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Mike McCaul
@mikemccaul· Republican · TX· Jun 22, 2026

I think we can do it by sectors. They do it by companies now.

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jun 22, 2026

Congress must help ensure that we can sustain economic growth that is robust, long-lasting, and benefits our workers and their families.

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jun 22, 2026

Instead of working with Democrats to bring costs down, Trump and Congressional Republicans continue to send Americans the message that ‘You’re On Your Own,’ shifting critical resources toward Trump's vanity projects and his efforts to…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jun 22, 2026

The President and Congress should be focused on promoting economic growth, investing in American competitiveness, and creating opportunities for workers and their families to get ahead.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jun 22, 2026

I think historically it's been fairly intuitive for a lot of members, the investments in hard infrastructure and plumbing effectively in the basin, but talk a little bit about the importance and role of the forest, watersheds, flood plains…

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 22, 2026

No it's not…this budget has a 35% proposed reduction for the Office of Civil Rights.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 22, 2026

I knew it was going to be a humiliating agreement. I didn't know it was going to be this humiliating. I want the war to end. I'm willing to stomach a bad deal, but this agreement exposes what a colossal mistake it was.

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Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Jun 22, 2026

The waters off Southern California are some of the most militarily significant in the world. This is where we project power into the Pacific.

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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jun 22, 2026

The city and county have opened spaces for families seeking relief from the smoke, and we will continue working around the clock and doing everything possible to put this fire out completely.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jun 22, 2026

I suspect everyone in this room has heard about frustrations from their constituents in trying to watch their favorite professional sports teams play. They are met with blackouts and paywalls.

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jun 22, 2026

I'm worried that we'll never see a Josh Allen again at the University of Wyoming.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Jun 22, 2026

This 60-day period should be used to secure what this agreement doesn’t yet provide: an end to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, an end to Iranian-backed terror, and an end to its half-century of warfare against the U.S. and Israel.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Jun 22, 2026

Maximum pressure worked. America’s military strength worked. The blockade worked. Iran came to the table because the regime’s existence teetered on a knife’s edge.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Jun 22, 2026

But the memorandum of understanding with Iran signed last week falls well short of what is required to end the Iranian threat.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Jun 22, 2026

The president deserves tremendous credit for taking the fight directly to Tehran, and every American should welcome the prospect of peace.

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Mike Waltz
@mikewaltz· FL· Jun 22, 2026

Any deal between the U.S. and Iran would be all about verification, with no trust in Iran needed.

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Mike Waltz
@mikewaltz· FL· Jun 22, 2026

The administration, our administration, is taking a pragmatic approach.

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Mike Waltz
@mikewaltz· FL· Jun 22, 2026

None of these senior members of this genocidal regime are good guys by any means.

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Jun 22, 2026

What about this administration would give us confidence that they're going to follow the law?

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Jun 22, 2026

I know how important it is, but I'm unwilling to trade Americans' constitutional rights, privacy and essential civil liberties for temporary extension to this program.

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Jun 22, 2026

This is a really important position. This sits atop our intelligence agencies, and by law, Congress mandated that this person have significant intelligence experience because they have to make sure that we're keeping Americans safe, which…

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Jun 22, 2026

I'm just more worried day-to-day that Americans are at risk because we have someone who's incompetent at the head of this agency.

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