I believe our party is pretty united - and last night wasn't a far-left or moderate thing. But we need leadership who can get it done. BBB and Infrastructure should have been negotiated and passed before August recess. We should have been focused on voting rights in the fall.

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There also needs to be accountability & consequences. Can't tell you the amount of times I hear from our voters how we worked to take back our government, but nothing is happening. People do not feel safe. Biden needs to fix this - maybe change AG. We need public hearings.

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There needs to be a sense of urgency from our elected Democrats. There is way too much complacency, which led to voter apathy. Why do you need so many long recesses? Stay in DC and pass things so the voters who worked to get you there feel seen and their issues addressed.

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And finally, here on this platform, there needs to be space for critiquing what is wrong. So we can fix things and improve. Republicans want us to fail. Blaming them, & not fixing what is broken in our own house is not a winning strategy.

This is fixable. Make changes now!

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