Tonight, I am voting no on a procedural vote on an appropriations deal that would re-open the government. Since July, I have been clear: to earn my vote, Republicans would have to do something to bring down the cost of health care for working and middle-class Michiganders. The promise of a vote in over a month does not meet that threshold. For me, this was never about politics or Beltway gamesmanship. President Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ has plunged America into a health care crisis. That emergency has real life victims, and in Michigan, the average price of health care is increasing across the board, with some expected to see their premiums more than double. What’s clear is that the old way of doing business continues to fail America. Leadership is about changing and adapting when there is real need, and unless we hear that, we will fail to meet the moment.

French fishermen are sending fishing nets to Ukraine to protect against Russian drones. Fishermen from the coast of Brittany have created a charitable organization, Kernic Solidarités, to aid Ukraine. They have already sent two shipments of horsehair fishing nets, totaling 280 km in length, according to The Guardian. These fishing nets serve as anti-drone protection near the front lines. “They are proud that their used nets will help save lives,” said Jean-Jacques Tangi, former president of the Finistère Fisheries Committee. Fishermen from Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway, and Finland have also been sending nets for some time. Thank you for supporting Ukraine!