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Forrest Bennett

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Forrest Bennett

@ForrestBennett

President of the Oklahoma AFL-CIO. I work for workers. Former lawmaker. Organize everywhere.

Oklahoma City, OK

Joined July 2010

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Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
May 22, 2025
Friends, I’m running for Oklahoma AFL-CIO President. Now more than ever, Oklahomans need the kinds of policies that unions fight for. I’ve worked alongside Oklahomas unions during my time as a state representative, and I hope to work for them soon. Let’s get to work!
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Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
Aug 22, 2025
Yall got so mad at Democrats for suggesting we tax corporations more fairly that you elected a guy who’s literally demanding private business give ownership of their companies to the government Great job gang
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
Aug 22, 2025
Trump: "I said, 'You know what? I think the United States should be given 10% of Intel.'"
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Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
Jan 21, 2022
This week I filed HB3129, which codifies that a father’s financial responsibility to his baby & their mom begins at conception. If Oklahoma is going to restrict a woman’s right to choose, we sure better make sure the man involved can’t just walk away from his responsibility.
Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
Oct 19, 2022
Every time @GovStitt brags about keeping Oklahoma “open” during COVID, please remember that our state’s COVID death rates are among the highest in the nation. We lost more friends, neighbors, parents, children, & siblings, than almost any other state. Don’t forget that, or them.
Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
May 19, 2018
Bishop Curry has brought up slavery, MLK, poverty, loving our neighbors, and so much more in his sermon at the #royalwedding. Never prouder to be an Episcopal. ...yea I’m watching it. Don’t @ me.
Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
Mar 4, 2025
A tornado ripped through Ada last night and did some serious damage, but people were better positioned to keep themselves and families safe because meteorologists on TV utilize the radar data and technologies of NOAA and NWS — that’s the bureaucracy you’re talking about here.
OOMAGOG
@dynamis918
Mar 4, 2025
Replying to @ForrestBennett
Severe weather? Lol, it's raining. The NWS is outdated and bloated. Fire more screeching bureaucrats.
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Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
Oct 5, 2025
Decent people of any political stripe should condemn comments like this. And not just when prompted. Proactively say out loud, “I disagree with this. This is not America.” Because if you don’t, we will completely lose the fundamental spirit of the American experiment.
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
Oct 5, 2025
Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."
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Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
Mar 4, 2025
Replying to @HitbyTruth
…because of data from NOAA’s radar operation center in Norman, and the technology developed at NWS in Norman. You understand that, right?
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Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
Jun 18, 2020
Today’s COVID spike in Oklahoma should be a serious wake up call. If you care about the economy, and you don’t want to see us shut down again, wear a damn mask. Don’t know how else to say it. Wear a damn mask.
Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
Jun 5, 2025
Nearly 50% of employers don’t offer healthcare benefits. This messaging is meant to lull folks into a false sense of security so they don’t *rightfully* scream that Trump and his Congressional allies are indeed kicking 10+ million people off of Medicaid. Don’t buy the bullshit.
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
Jun 5, 2025
Lankford: "People are screaming and saying, 'It's kicking people off Medicaid.' It's not kicking people off Medicaid. It's transitioning from Medicaid to employer-provided healthcare. So yes, we've got 10 million people that are not gonna be on Medicaid, but they then are gonna
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Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
Jun 11, 2025
If you defended a baker’s right not to make a cake for a gay couple, you have to defend a coffee shop’s right to offer a drink with a terrible name. That’s how free speech works. Otherwise you’d be a snowflake hypocrite, and you wouldn’t want to be one of those, would you?!
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
Jun 11, 2025
Pam Bondi: "After the October 7 anniversary, they added new drinks to the menu. One was 'Sweet Sinwar' in honor, of tribute to the leader of Hamas ... You can't do that. And so we've sued them and we're gonna stop this from happening. And anywhere in the country, if you do this,
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Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
Sep 22, 2023
So I want to get this straight: we have to start paying back student loans next month to a government that’s about to get shut down willfully by the same members of Congress who took out millions in forgiven loans but refuse to use their power to ease the student loan crisis?
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Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
Jan 11, 2021
I actually agree. Twitter is a 14 year old private sector company & you have to opt-in to use it. The Constitution & Bill of Rights are 234 years old, foundational to our country, and provide for individuals freedoms, like the right to tell people they can’t use your platform.
Former Congressman Matt Gaetz
@FmrRepMattGaetz
Jan 11, 2021
We cannot live in a world where Twitter’s terms of service are more important than the terms in our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Forrest Bennett
@ForrestBennett
Jul 30, 2025
I said what I said, and I stand by it. You’re a liar, @RyanWalters_, and you would be embarrassed if you had any shame at all. Everything you accuse others of, you’re doing. Everyday you say you’re making Oklahoma education better, but it’s getting worse. Under YOUR WATCH.
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