"We are seeing what's been a very strong economy for the last two decades really start to falter." Even Republicans like John Braun can admit the economy is horrible, but when will he start standing up to Trump and the policies that are bringing it down? #WA03

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.)

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.

Sludge

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.

#WA03 Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) ~31,000 ACA exchange enrollees will face MASSIVE premium hikes starting in January ~67,000 Medicaid expansion (aka Apple Health) enrollees will face MASSIVE paperwork/red tape to keep their coverage
what really disappoints me the most is that it sounds like she doubled down on the exact same messed up talking points about her SAVEAct vote. Get a better answer already! She says we need to have confidence in the system - but right now, washington dems don't have confidence in her! #wa03

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Proud of #theothervancouver aka #WA-03 tonight for holding Rep. Perez (D) accountable for voting for the #SAVEAct

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From what I can see, Perez's 1st town hall was a disappointing "both sides" "word salad" - so I encourage folks in southeast Washington to clear their calendars and go to this & get answers if they can. #WA-03, stand up now and get her on the record about #impeachment #wastate #teslatakedown #doge

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