Zach Nunn is Cheering

𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 – (𝟓𝟏𝟓) 𝟐𝟖𝟖-𝟏𝟏𝟒𝟓

𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐢 𝐄𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐭 – (𝟓𝟏𝟓) 𝟐𝟖𝟒-𝟒𝟓𝟕𝟒

𝐙𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐧 – (𝟓𝟏𝟓) 𝟒𝟎𝟎-𝟖𝟏𝟖𝟎

Today, I have added a screenshot of a reply from Zach Nunn in early 2024 when the U.S. House was debating whether to send more aid to Ukraine – to which aid additional funding for Israel was also added. I have highlighted what I consider the more salient points.

On top of the letter Representative Nunn sent me in February 2024, I am grateful to have had the luxury of seeing him in person on the campaign trail in the middle of 2024. One of his key talking points in that discussion was the claim that President Biden humiliated America internationally with his botched handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan – which emboldened American adversaries across the globe, primarily Russia and China.

Yesterday, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, joined President Trump and Vice President Vance in the White House, just days after the new administration has publicly sided with Russia, turned away from Europe and Ukraine, and demanded access to Ukrainian minerals in return for assistance. In this public meeting, the President and Vice President harshly attacked their Ukrainian counterpart, berating him for his role in the conflict. These actions undermine America’s alliances worldwide and 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐙𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐧.

As I have mentioned before, President Trump has threatened tariffs on many parts of the world, not limited to our adversaries like China, but explicitly adding many of our closest allies and trading partners in Canada, Mexico, and now the European Union. Despite the major ramifications these tariffs will have to our economy, our allies, and inflation, Representative Nunn has voiced his support for Trump tariffs – of course, he also wants to give exemptions for farm imports. Despite the impacts this will have to American allies and interests worldwide, 𝐙𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧.

Over the past two years, Representative Nunn has consistently talked about the need for a strong Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) and he has advocated for reforms to improve the VA, but also to ensure we provide adequate care for our Veterans through the department.

Now, we have seen numerous, significant, unilateral cuts to the VA from the Executive Branch, despite Congressional approval for its funding. Despite this seeming Executive overreach, 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐙𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐧.

Since Representative Nunn was in office, he has routinely pushed bills through which were supportive of medical research, including promoting cancer research, pushing federal departments to come up with new plans to help expand coverage in rural areas, and repeatedly finding ways to expand Medicare. Since Donald Trump has taken office, he has chosen to stop grants for congressionally approved medical research across the country and yet, 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐙𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐧.

With the support (demand) of Donald Trump, the House of Representatives passed the outline of a budget bill this week which includes: massive cuts to the department overseeing Medicaid and Medicare, a large tax break which largely flows to the wealthy, and still ultimately adds to the deficit. Representative Nunn has repeatedly stressed a requirement to balance the budget – including a balanced budget amendment – and has insisted on preserving Medicaid and Medicare. Despite his historical stances, 𝐙𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧.

Reading through my past emails, remembering the statements Representative Nunn has made on the campaign trail, and looking through the news of the past two months makes it impossible for me to understand why Representative Nunn remains on the sidelines despite attacks on so many of his major initiatives since he took office. As updates from the White House continue pouring in and run counter to his stated goals, 𝐙𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐧.

𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐧, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Thank you for reading and please reach out to your representation today.