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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Oct 1, 2026

There is a genuine concern by many on my side of the aisle, and even some others that do not have a partisan identification, that there’s going to be an attempt to undermine the voting in the next election in November, just a few weeks…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Oct 1, 2026

I have to say that for 60 years, individuals could protect their own right to vote through the Voting Rights Act. Your position is a deviation from that precedent to the detriment of the voters and their rights in the future. I think that…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Oct 1, 2026

The stakes are too high to not make any attempt to evaluate the lessons learned before reaching for more conflict and destruction.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Oct 1, 2026

I urge the President and Pete Hegseth to listen to myself and my fellow Iraq War Veterans who have seen firsthand the devastation of a needless forever war.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Oct 1, 2026

The administration is threatening access to historical and irreplaceable records, including closing down one facility in California that is home to countless photos and family heirlooms.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Oct 1, 2026

Regional National Archives facilities, including Chicago’s Federal Record Center, ensure that Americans can access public and personal records without having to travel across the country.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Oct 1, 2026

Our National Archives make it possible for families, researchers and communities across the Midwest to access records that tell the story of who we are and where we come from.

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Zach Nunn
@zachnunn· Republican · HI· Oct 1, 2026

This is a major opportunity for Southeast Iowa: Mesabi Metallics’ proposed $15 billion investment in Lee County could support 1,700 good-paying jobs and produce American steel right here in Iowa.

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Ashley Hinson
@ashleyhinson· Republican · IA· Oct 1, 2026

This will be a game-changing investment for our state — creating 1,700 jobs & incredible opportunities for growth.

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
@mariannettemillermeeks· Republican · IA· Oct 1, 2026

For too long, Iowa families have watched their jobs shipped overseas and their communities hollowed out. Not anymore. The largest steel plant in America is coming to Lee County with more than 1,700 permanent, good-paying jobs.

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Byron Donalds
@byrondonalds· Republican · FL· Oct 1, 2026

David Jolly is somebody who thinks it’s still OK for boys to be in girls’ sports. Just pure insanity.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 1, 2026

They are the party of data centers. They are the party of fealty to the AI industry and this fakery that they are putting on the floor right now isn’t going to fool anybody. So they’re desperate.

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Greg Casar
@gregcasar· Democratic · TX· Oct 1, 2026

Progressives have worked hard to make LTF as toxic as AIPAC.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Oct 1, 2026

You have to know how to do the job, and that’s why I’m asking California voters to vote for me for governor of state of California.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Oct 1, 2026

What we do at Department of Homeland Security is not controversial; we’re enforcing our nation’s laws.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 1, 2026

I am very proud that many strong progressives have won Democratic primaries. We got to defend them right now.

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Lloyd Smucker
@lloydsmucker· Republican · PA· Oct 1, 2026

I want them to be calling into their members of Congress and asking them to fix the debt and to fix Social Security to make sure it’s sustainable and to be sure that we can keep the promises that we’ve been making.

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Blake Moore
@blakemoore· Republican · UT· Oct 1, 2026

We’re in a far worse fiscal situation than we were back then to make some tweaks and changes.

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Lloyd Smucker
@lloydsmucker· Republican · PA· Oct 1, 2026

There’s already a retirement age that has been increasing gradually for a certain cohort, and that’s one of the changes you could make, and that would seem to make sense because people are living longer.

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Blake Moore
@blakemoore· Republican · UT· Oct 1, 2026

There’s no way around it — we have to reform these programs if we want to save them, if we want to make them more sustainable, we have to do it.

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