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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

It is a great day in the Senate when a Democrat and a Republican stand on the floor and don’t criticize one another, but actually talk about working together.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

“Every click we make on the internet leaves a trail of personal data. We know that. That data is collected, tracked, and sold. Congress can address it.”

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

Implementing this rule will worsen Americans’ overall quality of health, waste millions of dollars on administrative red tape, and cause preventable health emergencies for all Americans.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

By attempting, yet again, to eliminate vast portions of these monuments, your Administration invites needless uncertainty to the stability that local communities, Tribes, land managers, scientists, recreation users, and businesses need.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

Corruption used to happen behind closed doors—now the doors are wide open.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

So, to my colleagues who oppose this approach, who say we need more time to do it, I want to back up Senator Cassidy. It costs money over time. It costs benefits over time. The solution becomes more expensive over time. The longer you…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

Implementing this rule will worsen Americans’ overall quality of health, waste millions of dollars on administrative red tape, and cause preventable health emergencies for all Americans.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

Red tape requirements are an attempt to suffocate the Medicaid program and deny health care to the Americans who count on it.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

Once an Administration begins punishing Americans for how they vote, the threat extends far beyond these projects: no state, community, business, or worker can trust that the federal government will apply the law fairly.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

At a time when energy prices are skyrocketing, the Administration is hell-bent on political retribution instead of working to bring down costs for millions of Americans.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

For the good of our country, the rule of law, and the American people, we demand that you change course and restore the previously awarded funding.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

High-concentration sodium nitrite is a textbook example of a deadly product that should never be sold to consumers—let alone to our kids.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

We urge CMS to withdraw this rule to ensure that Medicaid can continue its mission of providing health coverage to low-income Americans.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

Now that court documents have confirmed what we knew to be true, we write to demand that you restore previously awarded funding that the Trump Administration has weaponized in an attempt to punish perceived political enemies.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

This is not only an attack on jobs, affordable energy, and America’s economic competitiveness. It is an attack on the rule of law and the basic democratic principle that the federal government serves the entire country—not merely those who…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

These AI chatbots were never meant to be used by young children, yet they’re being embedded inside toys by the thousands.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 6, 2026

The American people deserve to have a government that works for them—not one that is willing to push energy prices even higher and put the country’s energy security at grave risk.

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