Rep. Dean Phillips 🇺🇸 Profile picture
“Normally affable” - @NYTimes. Radical pragmatist, common sense enthusiast, and 12th most bipartisan member of Congress. Pro-human, anti-corruption, patriot.
Jan 3, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
On 11/19/20, I met with Speaker Pelosi to advocate for emergency covid relief and advise her I would support her for Speaker if, and only if, she shepherded a bipartisan bill through Congress by year’s end. She did so, and thus I’ll be casting my vote for her shortly. 1/3 But as I’ve declared since first running for Congress in ‘18, it’s time for a new generation of leadership in both chambers and on both sides of the aisle. That’s why I’m disappointed that not a single challenger emerged for any of our three most senior leadership positions. 2/3
Aug 1, 2020 9 tweets 2 min read
THREAD: As America waits for six people to negotiate a long overdue relief package, I speak for most in Congress when I say we’re disgusted just like you. We who serve to solve problems find ourselves at the mercy of a system that rewards obstinance and punishes cooperation. 1/9 A system that elevates dividers and ignores uniters. A system that promotes those who raise the most money for their party and sidelines those who raise the best ideas for their country. A system that over appreciates tenure and under appreciates talent. 2/9