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If you live in Rhode Island, please call Whitehouse's office and tell him to vote NO on RFK, Jr. No excuses for endangering all of our lives during an age of pandemics. (202) 224-2921.

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social

Well, here's a WTF. Dems are worried that Sheldon Whitehouse might vote to confirm RFK jr and that that may warn off GOPs Sens considering voting against him. (Whitehouse and Kennedy are lifelong friends, law school roomies, etc.) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dems-...

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I called Fetterman who was also mentioned as questionable. NOTE: Fetterman's legislative voicemail box is full. (I tried 3 offices.) The one for issues with a federal agency was not full. I also left a msg on his Senate website.

Also, voters in PA call Fetterman and in Vermont call Sanders. Two more weak links. RFK Jr is profiting and will continue to profit from a lawsuit against the maker of a vaccine that prevents cancer. HUGE conflict. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...

nytimes.comR.F.K. Jr. Would Keep Stake in HPV Vaccine Suit if ConfirmedRobert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to be health secretary, would have oversight power over the vaccine’s maker, Merck, if confirmed.

TPM in the article above also says Senators Fetterman (PA) and Sanders (VT) may be considering voting for RFK, Jr. If you’re in Pennsylvania, please call Fetterman at (202) 224-4254. If you’re in Vermont, please call Sanders at (202) 224-5141.

Called fetterman. I can't believe in a state with so many old people (I think we're like second for most elderly population) we would let ourselves forget the benefit of vaccines against diseases like polio and measles.

I'm looking at the comments and quote posts of this thread and I don't think the @democrats.org have any idea how furious average voters are starting to get with them. Please stand up as a party and say NO to these nominees. It's literally the least you can do.

Just called mine and left a very simple message: Fight. Like. Hell. Followed by a more specific monologue, including how we're not sacrificing trans folk, immigrants, etc to meet fascists in the middle.

The country already has food prices on things like eggs spiking up because of birdflu, we need a functioning FDA running to at least limit the damage or we're going to end up with covid bullshit again. Empty shelves or infected foods, or both

Dang, I love my Yale roommate and suitemates, for that matter, but under no circumstances would I ever vote to confirm any of them to be anything more than Secretary of Being a Solid Dude. Unbelievable.