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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Aug 11, 2026

For more than four years, Ukrainians have courageously defended their free democracy against Russia’s determined effort to stamp it out and impose despotism on its people.

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Aug 11, 2026

I’m proud to join former Chairman McCaul to introduce this legislation in the House, a companion to the Sanctioning Russia Act, which the late Sen. Lindsey Graham negotiated in his final days, along with Sen. Blumenthal, Ranking Member…

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Aug 11, 2026

We should have built programs that don't take two years of analysis, and that is definitely the lesson that I took from the rapid...

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John Curtis
@johncurtis· Republican · UT· Aug 11, 2026

As AI-generated content becomes more refined and realistic, people deserve to know whether what they’re seeing is created by a human or generated by artificial intelligence.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Aug 11, 2026

Safe drinking water is not a partisan issue. Families across the country expect that when they turn on the tap, their water is safe to drink.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Aug 11, 2026

I will continue fighting for my Health Over Wealth Act and to get private equity out of health care.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Aug 11, 2026

As energy costs rise and market power becomes increasingly concentrated, FERC must use its authority to protect consumers from transactions that threaten competition, affordability, and reliability. It should do so here and deny the…

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Aug 11, 2026

FERC has a statutory obligation to ensure that consolidation in the energy sector serves the public interest, not corporate profits. It is impossible to see how this consolidation will not put the public interest at risk.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Aug 11, 2026

Corporate consolidation is sweeping the energy sector, concentrating unprecedented market power in a shrinking number of companies and threatening to drive already-high electricity costs even higher. NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition…

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Aug 11, 2026

The agency should also address the thousands of potential toxins already used that the GRAS loophole has rubberstamped since its creation.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Aug 11, 2026

In addition to mandatory notification of use outlined in this rule, the FDA should be using strong, science-based standards to independently review every chemical proposed for use in our food.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Aug 11, 2026

The FDA is correct in its recognition that the GRAS rule is flawed and overdue for correction, but this proposed rule will not protect families from exposure to dangerous food chemicals.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Aug 11, 2026

These cuts would strip disabled veterans of earned compensation and health care benefits – they should be rejected outright.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Aug 11, 2026

The price of this war is being plainly paid first and foremost by our soldiers, who are being put in harm's way for a war that is making America weaker every day.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Aug 11, 2026

I was glad that the president got a ceasefire [in June], but I could tell by the terms it wasn't going to last. It wasn't a real agreement, but at this point, many of us are willing to support almost any agreement.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Aug 11, 2026

Here's an explanation for why Trump continues to do this gaslighting, particularly right before the markets open.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 11, 2026

The Trump Administration should abandon this latest shameful attempt to subvert the Constitution, federal statute, and clear Supreme Court precedent.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 11, 2026

But Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s anti-immigrant agenda will never miss a chance to sow doubt and fear in immigrant communities.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 11, 2026

Birthright citizenship is the law of the land, which the Supreme Court just upheld in June.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 11, 2026

FEMA must move quickly to review and approve the federal assistance Hamden needs to rebuild its roads and ensure its infrastructure is ready to weather the storms ahead.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 11, 2026

The Town of Hamden has been on a long road to recovery. It’s time for FEMA to put the pedal to the metal and help this community get back on track after the damage and devastation caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 11, 2026

The State Department must work diligently to preempt the spread of these scam operations—but Trump’s cuts are making it difficult.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 11, 2026

I don’t want to be playing whack-a-mole for the next decade in our fight against foreign scam operations.

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