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17 House Dems voted for Trump's $1+ trillion defense budget in September:

-Cuellar #TX28
-Davis #NC01
-Gillen #NY04
-Golden #ME02
-Gonzalez #TX34
-Gottheimer #NJ05
-Gray #CA13
-Horsford #NV04
-Kaptur #OH09
-Lee #NV03
-Delaney #MD06
-Rivet #MI08
-Mrvan #IN01
-Perez #WA03
-Sykes #OH13
-Vindman #VA07
-Whitesides #CA27

Trump said he will request a $1.5 trillion defense budget for FY27. (Total national security spending is already much higher, blowing past the $1 trillion mark many years ago.)

Dave Wasserman (unofficial bot)Feb 6

Interesting: just as TX Republicans didn't draw #TX28 or #TX34 as red as they could have, VA Dems didn't draw #VA02 or #VA06 as blue as they could have. But in a year like 2026, Dems may end up winning all four seats in question (if VA map clears hurdles to enactment).

David Moore Sep 15, 2025

Do people in #WA03, #TX34, #TX28, #NJ05, #ME02, and #CA13 want federal spending to create jobs?

If so, they can ask their Blue Dog reps if they've read studies that education spending creates 3x more jobs than military spending. Healthcare more than 2x.

The conservative Democrats voted for a trillion-dollar defense budget for Trump's Department of War and defense spending in FY26, despite the Pentagon having never passed a financial audit.

https://readsludge.com/2025/09/12/blue-dog-democrats-vote-for-trillion-dollar-defense-budget/

Blue Dog Democrats Vote for Trillion-Dollar Defense Budget

The Blue Dog Coalition, a group of self-described fiscal conservatives led by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), largely voted for the GOP-crafted bill pushing defense spending above $1 trillion.

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David Moore Jul 30, 2025

The leaders of the conservative Blue Dog Coalition could ask their member Rep. Gottheimer about his bill aligning with the Trump admin's crackdown on academic freedom.

That would be Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of #WA03, Vicente Gonzalez of #TX34 & Lou Correa of #CA46.

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Charles Gaba ✡️Jul 14, 2025

#TX34 Vicente Gonzalez (D) (won by 3 pts) ~149,000 ACA exchange enrollees are gonna be royally screwed starting in January via MASSIVE premium hikes due to Republicans letting the IRA subsidies expire.

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Charles Gaba ✡️Mar 17, 2025

#TX34 Vicente Gonzalez (D) ~19% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~26% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~16% of total population in #Medicare ~24% of total population uninsured

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Rachel Murphy Azzara Nov 8, 2024

#Texas CD34 #Election2024 Nov-5
Congratulations VICENTE GONZALEZ on winning re-election to #TX34!

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Vicente Gonzalez fights for South Texans. He works to lower costs & secure our Southern Border. His opponent, Flores, is a conspiracy theorist, who lies and won't protect South Texans' rights! #TX34 Re-elect Vicente Gonzalez! #BlueWaveRising#DemCast #BigPharma #Vote4Healthcare #OurFreedomsOurFutures

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Help Re-Elect VICENTE GONZALEZ for #TX34

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