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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Jun 29, 2025

There’s a lot of goodness here, but we gotta talk about it and show the voters.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jun 29, 2025

There’s 35 million people under the poverty line inside the United States, and there’s 70 million people that are signed up for Medicaid.

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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Jun 29, 2025

The world and the Middle East is safer today than it was seven days ago.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 29, 2025

That’s a decision the House makes. But it is clear that this is illegal.

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Austin Scott
@austinscott· Republican · GA· Jun 29, 2025

I think those days have long passed.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jun 29, 2025

Rather than be honest with the American people about the true costs of their billionaire giveaways, Republicans are doing something the Senate has never, never done before, deploying fake math and accounting gimmicks to hide the true cost…

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Adriano Espaillat
@adrianoespaillat· Democratic · NY· Jun 29, 2025

if you uphold the peace of a democratic society, you should not be anonymous. DHS and ICE agents wearing masks and hiding identification echoes the tactics of secret police authoritarian regimes.

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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Jun 29, 2025

our base back home will not reelect us to office if we vote no on this.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jun 29, 2025

That streak will continue in 2026 when North Carolinians elect a conservative leader committed to advancing an agenda of opportunity, prosperity, and security.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 29, 2025

I’ve been briefed on the intelligence — there is no evidence Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States. That makes this attack illegal.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 29, 2025

Again, that’s a decision the House makes. But I will say, I mean, if you compare his conduct in this administration to the conduct that he got impeached for in the first administration, his conduct in this administration is much worse…

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 29, 2025

No, I would not have authorized strikes literally at the moment that we were sitting down with the Iranians trying to come to a peaceful settlement.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 29, 2025

The only way that you are going to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon is an agreement.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 29, 2025

That’s a decision the House makes. That’s not a decision the Senate makes. But it is clear that this is illegal.

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Jerry Nadler
@jerrynadler· Democratic · NY· Jun 29, 2025

If their operations are legitimate and above-board, why is there a need for anonymity, and why don't they need warrants to come onto private property?

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Jerry Nadler
@jerrynadler· Democratic · NY· Jun 29, 2025

This bill will put an end to those intimidation tactics, restore transparency, and ensure the public knows exactly who is wielding federal power in our communities.

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Nydia Velázquez
@nydiavelzquez· Democratic · NY· Jun 29, 2025

If their operations are legitimate and above-board, why is there a need for anonymity, and why don't they need warrants to come onto private property?

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