As the August recess continues, last week, Democrats across the country hosted town hall events, speaking to community members on the devastating impacts of Trump and Republicans\u2019 Big Budget Betrayal that rips away health care, food assistance, and other lifelines that American families rely on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take a look at some of the coverage below: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In Colorado: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Colorado Politics<\/strong><\/a>: ‘Be courageous’: Gabby Giffords talks gun violence prevention with Colorado Democrats | TRAIL MIX<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Ernest Luning, 8\/8\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGabby Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona who survived a 2011 assassination attempt, told a friendly audience in Thornton on Aug. 6 that it\u2019ll take persistence over the long haul to end gun violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018Move ahead, do not look back. I hope others are inspired to keep moving forward, no matter what,\u2019 said Giffords, a leader in the gun safety movement, at a town hall at Trail Winds Recreation Center organized by the Colorado Democratic Party. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cU.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, state House Majority Leader Monica Duran and state party chair Shad Murib echoed Giffords\u2019 message throughout the roughly hour-long discussion, which was moderated by Murib.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Democrats also urged the crowd of about 100 to help defeat U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, the freshman Republican who represents the 8th Congressional District, in next year\u2019s election. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCiting their own event, the Democrats on stage at the town hall also repeatedly called out Evans for declining to hold any in-person, public town halls since taking office in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018We are here in MAGA Republican Gabe Evans\u2019 congressional district,\u2019 Murib said, eliciting booing from the crowd, \u2018and we decided to host this town hall here because he simply refuses to visit with his constituents. These are issues that matter to people, and he is not sitting down with folks to hear from them.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colorado Times Recorder<\/strong><\/a>: Thornton Town Hall Focuses on Strengthening Gun Safety, Ousting Gabe Evans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Megan Neary, 8\/8\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGiffords spoke as part of a Gun Violence Prevention town hall in Thornton on Wednesday, organized by proponents of gun safety laws and opponents of U.S. Rep. Gave Evans (R-CO), who represents the congressional district where the event was held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe panel also featured Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Colorado House Majority Leader Monica Duran (D-Wheat Ridge), and Giffords\u2019 Vice President of Government and Political Affairs Vanessa Gonzalez. It was moderated by Colorado Democratic Party Chair Shad Murib. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDuran reflected on recent budget cuts, recalling her experiences as a domestic violence victim, a homeless single mother, and a survivor of gun intimidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018I know that when you go through any one of those life experiences, you rely on counseling, mental health counseling, you rely on different services,\u2019 said Duran. \u2018These cuts are gonna impact the ability for those who have gone through what I\u2019ve gone through to be able to access the services that they need. And what I have often asked myself since this bill was passed to Gabe Evans, What are you thinking? What are you thinking when you\u2019re thinking about your district, your constituents, the very people you represent? How does this even make sense?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDuran later added, \u2018I want us to remind Gabe Evans that he\u2019s not doing his job and he needs to be fired from his job, and we need to take that seat back and we need to make sure that everyone else in the nation understands that Colorado knows what it takes to lead and to just listen to our communities.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n NorthGlenn Thornton Sentinel<\/strong><\/a>: Gun violence victim Gabby Giffords says she and other gun law advocates are not backing down<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Monte Whaley, 8\/7\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFormer Congresswoman and survivor of gun violence Gabby Giffords offered a simple message to those in Colorado\u2019s 8th Congressional District hoping to get meaningful gun laws passed on the federal level:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018Move ahead and don\u2019t look back,\u2019 Giffords told an audience of about 100 gathered at a Gun Prevention Town Hall with Giffords and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cColorado Democratic Party Chair Shad Murib moderated the town hall. Also on hand was Giffords\u2019s Vice President of Government and Political Affairs Vanessa Gonzalez and Colorado House Majority Leader Monica Duran. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBennet said flipping the 8th Congressional seat \u2013 considered one of the most competitive in the United States \u2013 is key for the Democrats to wrest control of the U.S. House of Representatives. \u2018The work we do between now and next November could mean the difference in turning this around,\u2019 Bennet said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOtherwise, health care programs like Medicaid and tax credits for health care will likely be stripped away by a Republican-controlled Congress, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018We\u2019ve got to keep working, we have to make sure we can save the House and it starts in this district,\u2019 Bennet said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Minnesota: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Marshall Independent<\/strong><\/a>: Walz, DFL candidates share concerns over SNAP, Medicare cuts during corn feed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Sariah Cheadle, 8\/8\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWalz expressed concern over recent policies passed by the Republican-controlled Congress, especially for greater, rural Minnesota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018They\u2019re going to hurt access to our local hospitals. They\u2019re going to hurt the things we know grow our economies and allow people to choose where they live,\u2019 Walz said. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n In California: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Orange County Register<\/strong><\/a>: Former Rep. Gabby Giffords advocates for gun violence prevention at Laguna Woods town hall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Lillian Ashworth, 8\/8\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGiffords encouraged the more than 450 guests gathered at the town hall to participate in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. Voting, she said, is the most important way to defend against gun violence and protect children and others killed because of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018We can continue, or we can act,\u2019 Giffords said. \u2018We can vote, and we can be on the right side of history.\u2019 \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe 40-minute conversation, led by California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks, was largely critical of Republican lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018The Republicans often talk about law and order,\u2019 said Rep. Dave Min, D-Irvine, \u2018but they go out of their way to gut policies that keep communities safe.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Iowa: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Associated Press<\/strong><\/a>: Hundreds cheer Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego as Democrats take offensive against Trump\u2019s tax bill<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Thomas Beaumont, 8\/9\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHundreds of people cheered Sen. Ruben Gallego at a town hall meeting in eastern Iowa Saturday as the first-term Arizona Democrat assailed the massive, Republican-backed tax bill signed by President Donald Trump as likely to make \u2018America poorer and sicker.\u2019 \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor two hours, the audience of some 300 people applauded and at times stood cheering for the Arizona Democrat, one of several party figures who have been attacking the bill in congressional districts represented by Republicans. He was in Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks\u2019 1st Congressional District, among the most competitive in the nation in the past three congressional elections. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018I came here because I work in health care and this bill will hurt health care,\u2019 said Alexandra Salter, a physicians assistant from Davenport. \u2018I think we are getting more vocal about it, because we need to speak up.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Newsweek<\/strong><\/a>: Ruben Gallego Fires Up Iowa Crowd With Attack on Trump’s Tax Bill<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Kate Plummer, 8\/10\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cArizona Senator Ruben Gallego fired up a crowd in Iowa on Saturday by attacking the GOP’s tax bill that is backed by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSpeaking at a town-hall meeting in Davenport, eastern Iowa, Gallego, a Marine veteran and Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, said the bill, known as the \u2018One Big, Beautiful Bill\u2019 would make Americans \u2018sicker and poorer\u2019 because of its cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGallego told an audience of some 180 Democrats: \u2018We are now sicker and poorer because of Donald Trump. We are now sicker and poorer because of [Iowa GOP Representative Mariannette] Miller-Meeks. We are now going to be sicker and poorer\u2014and dead, according to [Iowa GOP Senator Joni Ernst]\u2014because they made that choice.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n