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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 30, 2025

Trump and Congressional Republicans are hellbent on rejecting bipartisanship and ‘going it alone’ this fall.

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Joaquin Castro
@joaquincastro· Democratic · TX· Aug 30, 2025

This is wrong—and illegal. Not only is Trump gutting $5 billion in foreign aid that saves lives and advances America's interests, but he's doing so using an unlawful 'pocket recission' method that undermines Congress' power of the purse. I…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 30, 2025

Mr. Kennedy and the rest of the Trump administration tell us, over and over, that they want to Make America Healthy Again.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 30, 2025

It is absurd to have to say this in 2025, but vaccines are safe and effective.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 30, 2025

The reality is that Secretary Kennedy has profited from and built a career on sowing mistrust in vaccines.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 30, 2025

America's healthcare system is already dysfunctional and wildly expensive, and yet the Trump administration will be throwing an estimated 15 million people off their health insurance.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 30, 2025

Secretary Kennedy is putting Americans' lives in danger, and he must resign.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Aug 30, 2025

There’s a lot of good work that’s been done. There [are] a lot of reasons for that. But we have a Democrat D.A. there who has not been prosecuting crime as some other, more aggressive D.A.s have around the country.

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Ralph Norman
@ralphnorman· Republican · SC· Aug 30, 2025

President Trump just scrapped $5 BILLION in foreign aid with a pocket rescission — the first in nearly 50 years.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Aug 30, 2025

Congress—and only Congress—passes budgets. Because the president's job is to take care the laws are faithfully executed, he must spend the money as directed. Trump's 'pocket recissions' are lawless and absurd.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 30, 2025

By keeping Robert Kennedy in charge of HHS, Trump is doubling down on his own failure.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 30, 2025

America is staring down next month's government funding deadline on September 30. It's clear neither Trump nor congressional Republicans have any plan to avoid a painful and entirely unnecessary shutdown.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Aug 29, 2025

The vicious illegal alien murderer who has been evading justice for two years after stabbing 24-year-old Emma Shafer has been arrested.

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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Aug 29, 2025

This is another act of revenge following a long list of political retaliation in the form of firings, the revoking of security clearances and more.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Aug 29, 2025

We will continue to work with federal authorities to coordinate extradition proceedings.

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Rob Garcia
@robgarcia· Democratic · KS· Aug 29, 2025

This revelation, if accurate, would represent a corrupt and reckless attempt by the Trump family to leverage proximity to Donald Trump for personal enrichment.

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Rob Garcia
@robgarcia· Democratic · KS· Aug 29, 2025

The Committee demands to understand the details of this arrangement and whether you are continuing to leverage your position to sell access to President Trump.

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