenship.
  • Health care should be a right, not a privilege. That’s why Kirsten supports Medicare for All—and has since 2005.
  • We need to create a public option to let people buy in to Medicare for All at a cost they can afford. That’s how we transition from our current system to single-payer.
  • A throwback to Kirsten arguing for a Medicare for All health care plan—in 2006.
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    “If you’re talking about ending gun violence, it’s the greed of the NRA and the gun manufacturers that makes any progress impossible." -
  • You’ll hear a lot of progressive ideas tonight. But we’ll never get them done if we can’t get the corrupting influence of money out of politics and break Washington gridlock. Kirsten’s Clean Elections plan would do it:
  • Our economy is not an even playing field. Kids fall back because of their socioeconomic status, race, and zip code, before they enter kindergarten. Kirsten's economic agenda centers on families and addresses institutional inequities.
  • We're one of the richest countries in the world. To withhold health care from those who can't afford it is shameful. It's long past time for Medicare for All.
  • Hey everyone! Team Gillibrand here. 👋 Kirsten is about to take to the stage, and we're so excited to cheer her on. Make sure you tune in and follow along with our live updates here!