Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, a Republican representative, published a series of posts on October 21, 2025, criticizing Senate Democrats and the Biden administration’s policies on government funding, energy, and immigration.
In a post from October 21, Van Duyne wrote, “For three weeks Democrats in the Senate have been holding the American people and our government hostage. Democrats have voted time and time again to keep the government shut down to give taxpayer-funded handouts to illegal immigrants.”
Later that day, Van Duyne commented on energy policy, referencing a previous statement by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. She stated, “Remember when Biden’s Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, laughed at a reporter’s question and said there was nothing they could do to lower energy costs? Yeah… that was another Biden Admin lie. Republicans are focused on expanding American energy production to lower costs for https://t.co/ZYak96HE1J”
In a third post, Van Duyne addressed immigration enforcement under the Trump administration compared to current policies. She wrote, “Understand this in terms of the populations of American cities: in nine months, the Trump Administration has deported more CRIMINAL ALIENS than there are people living in Raleigh, NC; Omaha, NE; and many other mid-sized American cities!!! Because of Biden and the Democrats, our https://t.co/J4d0ppRw3i”
Beth Van Duyne has represented her district through several election cycles. In 2024, she defeated Sam Eppler with 60.3% of the vote. In previous elections, she also prevailed against Jan McDowell in 2022 and Candace Valenzuela in 2020.
