Amid the flurry of extreme actions taken by the Administration, there’s one question I keep hearing:

“What are you going to *do* about it?”

It’s a fair point—especially when the President has thus far avoided any real accountability.

I’ll do my best to address it. (1/14) Without getting too deep in the constitutional weeds, Congress has several powers at its disposal, including:

🟢 The power to spend.
🟢 The power to investigate.
🟢 The power to challenge actions in court.
🟢 The power to impeach.

Let’s take them one at a time. (2/14)

Public trust in the Supreme Court is already at a historic low, and this term has cemented the current Court’s place as one of the most partisan and extreme benches we’ve ever seen.

🧵 This is the Supreme Court that overturned 50 years of precedent protecting reproductive rights, struck down affirmative action, and stripped significant rulemaking authority from federal agencies to further empower the Judicial Branch.

This week I’ve heard from 3,500+ constituents who are outraged that millions of Americans are poised to lose control of their own bodies after nearly 50 years.

82% of them said loud + clear: Congress must pass a bill to protect #RoevWade. I was moved that so many Mainers shared stories about their own abortions, complicated pregnancies, and miscarriages. Like Cathie from @CityPortland.

Their stories are no one’s business, but they felt compelled to speak up b/c abortion is health care, not a political football.

The #BuildBackBetter Act is a blueprint to rebuild our nation for the next century. Our plan fulfills the urgency Americans rightfully demand of their government.

🧵Here's why I enthusiastically support it...
pressherald.com/2021/10/05/rep… For decades many of the biggest challenges facing our nation have been put on the back burner: child care affordability, a stronger safety net for aging Americans and people with disabilities, and our hazardous dependence on fossil fuels, to name a few.

As a parent and grandparent, I am grieving today for the 17 families who lost loved ones in the #Parkland school tragedy and for the survivors who will be forever haunted by what they lived through. 1/7 #mepolitics I’m ashamed to be in a Congress that continues to sit on its hands while these tragedies and our constituents demand swift action. 2/7 #mepolitics