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With Trump continuing to escalate his global trade wars over the weekend by announcing new tariffs on European countries over Denmark's refusal to sell Greenland, there's no better time for us to release our new Senate Tariff & Trade Response Index. 🧵 cnliberalism.org/senate-tarif...

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The top ranked on trade include 7 Senate Ds (Cantwell, Coons, Hickenlooper, Kaine, Murray, Shaheen, Wyden) and one R, Rand Paul. Glad to see Maryland's @vanhollen.senate.gov and @alsobrooks.senate.gov get decent "Ally" ratings.

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With Trump continuing to escalate his global trade wars over the weekend by announcing new tariffs on European countries over Denmark's refusal to sell Greenland, there's no better time for us to release our new Senate Tariff & Trade Response Index. 🧵 cnliberalism.org/senate-tarif...

With Trump continuing to escalate his global trade wars over the weekend by announcing new tariffs on European countries over Denmark's refusal to sell Greenland, there's no better time for us to release our new Senate Tariff & Trade Response Index. 🧵 cnliberalism.org/senate-tarif...

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In comparison, it's clear that the rest of the GOP has fallen far from its past support for free trade. A stunning 33 Republican Senators received A+, A, or B grades for their “Pre-Trump Trade Record”, but received overall F grades on the index due to their embrace of Trump’s protectionist agenda.

We'll tweet a bit more about the scorecard in the coming days, including highlighting the top-scoring Senators, and talking a bit about why we chose to track the metrics we did. In the meantime, we encourage you to call the top-performing Senators and thank them for their leadership.

With Trump continuing to escalate his global trade wars over the weekend by announcing new tariffs on European countries over Denmark's refusal to sell Greenland, there's no better time for us to release our new Senate Tariff & Trade Response Index. 🧵 cnliberalism.org/senate-tarif...

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A few other key findings from our research: Both Senators Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell stood out as two of the only Republicans willing to forcefully stand against Trump's tariffs. While we disagree with them on many issues, they deserve tremendous credit for their courage here.

With Trump continuing to escalate his global trade wars over the weekend by announcing new tariffs on European countries over Denmark's refusal to sell Greenland, there's no better time for us to release our new Senate Tariff & Trade Response Index. 🧵 cnliberalism.org/senate-tarif...

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We've said it time and time again, and we're going to continue saying it: Tariffs are a Tax on American families. They devastate small businesses across the country, and they alienate our allies. And they fail at their stated purpose of bringing back manufacturing.

Unfortunately, not enough Senators in Congress are willing to say this, which is why we've created this new index evaluating all 100 Senators on their response to Trump's tariffs.

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Dream for America was proud to sponsor & table at @cnliberalism.org’s 2025 New Liberal Action Summit in Washington, D.C.! 🇺🇸 It was an honor to stand alongside incredible people from across the country — all working to chart a bold, pragmatic, & future-focused vision for the center-left movement. 💙

"CNL predates most of these groups. Its origins aren’t in the Washington, D.C., advocacy universe or Democratic Party politics, but in a Reddit politics forum, r/neoliberal." Great new piece out in The Dispatch today on last week's New Liberal Action Summit! thedispatch.com/article/new-...

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After her career as an engineer with NASA, Poppy became an attorney and turned her focus to the fight for women's rights. She's served on the national board of directors of the National Organization for Women, and worked with the Texas and Houston chapters of NOW.

Poppy was a member of the mission operations team that received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for rescuing Apollo 13, and has been featured in numerous documentaries about the space program.

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The legendary @frankfukuyama.bsky.social will be joining us at this year’s New Liberal Action Summit! He’ll be joining us for a discussion on the future of the center-left, at a time when liberal democracy is under threat from the populist right in every corner of the globe.

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All thanks to Trump. ☕️ I guess I will be drinking tea 🤷 I refuse to pay more on something that is a direct result of Trump’s tariffs. If tea goes up , no one should be around me in the morning. ⚠️

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Today’s CPI report showed that coffee prices are now up 25.9% over the past year, while Cafe Du Monde coffee on Amazon now costs 33% more since January. This is a direct result of Trump’s extreme tariff agenda that puts taxes on goods we can’t even produce in America.

Today’s CPI report showed that coffee prices are now up 25.9% over the past year, while Cafe Du Monde coffee on Amazon now costs 33% more since January. This is a direct result of Trump’s extreme tariff agenda that puts taxes on goods we can’t even produce in America.

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Highly recommend going to everyone who can manage - it's a great crowd and all the panels on the two times I've attended have been engaging and interesting!

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We’re thrilled to announce the return of our New Liberal Action Summit, taking place October 20-21, 2025. It’ll be our fourth annual gathering of center-left activists, thinkers, and leaders, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring everyone back to DC for this.

We’re thrilled to announce the return of our New Liberal Action Summit, taking place October 20-21, 2025. It’ll be our fourth annual gathering of center-left activists, thinkers, and leaders, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring everyone back to DC for this.

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Tuesday, October 21st, will be the main day of our summit, featuring panels and remarks from elected officials, policy experts, academics, and advocates about the biggest challenges facing liberalism in the 21st century, and the path forward for the center-left.

We’re thrilled to announce the return of our New Liberal Action Summit, taking place October 20-21, 2025. It’ll be our fourth annual gathering of center-left activists, thinkers, and leaders, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring everyone back to DC for this.

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On Monday, October 20, we’ll kick off NLAS 2025 with our CNL Retreat & Political Action Day, featuring training, strategy, and political action in VA. In the evening, we’ll host a public opening reception to welcome all attendees and set the stage for Tuesday’s summit.

We’re thrilled to announce the return of our New Liberal Action Summit, taking place October 20-21, 2025. It’ll be our fourth annual gathering of center-left activists, thinkers, and leaders, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring everyone back to DC for this.

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The NYC New Liberals endorse Mark Levine for Comptroller. Throughout his career — including his time on the New York City Council and now as Borough President @marklevinenyc.bsky.social has been one of the city’s strongest and most effective advocates for pragmatic, pro-housing policies.

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Our scorecard isn’t about purity tests — it’s about getting Democrats to adopt a strong and straightforward message on trade and Trump’s tariffs. We don’t want to see lawmakers with poor grades get primaried — we want to work with them to improve their message.

We’ll have more on this soon, but in the meantime, we encourage everyone to take a look through the index, and learn more about how Congressional Democrats have met — or failed to meet — the moment.

Fighting against protectionism and isolationism has always been core to our mission. From advocating for free trade agreements, to pushing back against tariffs even when implemented by Democrats, we’ve been fighting for a more open and free world for almost a decade now.

Donald Trump has ignited a full-blown tariff crisis — and too many Democrats are still missing the point, or using outdated messaging. This is not a distant policy debate — it’s an economic emergency, and Democrats need to meet the moment.

We reviewed public statements, legislative efforts, and social media to find the leaders who are stepping up with clear, credible messaging on trade and Trump’s tariff agenda. Some Democrats have led the charge, and we’ll be highlighting them over the next week.