Congressman Troy E. Nehls, a Republican representative who has secured electoral victories in 2020, 2022, and 2024, used his social media platform to criticize Democrats over the ongoing government shutdown and related political issues.
On October 16, 2025, Nehls posted: “BREAKING: Democrats just voted for the tenth time to keep the government shut down. The Democrat Government Shutdown continues while the American people pay the price.”
A day later, on October 17, he continued his criticism with another post: “More than 2,500 Hate America protests are planned to happen tomorrow. These rallies are exactly why Chuck Schumer and the Democrats refuse to vote to reopen the government. The Democrat Government Shutdown is about one thing: Democrats want to appease their radical base by https://t.co/9aoCcLRw6K”
Later that same day, Nehls referenced a statement from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in an additional post: “Hillary Clinton in 1993: ‘We certainly don’t want [illegal aliens] having the same benefits that American citizens are entitled to have.’ How far the Democrat Party has fallen… https://t.co/yoYW4Q2Tur”
Troy Nehls represents Texas’s 22nd congressional district and has won recent elections against Democratic opponents Sri Preston Kulkarni in 2020 (51.5% of votes), Jamie Jordan in 2022 (62.2%), and Marquette Greene-Scott in 2024 (62.1%).
