Congressman Pat Harrigan, who represents North Carolina and won his seat in 2024 by defeating Ralph R. Scott, Jr., used his social media platform on September 23, 2025, to address issues related to European financial dealings with Russia and ongoing debates in the U.S. Senate.
In a post dated September 23, 2025, Harrigan stated: “This is exactly what I’ve been hammering. Every euro Europe sends to Moscow fuels the same bombs raining down on Ukraine. The hypocrisy has to end! https://t.co/SZdBl5Rywr https://t.co/e33XxStLO5”
Later that day, he criticized Senate Democrats for their budgetary priorities during government funding negotiations. On September 23, 2025, he wrote: “Shutdown Schumer and Senate Democrats are threatening to close the government unless they get billions for illegal immigrants, taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries, bailouts for insurance companies, and more money for NPR. They’re not fighting to protect seniors. They’re not https://t.co/eygmeoU0f1”
A third post from Harrigan on the same date included only links: “https://t.co/j2hUEHr2Ff https://t.co/oz416QoR0t”.
Harrigan’s remarks reflect ongoing tensions regarding Western economic ties with Russia amid the war in Ukraine and highlight partisan divisions over federal spending priorities as Congress faces potential government shutdowns.
In November 2024, Harrigan secured his seat in Congress after defeating Ralph R. Scott, Jr., receiving 57.5% of the vote compared to Scott’s 38.2%.
