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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 19, 2026

The people of Maryland and the United States deserve actual transparency, reliability, and accountability from our federal government, not arbitrary rules and political interference from OMB that would weaken our scientific and research…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 19, 2026

The proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance represents a threat to every one of those efforts to better American lives, strengthen our economy, and keep our country competitive.

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 19, 2026

We write to express strong opposition to the Office of Management and Budget’s sweeping proposed “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” rule that would completely overhaul and politicize the grantmaking and cooperative agreement…

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 19, 2026

You know, Harry Truman used to have a sign on his desk that said, ‘The buck stops here.’ Who has a sign on their desk in this case?

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 19, 2026

I would seriously encourage that cooperation and that spirit of working in cooperation between federal and state law enforcement.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 19, 2026

Mr. Clayton. It is alleged, and I would add quite credibly, that Jeffrey Epstein committed some very serious crimes at his Zoro Ranch property in my home state of New Mexico.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Jul 19, 2026

Like the climate crisis, the wildfire crisis is a shared crisis. It does not respect national boundaries, and our response cannot stop at our border.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Jul 19, 2026

Despite this ongoing emergency and a growing pattern of large-scale U.S.-Canada wildfire smoke events in recent years, there has been little public coordinated activity from the administration to combat this crisis and no indication that…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 19, 2026

But President Trump’s constant rhetoric belittling the alliance and dreams of conquering Greenland have been ill timed, boorish, and counterproductive.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 19, 2026

I am happy to report from the NATO Summit that the alliance remains determined to see Ukraine defend itself from Russia.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 19, 2026

The Trump administration must stop its attack on our hardworking federal employees immediately.

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Mark Harris
@markharris· Republican · ID· Jul 19, 2026

The findings released by the White House this evening should deeply disturb every American, Republican or Democrat, and demonstrate the undeniable need for stronger safeguards in our elections.

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jul 19, 2026

The information released this evening by the White House regarding the 2020 data breach by China and potential vulnerabilities in voting machines is alarming and deeply concerning.

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Jacky Rosen
@jackyrosen· Democratic · NV· Jul 19, 2026

ICE is continuing to act with impunity — instilling fear in our communities and scaring tourists, which hurts our tourism economy,

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jul 19, 2026

I will hold state election officials who don’t participate in the SAVE program accountable by fines, by penalties, and even, depending on how far it goes, prison time.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jul 19, 2026

If you are an illegal or you are voting illegally, we will hunt you down, we will find you and we will prosecute you.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jul 19, 2026

We absolutely can build confidence in the American people, but the states have to do their part.

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Jul 19, 2026

Russia’s core objective here is to create chaos.

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Jul 19, 2026

What you have is somebody who is so demented that they are either wittingly or unwittingly participating in a coup d’état.

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Jul 19, 2026

What is devastating is that a United States senator, and maybe more than one United States senator, would effectively tee up a coup d’état, right?

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Jul 19, 2026

What worries me most about that is not that Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are being kicked out of the Senate.

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