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Mark R. Warner
@markrwarner· VA· Sep 25, 2026

Asking these public servants to now accept a pay freeze as the cost of living continues to rise amounts to an effective pay cut.

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Mark R. Warner
@markrwarner· VA· Sep 25, 2026

The president has inappropriately classified two-thirds of the federal workforce as having national security missions without any explanation whatsoever.

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Mark R. Warner
@markrwarner· VA· Sep 25, 2026

“Every day, we hear from Virginians with alpha-gal syndrome who struggle to feed themselves and their families safely. Reading a label should not require guesswork or a call to the manufacturer. Clear allergen labeling would give people…

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Mark R. Warner
@markrwarner· VA· Sep 25, 2026

“Cases of alpha-gal syndrome are rapidly increasing in Virginia and across the country, and nearly everyone I meet has or knows someone whose life has been affected by this disease. We must do more to understand, prevent, and treat AGS and…

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Mark R. Warner
@markrwarner· VA· Sep 25, 2026

The Salt Typhoon intrusion was the worst telecom hack in our nation’s history and showed us just how vulnerable our critical infrastructure is, but it does not have to be that way. If telecommunications companies adopt cybersecurity best…

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Mark R. Warner
@markrwarner· VA· Sep 25, 2026

Our current health care system makes it hard and expensive for Virginians and Americans across the country to access the care they rely on.

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Mark R. Warner
@markrwarner· VA· Sep 25, 2026

The companies building the most powerful AI systems in the world are sounding the alarm: the step-change increase in AI models’ capacity for cyber-offense, combined with clear failures to securely host and deploy these capabilities, could…

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Sep 25, 2026

We need critical minerals to build chips for everything from our smartphones to our national defense apparatus.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Sep 25, 2026

Until then, we’ll keep the pressure on and continue to fight for a return to service standards that not only meet but exceed expectations.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Sep 25, 2026

We’ll be watching the USPS’s team closely to see if and how these recommendations are implemented, and whether they actually make meaningful improvements in delivery time.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Sep 25, 2026

I’m grateful to Inspector General Tammy Hull and her team for their thorough review process in South Dakota and their thoughtful recommendations for improvements.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Sep 25, 2026

We’ve heard from thousands of South Dakotans who have real concerns about their mail service.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Sep 25, 2026

It’s encouraging and unsurprising that the Inspector General’s report studying the mail service in South Dakota shows evidence to back up what we’ve been hearing and seeing for years: the United States Postal Service is not adequately…

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Jim Justice
@jimjustice· Republican · WV· Sep 25, 2026

Seeing this pass the Senate during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is something really special. It sends a message to every West Virginia family touched by childhood cancer that we see you, we stand with you, and we will always remember…

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Sep 25, 2026

I know first-hand the importance of every child being able to learn at school and fully participate in our communities, which is why I will continue to urge my colleagues to pass my bipartisan RISE Act and ease the transition from high…

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Sep 25, 2026

It was great to be at Southern New Hampshire University to hear from students about their experiences on campus, and the work of staff at colleges and universities across the Granite State to make sure that all students, regardless of any…

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Chris Christie
@chrischristie· Republican · NJ· Sep 25, 2026

“I’m going to make sure that in no way do I enable Donald Trump to ever be president of the United States again.”

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Chris Christie
@chrischristie· Republican · NJ· Sep 25, 2026

“Once you go through the thought process of convincing yourself that you can be president, and then the next step that you should be president, that doesn’t leave your brain.”

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Chris Christie
@chrischristie· Republican · NJ· Sep 25, 2026

“For our party’s sake, if we do a lot of losing six weeks from today, I wonder whether we’re going to say, OK, we need to change this approach and change this kind of wing of the party from being the dominant wing and having a different…

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Chris Christie
@chrischristie· Republican · NJ· Sep 25, 2026

“Am I looking at it? Look, anybody who comes up here — anybody who comes up here — and has ever run for president and not won and told you they’re not looking at it again is lying,”

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Sep 25, 2026

These violations substantiated in the investigation reflect a pattern of behavior that does not meet the standards of this Administration.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Sep 25, 2026

The investigation found that the Lieutenant Governor engaged in serious, repeated violations of state policy and failed to uphold the responsibilities of his office.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Sep 25, 2026

But they're finally listening to them. And nothing makes you listen as much as an election staring you in the face.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Sep 25, 2026

I would not accept a culture that sweeps misconduct under the rug in New Jersey.

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