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Zach Nunn
@zachnunn· Republican · HI· Aug 17, 2026

Here’s the reality: when Washington spends more time making themselves rich, they spend less time taking care of the country.

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Zach Nunn
@zachnunn· Republican · HI· Aug 17, 2026

Let’s put pressure where pressure needs to be put on the people who would starve half the planet.

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Zach Nunn
@zachnunn· Republican · HI· Aug 17, 2026

I never want to see the number one sponsor of terrorism being able to threaten the United States or take more U.S. lives, including our own soldiers.

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Ashley Hinson
@ashleyhinson· Republican · IA· Aug 17, 2026

I would say both parties are blaming for where we are right now in terms of government spending.

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Jimmy Gomez
@jimmygomez· Democratic · CA· Aug 17, 2026

I made personal mistakes outside my marriage. Although my actions were consensual in nature and haven’t violated the law or House Ethics rules, that doesn’t diminish the impact that these mistakes have made on those I care about the most.

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Jimmy Gomez
@jimmygomez· Democratic · CA· Aug 17, 2026

I stand ready to cooperate with the Ethics Committee inquiry and provide it with whatever information it might need.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 17, 2026

I expect because of the pressure of the American people we're going to come together again and do what has to be done.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Aug 17, 2026

Senator Luján met with hospital leadership and staff to highlight how Republican cuts to critical health programs threaten hospital services and access to care for New Mexicans.

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Chrissy Houlahan
@chrissyhoulahan· Democratic · PA· Aug 17, 2026

For more than four years, Ukrainians have courageously defended their freedom against Putin’s brutal invasion.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Aug 17, 2026

Accordingly, we insist that the Postal Service abandon this proposed regulation and return to its core mission of providing universal postal services to every American. The Constitution and federal law demand nothing less.

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

Honoring Harriet Tubman on our nation's currency is an important recognition of her legacy and we urge you to reconsider.

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

The agency’s actions over the last year are an outrageous abuse of administrative power that will leave Americans sicker, poorer, and dying from preventable causes.

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

This unprecedented action, which has led to the disruption of nearly 200 different research programs across nearly 30 states, undermines decades of taxpayer investments to improve healthcare delivery, patient safety, and health outcomes…

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

Nominations hearings, like this one today, are an essential part of the Senate’s role in providing advice and consent on presidential nominees. This constitutional duty is a critical check on the Executive Branch. And it has never been…

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

Five years at $200 million amounts to $1 billion… it represents 48 hours in the war in Iran.

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

More than half of them said, we are in trouble—serious trouble.

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

A farmer in Nebraska expects to pay for his wife and himself $32,000 this year for health insurance premiums.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 17, 2026

This is not leadership—this is sabotage of public health. And it must end, immediately.

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

We want to be clear: Democrats and Republicans did not work together to appropriate funds for AHRQ as a gentle suggestion for the Department to follow at their discretion or leisure.

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