In failed tie vote of 212-212, the House failed to end warrantless surveillance of Americans — but that fight will not end here.

The following is statement from CPC Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal on today's vote and the work to protect Americans' civil rights and liberties🧵

Republicans just released a budget proposal that bans abortion nationwide, increases the retirement age, and cuts funding from essential public programs.

Meanwhile, Democrats are fighting to increase child care funding, expand public education, and invest in working families.

Good to see the Biden administration opening applications to allow Palestinians to remain in the U.S. beyond their visa expiration — a move that will save lives.

We must continue working to keep Palestinians safe and shield them from violence.

Congress should not be expanding FISA and increasing warrantless surveillance at the expense of immigrants, many of whom already go through significant vetting processes.

This action would make visa backlogs worse, harm local economies, and hurt our nation’s competitiveness.

A quote from Sharon Bradford Franklin, the Chair of the Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board, on my amendment to close the warrantless search loophole.

My amendment would not ban accessing information. It just does more to protect Americans' privacy. Congress must pass it.

Privacy is a constitutional right — and warrantless searches of U.S. persons violate that right. It’s that simple.

The House must pass my amendment to close the warrantless search loophole and protect Americans’ privacy rights.

Donald Trump & extreme MAGA Republicans proudly ended Roe — and now they want a national abortion ban & are threatening IVF.

But Americans in every corner of the country agree that we must preserve & expand abortion access. We must fight back against these cruel & extreme bans.

Following a survey of our members, the CPC has adopted a formal position in support of the bipartisan amendment to ban warrantless surveillance of Americans’ communications in legislation reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

Wow! President Biden is cancelling student loan debt for another 277,000!! These are people who borrowed less than $12,000 but have been paying for 10 years, those who have had debt for more than 25 years and public servants. Huge relief for burdened borrowers. washingtonpost.com/education/2024…

Happy #NationalPetDay from Otis, Seattle’s biggest Mariners fan!

Private equity is buying up nursing homes across the country and putting profits over people.

But President Biden and Democrats are fighting back — we’re taking action to establish minimum staffing standards at nursing homes so that every senior gets the quality care they deserve.

REMINDER: Millions of Americans are eligible for the IRS’ brand new Direct File service — a completely free tax filing software!!

Click this link to see if you’re eligible: directfile.irs.gov

This is a great thread that summarizes our bipartisan efforts to stop the warrantless surveillance of Americans. We must reform Section 702 to include a warrant requirement if the intel community wants to spy on Americans. Period.

If the government wants to access your sensitive data, they should need to get a warrant.

We need to put an end to warrantless surveillance in America and strengthen privacy laws.

I’m so proud to have secured $19.6 MILLION for projects across Washington’s 7th Congressional District! These federal dollars will go toward building more affordable housing, tackling food insecurity, and investing in solutions to combat the climate crisis.

Yesterday, President Biden announced new restrictions on polluters. Today, he’s taking steps to enforce a drinking water standard and get forever chemicals out of our water.

Democrats are the party of clean air and clean water, and we’ll continue working to keep Americans safe & healthy.

Progressives in Congress and movements around the country have long fought for clean drinking water as a human right, including the removal of forever chemicals.

Thrilled to see the U.S. EPA continue to move on our Executive Action Agenda and protect the health of our communities.

Extremely disappointed to see the president discussing plans to use executive authority to “shut down the border” and limit the ability to seek asylum in the U.S.

Enforcement-only policies don’t work. We need to lead with dignity and humanity. jayapal.house.gov/2024/04/10/ran…