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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

This sort of thing cannot be allowed to happen without some response from Congress. The Senate Judiciary Committee is the place to start.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

We have enough resources, staff, and talent on a bipartisan basis to call Donald Trump Jr. before the Committee for a deposition, to answer some basic questions about who paid for his wedding ceremony.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

Research from the Trevor Project found that ‘LGBTQ+ young people are too often placed at higher risk for suicide not because of who they are, but as a result of how they are mistreated and stigmatized.’ This Committee should not…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

If we are going to have a constructive conversation about women’s sports, then we must demand honesty and compassion. Anything less is a disservice—including categorically treating every trans athlete, no matter their age or level of…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

To all my Republican colleagues, please join me and Senator Murkowski in standing up for these young people who epitomize the true meaning of the American Dream.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

There is still time to help Dreamers in the final months of the 119th Congress.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

I may be leaving the Senate in a few months, but I am not leaving this fight [for Dreamers].

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

Ukrainian nationals cannot safely return at this time, and allowing TPS to terminate on October 19, 2026, would risk sending more than one hundred thousand individuals back to an active war zone.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

The damage Republicans have done will take more than a repair job—we need a top-to-bottom renovation that puts families first.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

Families deserve better, and I’m laser-focused on doing everything I can to lower costs, protect access to health care and hold this Administration accountable.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

“Donald Trump promised families he would lower costs and protect their wallets, but instead, he has delivered a cratered economy where Illinoisans are getting left behind.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

“Grocery bills, energy bills and health care bills are piling up. From Elgin to Romeoville to Chicago, families all across Illinois are telling me the same thing: ‘We can’t afford this,’”

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 24, 2026

When you are racing towards a cliff, you don’t just ease up on the gas pedal. You hit the brakes.

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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Sep 24, 2026

One outlier poll which got the June primary wrong, means very little with 40 days to go. This is going to be a close race, and we're in it to win. Let's get to work!

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Mary Peltola
@marypeltola· Democratic · AK· Sep 24, 2026

When both parties are attacking you, you're doing something right.

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John James
@johnjames· Republican · MI· Sep 24, 2026

Iran cannot have a nuke, but I've always said that we need to use every resource at our disposal to bring this war to an end quickly.

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Ashley Hinson
@ashleyhinson· Republican · IA· Sep 24, 2026

The war needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Sep 24, 2026

We're in the fight for our lives with a record number of toss-up races.

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Byron Donalds
@byrondonalds· Republican · FL· Sep 24, 2026

Common-sense agenda that is centered around law and order, sound markets, making sure that we secure our nation's borders, making sure that we continue to work with the federal government when it comes to immigration policy.

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Byron Donalds
@byrondonalds· Republican · FL· Sep 24, 2026

For the general election, the voters of Florida want to know the policies you're going to implement to make their lives better.

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Jeff Landry
@jefflandry· LA· Sep 23, 2026

“We’re not going to sit on the sidelines while Louisiana farmers are paying record prices to harvest the crops that feed our families and support our economy. We have an opportunity to provide immediate relief, and that’s exactly what…

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Jeff Landry
@jefflandry· LA· Sep 23, 2026

We promised we were going to make getting a driver’s license kind of like going to Disney World and we are instituting it right here.

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