Adam Schiff

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

The Senate just passed COVID relief.   ✔️ $1,400 relief checks. ✔️ Funding for vaccines. ✔️ Money to reopen schools. ✔️ Food, unemployment, and rental assistance. ✔️ Cutting child poverty in half. ✔️ Help for small businesses.   We must end this pandemic. And help is on the way. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

As part of a 2019 study, Stockton, CA provided $500 a month to 125 low income families. It increased productivity, employment, and improved health. And it didn’t disincentivize work. Getting help to people who need it makes their lives better, and our communities stronger. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

The House passed our relief bill. Let's check in on the Senate, shall we?   🧐: @SenateGOP is deploying ridiculous tactics just to delay action. Unemployment runs out in 10 days. We need funding for vaccinations and Americans need relief.   Cut the theater, pass the bill now. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

For 4 years, Donald Trump undermined our democracy and the right to vote. Showing us just how fragile our system really is. There's no guarantee that our democracy will endure. Not unless we protect it and make it stronger. That's why I'm voting YES on the #ForThePeople Act. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

I voted YES on the Justice in Policing Act in honor of George Floyd. Police brutality, particularly against Black Americans, has persisted far too long. This bill will ban chokeholds, end qualified immunity and fund community-led safety initiatives. Police must be accountable. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

H.R. 1 will: 🗳Expand automatic & same day voter registration, vote by mail & early voting. Stop partisan gerrymandering. Protect elections from foreign interference. 💰Reign in dark money & special interests. ⚖️Enforce ethics rules for officials. We must protect our democracy. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Now in the second year of this pandemic, we’re all tired and anxious. But there’s reason for hope.   A third vaccine is approved. Johnson & Johnson's is easier to produce and distribute. There will be enough supply to vaccinate every American adult by late May.   Hang in there. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Russia has undermined international security and violated human rights for far too long:   Invading and annexing Crimea. Interfering in elections. Targeting dissidents and activists.   These sanctions send an important message: No more.   The U.S. will stand up to Putin’s Russia. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Late last night, I voted YES on the COVID relief package. Relief checks. Funding for vaccines and reopening schools. Food, unemployment and rental assistance. These measures are urgently necessary. And incredibly popular. The Senate must act. There’s no time to waste. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Congress will be voting late tonight, possibly into the early morning, on the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill. But across America, millions stay up late every night wondering how they’re going to make ends meet. We have to stay until we get this done. And we will. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

The Biden Administration should ensure that repercussions for the brutal murder of Khashoggi go beyond those who carried it out, to the one who ordered it. The Crown Prince has blood on his hands. The blood of an American resident and journalist. We must have accountability. https://t.co/99poiTPX30 — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Senators arguing against raising the minimum wage make $174,000 a year.   The minimum wage is now $7.25 an hour, or $15,000 a year.   That’s not a living wage. Raising it to $15 will lift millions out of poverty.   Americans don’t care how it gets done, just that we do it. ASAP. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

The House just voted to protect 1.5 million acres of wilderness, including my bill to preserve 191,000 acres in Southern California's Rim of the Valley. The magic of LA is in the open space that connects us. These pristine public lands must be protected for generations to come. https://t.co/au8evZx3Bd — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

For two years, we pushed for the truth to be made public:   The highest levels of the Saudi government, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, are responsible for the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi.   There must be accountability, and we will continue to press for it. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

One easy way to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to provide free, high-quality masks to all Americans. I’ve been urging this since early last year, and I’m pleased the new Administration is taking the lead. The faster we act, the quicker we defeat the virus. Mask up. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Millions of LGBTQ Americans face employment, housing, and healthcare discrimination just because of who they love, how they identify, and where they live. This must stop. We just passed the #EqualityAct to attack these injustices. Now the Senate must act. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Here’s what's in the COVID relief package:   Direct checks to families Unemployment assistance Money to reopen schools Vaccine funding Food aid $15 minimum wage Child care funding Rental assistance Eviction moratorium   All popular. All necessary. All urgent. Let’s get it done. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Last May as we approached 100,000 COVID deaths, it seemed unfathomable. Now we have crossed an even more grim milestone: 500,000 lives lost. Precious few have escaped this virus' grief and devastation. We are together in our mourning. And we must be together in our rebuilding. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Democracy is under assault, and autocracy is on the march. As @POTUS said, “democracy doesn’t happen by accident.”   It takes each of us, working each day, to defend, strengthen, and renew it – both here at home, and around the world.   And it is always worth the struggle. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Mr. President, if you'll indulge me a moment as a proud representative...   The Perseverance Rover was built and designed at @NASAJPL in La Cañada, CA. And once it's safe, we'd love to invite you and @VP Harris for a tour of the incredible facility that just put a rover on Mars. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

I just (virtually) joined hundreds of local students,   Watching for a tiny rover, constructed in our community, to land on the Red Planet. At a time when good news has been hard to find, we got word: Perseverance made it safely to Mars. And I couldn’t be prouder of @nasajpl. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

.@POTUS should cancel $50,000 in student loan debt for all. For 10 years, my student loan debt payments were more than my rent. Student debt affects everybody, and particularly people of color, making it hard to buy a home or start a family. Our economy should work for all. https://t.co/MQOHQgARWk — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Some say that the remedy of impeachment is flawed, an unworkable mistake of the founders.   That’s nonsense.   There is nothing wrong with the Constitution, its draftsmanship, or the oath.   Only with those who need uphold it.   The fault lies not in our laws, but in ourselves. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

The House Managers upheld their oaths with skill and passion. Our eternal thanks to @RepRaskin, @RepDianaDeGette, @davidcicilline, @JoaquinCastrotx, @RepSwalwell, @RepTedLieu, @StaceyPlaskett, @RepJoeNeguse and @RepDean.   The case they made will stand the test of history. https://t.co/Tk7l8QJ14s — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Watching McConnell’s harsh indictment of Donald Trump for his lies and incitement, for his lack of remorse and dereliction of duty, I couldn’t help but think of how much McConnell indicts himself for an even greater dereliction of duty: Failing to hold Trump accountable. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

GOP Senators showed us their party is still in Trump’s thrall, more devoted to him than to America’s ideals. Yet, I remain hopeful. America was built by those who believed in something never seen before — a government of the people. It will be rebuilt with the same faith. https://t.co/H87VsvySLg — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

What is it going to take for Republicans to hold Trump accountable? If they fail to do their duty, they’ll have to answer to history. Senators must demonstrate courage. And if they don't? We will have the specter of Donald Trump hanging over us for years to come. https://t.co/mqIQiVAwQy — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Trump’s defense: Phony jurisdiction argument. Claim Trump has a First Amendment right to violate his oath. It’s not an insurrection if it fails. He can’t incite if people came ready to be incited. Even defending his election lies. ...It’s hard to defend the indefensible. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

Trump’s lawyers can’t contest the facts, so they’re making a false claim about the First Amendment. Let's be clear: Trump has no First Amendment right to violate his oath of office. No more than a fire chief has the right to tell arsonists to burn down the station. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff

.@RepRaskin posed four questions for Trump's lawyers to answer: —Why did Trump not tell his supporters to stop? —… https://t.co/Ye0AMN1RNS — PolitiTweet.org