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Agriculture Secretary #BrookeRollins said Americans can meet their nutritional needs on just $9 a day, claiming that one healthy meal “can cost around $3.”

#FinstadFlashback to 2024 #FinstadForCongress campaign commercial featuring a $279.52 receipt with #RepFinstad stressed out over food prices
January 17, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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#FinstadFlashback

Jan 27 2025
@BradFinstad posted #NeverAgain

Jan 27 2024
#MN01 @RepFinstad tweetted that #WeRemember the millions of lives lost in the #Holocaust

What does #RepFinstad say now that #Trump has said to remove the reference ?

#BradFinstad's silence is deafening

#FinstadWatch
March 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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#FinstadWatch
#FinstadFlashback

Remember that #MN01 #RepFinstad called for the firing of #MNStateUniversity #Mankato professor over social media comments, yet #BradFinstad, a #Trump loyalist, is silent on calls for #KristiNoem’s impeachment & #StevenMiller’s Termination

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Minnesota AFL-CIO calls for Noem’s impeachment, Miller’s Termination
Board resolution calls for Congress to rescind ICE funding
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February 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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#FinstadWatch

#RepFinstad 2024 campaign theme was to LOWER costs for #MN01 families

30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.49% August 2024 versus 6.78% today UP

The consumer price inflation rate was 2.6% for August 2024 versus 3.6% today UP

#FinstadFlashback #BradFinstad

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September 12, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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#FinstadFLASHBACK to #FarmFest2023

Standing shoulder to shoulder with #OH07 #RepMaxMiller is #MN01 #RepFinstad

Should #MNCD1 #BradFinstad who brought Miller to #Minnesota in 2023 and donated $2,500 to the Miller campaign, ask for a refund ?
YES - donate it to #CADA_MN in #MankatoMN
August 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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#FinstadFlashback
2024 #RepFinstad campaign commercial

Wanna bet that #FinstadForCongress will NOT survey asking #MN01 voters about their concerns :
#Inflation and the #CostOfLiving
#FinstadIranWar
#HealthCare
#TrumpTariffs
#NationalDebt
#SAVEAct
#FarmBailout

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FIRSTHAND
YouTube video by Finstad for Congress
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August 10, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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#FinstadFLASHBACK
July 17 2024

#FinstadForCongress fundraised on the premise that the Democrats would "do anything to take #RepFinstad down and push their socialist agenda."

Former #GOP @JustinAmash represented the #MI03 congressional district from 2011 to 2021 reminds #MN01 of what's going on
April 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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#FinstadFlashback
Mar 23 2025 the #MankatoFreePress wrote #MN01 #RepFinstad said he would fight to preserve #NIH funding

May 2, obeying #Trump’s Executive Order, National Institutes of Health lays off 250 more employees, including 50 workers at the National #Cancer Institute

Copy #JakeJohnsonMN
May 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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#FinstadFlashback
May 14 2024
In a fundraising appeal #MN01 #RepFinstad said that "Rep. Omar has not been shy about where she stands."

#MN05 @repilhan.bsky.social "We are Minnesota strong, and we will stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us”

#FinstadWatch
#TimeForChange
January 28, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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#FinstadQuestionOfTheDay

#FinstadFlashback
July 24 2026
#RepFinstad said that he "believes" the #FinstadIranWar "to be settled very quickly"

Will #RepFinstad grant #Trump the power to make the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the US under Constitution (Art IV, Sec 3) ?

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Trump says he’ll declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran, during Long Island rally
President Trump said Friday that he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz “a territory of the United States” after the Iran war.
nypost.com
August 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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BREAKING
#FinstadWatch
Mar 10 2025

#USDA has reportedly CUT the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, which would have funded about $500 million this year to support food banks

#FinstadFlashback
Mar 4 2025
#POTUS made clear he is putting the American people first
March 11, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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#FinstadFLASHBACK

Mar 12 2025

Wanna bet #MN01 @repfinstad.bsky.social does NOT react?

“We deeply regret this measure. Tariffs are taxes. They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers" said the European Union announcing tariffs on #Soybeans, beef, sugar and other #MN #Farm products
March 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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#FinstadFlashback
Jan 13 2025

#MN01 @repfinstad.bsky.social cheered the USDA report that "finally confirmed that there is no correlation between line speeds and worker safety" yet, did he read the report? Or do any follow-up with the workers ?

Wanna bet, the answer is NO - didn't read or ask.
March 21, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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#FinstadFlashback
Dec 5 2024

#RepFinstad pleads with his collegaues that #HR1163 #ProveItAct as "needed now than more ever" ... so WHY has #SpeakerJohnson failed to alllow a vote on his bill since May 4 2026.

Another example of that #FinstadFails to do what he promoted.

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Rep. Finstad's Remarks on the Prove It Act
YouTube video by Rep. Brad Finstad
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September 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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#FinstadFlashback

Remember those TV ads that ran in March 2026 encouraging constituents to THANK #BRADFINSTAD ?

Well, expect to see another round of similar ads starting today through September 3rd.

#FinstadFocus
#BestCongressMoneyCanBuy
#UnrigWashington
#MN01

www.axios.com/2026/08/13/h...
Scoop: House GOP group launches $22 million campaign in 41 districts
The ads tout no tax on tips or on Social Security .
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August 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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#FinstadFlashback
#RepFinstad is honored to be one of five Members assigned to represent the US House in the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group.

#MN01 constituents and business would be honored if #BradFinstad told #Trump to END the #TradeWar

#FlipMN01
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Finstad Appointed to Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group - United States Congressman Brad Finstad
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) issued a statement following his appointment to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group:"I am honored to be part of this important opportu...
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August 31, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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#FinstadFlashback
Nov 14 2024
#MN01 @repfinstad.bsky.social sponsors #HR8706 - Dismantle DEI Act of 2024 prohibiting Diversity, Equity or Inclusion practices in federal contracts

Is it time to end the requirement to promote women-owned small businesses ?

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Eligible NAICS for the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting program
To help provide a level playing field for women business owners, the government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contra...
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March 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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#FinstadFlashback
Apr 10 2025
#MN01 #RepFinstad commented on the House-passed budget resolution as "the next step in advancing a fiscally responsible budget"

Congressional Budget Office reports the government is on track to borrow more than $2 trillion in #FY26

www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
This year's budget deficit has almost reached $2 trillion. It's not over yet.
The U.S. has already surpassed its 2025 budget deficit with about a month and a half left to go in its fiscal year. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the government is on track to borrow m...
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August 16, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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#FinstadFLASHBACK

#MN01 @repfinstad.bsky.social says he looked forward to "protecting our #veterans" under #Trump

#Veterans reacting to loss of jobs, #Trump "said he wanted to make the country great again … but this is not making it great again”

#FinstadFails #Vets

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Veterans say they feel betrayed after firing from federal jobs, including some who voted for Trump
Hooven and other veterans also say they're particularly angered by how they were fired: in an email that cited inadequate job performance — despite receiving positive reviews while they were working.
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March 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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#FinstadFlashback
May 8 2025

#RepFinstad votes to change the name of the #GulfOfMexico to #GulfOfAmerica Act #HR276

Wanna bet #BradFinstad will be a co-sponsor of a bill to rename #LakeSuperior to #LakePresidentDonaldJTrump

#FinstadWatch
#FinstadPriorities
#FlipMN01

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Trump Threatens to Rename Lake Ontario as Spat With Canada Escalates
The president said on social media that he is “giving serious consideration” to changing the name to Lake America.
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August 26, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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#FinstadFlashback

Remember "Oscar" featured in American Action Network commercial who portrayed a working family man being disgusted by the Democrats for voting to raise taxes and said "Thank You" to Brad Finstad for voting against it" ?

Well expect to see more ads

www.axios.com/2026/08/13/h...
Scoop: House GOP group launches $22 million campaign in 41 districts
The ads tout no tax on tips or on Social Security .
www.axios.com
August 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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#FinstadFlashback
#FinstadInTheField
Jan 27 2023
Expressing concern over the levels of our Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), #MN01 #RepFinstad announced the passage of #HR21 Strategic Production Response Act

BREAKING
Aug 7 2026
SPR reduced to 298.7 million barrels
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US emergency oil reserve falls below 300M barrels for first time since 1980s
The U.S.’s emergency oil reserve has fallen below 300 million barrels of oil for the first time since it was being filled decades ago. New Energy Department data shows that the Strategic Petroleum …
thehill.com
August 13, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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#FinstadFlashback

Remember #BradFinstad in his #FinstadForCongress campaign commercial walking through a grocery store saying he was "stressed out" at the cost of feeding his family.

Axios reports that in December Grocery prices rose at the fastest pace in three years

#FinstadWatch
#OustFinstad
January 15, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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#FinstadFlashback to #Election2024 when #RepFinstad walked through a grocery store admitting to the "stress" of the increased cost of food

If he didn't want to acknowledge #TrumpTariffs, he should have sponsored #HR4528 Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025

Another #FinstadFailure

#TimeForChange
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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#FinstadFlashback to #RepFinstad's campaign saying how stressful it is to go to grocery shop because of rising prices;

AgriLife Extension Service reports :
Wholesale prices for whole #Turkeys are UP but stores are discounting
#Potatoes UP 16.7%
#Cranberries UP 3.3%

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US grocery prices hit record high for family of four in 2025
Some online users discussed blame for the rising prices by mentioning U.S. President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden. Here's what we know.
www.snopes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM