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Dave Dalton's avatar

All in hiding

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Window of opportunity to pressure Congressional Republicans.......

Picket. Sit in. Call. Write.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

From Axios.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), in a text to Axios, said Friday was "a bad day for America's foreign policy."

"Ukraine wants independence, free markets and rule of law. It wants to be part of the West. Russia hates us and our Western values. We should be clear that we stand for freedom," he said.

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), in a post on X, called the meeting "a disaster тАФ especially for Ukraine," adding, "Sadly, the only winner of today is Vladimir Putin.

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Daniel Kunsman's avatar

When either or both grow the balls to stand up in Congress, and publicly state their opposition to the Nazis, I'll believe them. Until then, they're nothing but publicity hounds, and false patriots.

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Stanley Varon's avatar

If they had any guts they would quit the Republican caucus, call themselves the Independent Caucus and vote with the Dems in a coalition, dump Mike Johnson and vote to impeach Trump and Vance. I guess I can dream.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

You live near one of the Republican House members who says he wants to work with Dems.

David Joyce: (202) 225-5731 D.C. тАФтАФ (440) 352-3939 District Office

2065 Rayburn House Office Building -- Washington, DC 20515

District Office: 8500 Station Street, Suite 390 тАФ Mentor, OH 44060

You also live near Marcy Katur's district and she is orgainizing resistance in the House -- is a Dem chair of a biparisan House Committee.

Parma has more Ukrainian Amdericans per square inch than any city in America. To parqaphrase,. it started in Parma and went all the way....

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Daniel Kunsman's avatar

We have had 2 rallies at his local office. He was a no-show both times, or at least stayed in hiding. I've sent daily emails to him, with no response to this point. I've called almost daily, and am greeted by a semi-conscious maybe-human. The man is a spineless eunuch. Ms. Kaptor is in the Toledo area, so out of my district. And there was a large Ukrainian support rally in Parma yesterday that did get some local TV coverage, and I believe Ms. Kaptor attended. I could not - this time. As to Joyce, he talks a good game, but if he ever HAD to state a position, he would piss in his pants on the spot.

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Stanley Varon's avatar

Sounds like Tom Keane, Jr. (R-NJ) who never holds a Town Hall or meets with the Press. District is adjacent to the one where I live.

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Sharon's avatar

I was just wondering around to my husband yesterday about how all the Ukrainian Americans feel about this. My best friend was Ukrainian growing up and her mom was like a second mom to me. It was a massive community of some of the greatest people I had the opportunity to learn from.

I donтАЩt understand how Republicans are still getting elected to office in Ohio.

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Daniel Kunsman's avatar

Gerrymandering. Lack of any real press. There's bigger stories about it, but for now, these are the major issues today.

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Julie M Murray's avatar

because the state is massively gerrymandered, despite the SCOTUS demanding "Fair Districts" the Repubs find a way to prevent that from happening...

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RC Morrison's avatar

All four actions are good but calling seems to be the most effective and SO easy: (202) 224-3121

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