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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

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The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

And I think that that's finally breaking through to the people that voted for him. But this guy has no idea what he's doing. He listens to an economic advisor named Pete Navarro, who made up an expert called Ron Vera to justify his positions. That's insane.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

And I think that that's finally breaking through to the people that voted for him. But this guy has no idea what he's doing. He listens to an economic advisor named Pete Navarro, who made up an expert called Ron Vera to justify his positions. That's insane.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

So the Dad's Caucus, we started off, we only had six members. Now we're up to 45 members. And it really is talking about the issues that men and families care about. One, how do you survive? How do you actually earn enough? How do you make sure things are not going up and up? How do you kind of provide? And in a way, really kind of acknowledges people where they're at.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

So the Dad's Caucus, we started off, we only had six members. Now we're up to 45 members. And it really is talking about the issues that men and families care about. One, how do you survive? How do you actually earn enough? How do you make sure things are not going up and up? How do you kind of provide? And in a way, really kind of acknowledges people where they're at.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

So the Dad's Caucus, we started off, we only had six members. Now we're up to 45 members. And it really is talking about the issues that men and families care about. One, how do you survive? How do you actually earn enough? How do you make sure things are not going up and up? How do you kind of provide? And in a way, really kind of acknowledges people where they're at.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

You know, you're a dad, you're a mom, you're struggling, but we want to figure out how to make life easier for you. And one of the things that we've known is that when we talk to dads about raising a kid, saving for a house, losing a job, mental health, we had people talk about mental health. We had them talk about gun violence.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

You know, you're a dad, you're a mom, you're struggling, but we want to figure out how to make life easier for you. And one of the things that we've known is that when we talk to dads about raising a kid, saving for a house, losing a job, mental health, we had people talk about mental health. We had them talk about gun violence.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

You know, you're a dad, you're a mom, you're struggling, but we want to figure out how to make life easier for you. And one of the things that we've known is that when we talk to dads about raising a kid, saving for a house, losing a job, mental health, we had people talk about mental health. We had them talk about gun violence.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

When you talk about issues that impact them, they're more likely to listen to your other policies, right? But when you sit there and you kind of like don't have that conversation, don't treat them as a, a valued part of your coalition, well, then all of a sudden they start moving away from you.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

When you talk about issues that impact them, they're more likely to listen to your other policies, right? But when you sit there and you kind of like don't have that conversation, don't treat them as a, a valued part of your coalition, well, then all of a sudden they start moving away from you.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

When you talk about issues that impact them, they're more likely to listen to your other policies, right? But when you sit there and you kind of like don't have that conversation, don't treat them as a, a valued part of your coalition, well, then all of a sudden they start moving away from you.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

And this appeals, the Dad's Caucus, we have everybody who is from a Blue Dog to New Dem to progressive members. It's ideologically diverse, racially diverse, and geographically diverse. It's one of the few caucuses that actually can do that because we start where people's priorities are, themselves and their families.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

And this appeals, the Dad's Caucus, we have everybody who is from a Blue Dog to New Dem to progressive members. It's ideologically diverse, racially diverse, and geographically diverse. It's one of the few caucuses that actually can do that because we start where people's priorities are, themselves and their families.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

And this appeals, the Dad's Caucus, we have everybody who is from a Blue Dog to New Dem to progressive members. It's ideologically diverse, racially diverse, and geographically diverse. It's one of the few caucuses that actually can do that because we start where people's priorities are, themselves and their families.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

The Republican plan is really defund, defraud, and lie to the American public. And here's the defund. They're trying to cut Medicaid. They're trying to cut Social Security by making it so hard for people to get their checks. They're trying to cut the Department of Education. They're just trying to cut, cut, cut without giving a damn of who it's going to hurt. So that's the defund.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

The Republican plan is really defund, defraud, and lie to the American public. And here's the defund. They're trying to cut Medicaid. They're trying to cut Social Security by making it so hard for people to get their checks. They're trying to cut the Department of Education. They're just trying to cut, cut, cut without giving a damn of who it's going to hurt. So that's the defund.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

The Republican plan is really defund, defraud, and lie to the American public. And here's the defund. They're trying to cut Medicaid. They're trying to cut Social Security by making it so hard for people to get their checks. They're trying to cut the Department of Education. They're just trying to cut, cut, cut without giving a damn of who it's going to hurt. So that's the defund.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

And then they want to take that savings and use it to defraud the American people by giving tax breaks to the top one percent, the billionaires, the ultra wealthy, and making sure that the corporations get a lower tax rate as well. That's how they're going to defraud the American people. And then they're lying about it. Here's the thing. He said, oh, that's not what we're doing.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

And then they want to take that savings and use it to defraud the American people by giving tax breaks to the top one percent, the billionaires, the ultra wealthy, and making sure that the corporations get a lower tax rate as well. That's how they're going to defraud the American people. And then they're lying about it. Here's the thing. He said, oh, that's not what we're doing.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Congressman Gomez responds to Trump Economic Turmoil

And then they want to take that savings and use it to defraud the American people by giving tax breaks to the top one percent, the billionaires, the ultra wealthy, and making sure that the corporations get a lower tax rate as well. That's how they're going to defraud the American people. And then they're lying about it. Here's the thing. He said, oh, that's not what we're doing.