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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Jul 17, 2026

The president lied to the American people last night.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jul 17, 2026

Every human has a right to praise his or her creator and no nation on God’s green Earth can take that away.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jul 17, 2026

Unfortunately, burdensome regulations intended for much larger companies are hurting our small broadband providers and limiting their ability to reach more people.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Jul 17, 2026

The incursion of ICE into our cities and the drastic uptick in enforcement have heightened the risk of volatile and harmful encounters, making our communities less safe.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 17, 2026

When a U.S. strike kills civilians, the Department owes Congress, the American people, and the victims’ families a clear accounting of what happened and a credible plan to prevent future failures.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 17, 2026

More than four months after the strike, and after the reported submission of the investigation in April, Congress and the American people still have not received the Department’s investigation and findings.

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Jul 17, 2026

The president was setting the context. He was setting the basis for him to turn around at midnight on Election Day and say, ‘I warned you. I warned you back in July that the Chinese were doing X, Y, Z, and the Venezuelans were doing X, Y…

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Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Jul 17, 2026

I oppose selling weapons to Israel that are used to kill Palestinians or sending aid that furthers this status quo.

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Rich McCormick
@richmccormick· Republican · GA· Jul 17, 2026

Urging Trump to 'crush' the Iranians, he then claimed that America is 'the big boy on the block.'

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Thomas Massie
@thomasmassie· Republican · KY· Jul 17, 2026

Eliminate the penny, plug the nickel, and make some commemorative gold coins nobody can afford.

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Addison McDowell
@addisonmcdowell· NC· Jul 17, 2026

Because what we’re not going to do is we’re never going to allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon because we know they will use it.

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Addison McDowell
@addisonmcdowell· NC· Jul 17, 2026

They need to understand who holds all the cards. They might try to push the envelope, but we’re driving the mail truck, and we’ll run them over.

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Addison McDowell
@addisonmcdowell· NC· Jul 17, 2026

Iran needs to understand something very clearly: If you do not negotiate with the president and you continue to try to kill American troops, and build bombs, and build missiles that you’re going to use to attempt to kill Americans, we will…

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Jul 17, 2026

I laid out the position I believe we as House Democrats will take as we move forward, anchored in several different principles, including our support for Israel’s right to exist as the homeland for the Jewish people, and at the same time…

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Lisa McClain
@lisamcclain· Republican · MI· Jul 17, 2026

If Canada will not manage its forests to prevent these fires, the United States will look elsewhere, and act on our own, to protect our people.

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Lisa McClain
@lisamcclain· Republican · MI· Jul 17, 2026

Michiganders shouldn’t have to breathe Canada’s negligence. YEAR AFTER YEAR the smoke crosses the border while Canada does nothing. Stop exporting your smoke into our skies. Enough is enough!

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 17, 2026

The courts have rejected it, Congress has rejected it, even members of your own party have rejected it – give it up. The Save America Act isn’t going anywhere. Period.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jul 17, 2026

By implementing 'clear, finite limits' on the visas, the US is reclaiming its ability to properly screen, vet and monitor individuals within our borders.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jul 17, 2026

If they’re not willing to do it, it should raise serious questions. It’s not that hard. This isn’t a partisan issue.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jul 17, 2026

One thing that I love about numbers, and I love about facts is they don’t lie.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jul 17, 2026

This isn’t about rehashing the 2020 election. This is just exposing what took place, and to make sure it never happens again.

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Ayanna Pressley
@ayannapressley· Democratic · MA· Jul 17, 2026

Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. And now he’s trying to rig this year’s election with the SAVE America Act to make it harder to vote for millions of women, veterans, rural folks, & voters of color.

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Kevin Kiley
@kevinkiley· Republican · CA· Jul 17, 2026

This is really our opportunity here for the House to assert itself when it comes to directing the resolution of this conflict on acceptable terms.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 17, 2026

I didn't know it was a hardship for you to make this journey here, testify, from Illinois," Durbin continued in his remarks to Bos, offering to meet her.

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