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Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 20, 2025

It scares me that there might be people other than myself and her doctors making decisions about whether she’s able to get the care that she needs

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 20, 2025

Healthcare isn't just a special privilege Trump gets to dole out to veterans who agree with the president—it's a moral obligation our country owes to every single man and woman who serves in uniform.

commondreams.org
Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 20, 2025

It's disgusting that this policy was ever allowed to go into effect, and I will not let it fly under the radar.

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Adam Smith
@adamsmith· Democratic · WA· Jun 15, 2025

The whole idea — doing it on Trump's birthday ... we don't do this in America.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 13, 2025

You are deploying the American military to police the American people.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 13, 2025

Those sorts of actions, and that sort of rhetoric from the president, should stop every one of us cold.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 12, 2025

I have never come this close to having tears in my eyes.

cbsnews.com
Adam Smith
@adamsmith· Democratic · WA· Jun 12, 2025

Speaking on behalf of the American people, I don't think the American people voted for President Trump because they were hoping we would invade Greenland.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 12, 2025

Trump wants Congress to vote to cut off public radio broadcasts our constituents count on for weather forecasts, emergency alerts, and updates on what's going on in their community—and force layoffs at local TV stations.

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Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 12, 2025

When ICE shows up at domestic violence shelters or arrests survivors seeking help, it only empowers abusers, who too often use immigration status as a threat to keep people in abusive situations.

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Adam Smith
@adamsmith· Democratic · WA· Jun 10, 2025

The military is being required to spend resources and time on this, instead of training and preparing to meet the national security needs of the country.

nbcnews.com
Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 10, 2025

Enough of these mass ICE raids that are sweeping up innocent people.

cbsnews.com
Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 10, 2025

Over the past few months, this administration has fired and pushed out nearly 5,000 critical employees across NIH.

cnn.com
Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 8, 2025

We must fight back. We reject these attacks on our communities and demand the immediate release of our union brother David Huerta.

cnn.com
Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 4, 2025

This ban, expanded from Trump's Muslim ban in his first term, will only further isolate us on the world stage.

commondreams.org
Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 4, 2025

Indiscriminately taking a chainsaw to our government, destroying federal agencies that keep us safe.

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Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 4, 2025

This discriminatory policy not only flies in the face of what our country is supposed to stand for, it will be harmful to our economy and our communities.

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