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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jul 4, 2025

Nearly 90 percent of K through 12 students attend public schools, yet Republicans are pushing a plan in this bill to undermine support for public schools.

politico.com
Raúl Labrador
@rallabrador· Republican · ID· Jul 3, 2025

Idaho’s women and girls deserve an equal playing field.

cnn.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jul 2, 2025

This is about flouting seven decades of federal law policy and practice that have made it clear that personal healthcare data is confidential and can only be shared in certain narrow circumstances that benefit the public’s health or the…

cnn.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jul 1, 2025

By cutting funding for these lifesaving youth mental health programs, the Department of Education is abandoning our children when they need us most.

usatoday.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jul 1, 2025

HHS is the backbone of our nation's public health and social safety net — from cancer screenings and maternal health to early childhood education and domestic violence prevention.

cbsnews.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jun 30, 2025

His was a campaign powered by the people, and the people made their voices heard. New Yorkers are ready for a city we can all afford. Now it is time to bring our city together and win!

newsweek.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 30, 2025

Presents an efficient, low-cost opportunity to build a temporary detention facility because you don't need to invest that much in the perimeter. People get out, there's not much waiting for 'em other than alligators and pythons. Nowhere to…

commondreams.org
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 30, 2025

Criminals posing as federal agents were trying to capitalize on the fear and uncertainty of the immigration crackdown promised by President Donald Trump.

nbcnews.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jun 29, 2025

I also think it’s important for us to continue to communicate with the public and give people hope that we can protect and defend and extend our democracy.

msnbc.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jun 29, 2025

The American people are coming out more and more every day, more people who’ve never been to a protest march in their lives.

msnbc.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jun 29, 2025

The usurpation of the National Guard in California, to me, is the big, ugly threat to American democracy.

msnbc.com
Dave Yost
@daveyost· OH· Jun 28, 2025

You just heard from the good cops. Meet the bad cop.

nbcnews.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 28, 2025

People get out, there’s not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons.

motherjones.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 27, 2025

We believe that we will prevail and that we’ve made the case already.

cnn.com
Kris Kobach
@kriskobach· KS· Jun 26, 2025

This litigation, while sometimes based on valid legal claims, in most instances failed in the courtroom but nonetheless increased costs for consumers and taxpayers.

breitbart.com
Kris Kobach
@kriskobach· KS· Jun 26, 2025

The CCP plainly has a strategy of driving the United States away from domestic energy sources and increasing U.S. dependence on sources that rely on a Chinese supply of solar panels, electric vehicle batteries, and other technologies.

breitbart.com
Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Jun 26, 2025

Part of my extreme skepticism of Congress doing anything substantial here is based on the history, the clear record of failure when it comes to privacy, the internet and social media.

cnn.com
Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Jun 26, 2025

My level of confidence in Congress following through on what they say they want to do in erecting some national safeguards is just very low.

cnn.com
Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Jun 26, 2025

I simply cannot imagine doing nothing, and being locked into doing nothing for the next decade.

cnn.com
Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Jun 26, 2025

This is an incredibly broad new rule that would have cascading unintended consequences.

cnn.com
Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Jun 26, 2025

Years from now, it could end up being the big story out of this reconciliation bill.

cnn.com