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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jun 28, 2025

I mean, I thought we were here to be competitive against them, to basically beat them in a race on innovation, just like we did with CHIPS and Science to try to move for the future. But basically their letter says: We fully recognize that…

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 28, 2025

I have been here a long time. Not only have I been the Budget chair but I am the longest serving Democrat on that committee, and in my 33 years here in the U.S. Senate, things have never, never worked this way where one party so…

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jun 28, 2025

This bill will affect hundreds of existing and pending state laws passed and considered by both Republican and Democratic state legislatures. Some existing laws have been on the books for many years. So these are attorneys general from a…

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 28, 2025

It is not just that it is going to be debt. It is the cost to families because of this debt they are putting in place. People's houses are going to cost more because their mortgage interest rates are going to go up. Their car interest…

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Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 27, 2025

If you show up, you could get detained and deported. … If you don’t show up, then you are now in violation of the immigration regulations, and you’re deemed as an absconder.

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Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 27, 2025

the budget ... kicks 16 million Americans off of healthcare and cuts SNAP benefits by $300 billion.

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Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 27, 2025

the government is using every way, whether it’s cracking down on free speech ... or using this wartime authority of the Alien Enemies Act.

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Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 27, 2025

this is an attack by the Trump administration on every part of the legal immigration system as we know it.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 26, 2025

this provision would have sent a major shock wave through our health care system and ripped away access to abortion care for countless women, despite our state’s laws protecting abortion rights.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 26, 2025

I know people from all over Washington State have been celebrating Pride this month, and many are going to be heading to Seattle this weekend, and a lot of those celebrations will actually be taking place at Cal Anderson Park in Capitol…

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jun 26, 2025

I introduced the Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act, S. 257, with Senators Blackburn and Blunt Rochester to mitigate or prevent disruptions of critical supply chains that could have a devastating impact on the U.S. economy. The bill…

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Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 26, 2025

During markup and at the Committee on Rules, I submitted an amendment to ensure that immigration judges have the discretion to decide if a DUI conviction actually merits deportation for green card holders and others here lawfully. It would…

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 26, 2025

The Supreme Court just gave the green light for Republican-led states to defund Planned Parenthood, which will have disastrous consequences for women across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood centers for basic health care ― often…

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jun 26, 2025

part of Republicans’ plan to institute a backdoor nationwide abortion ban by making abortion care inaccessible for everyone, everywhere.

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Adam Smith
@adamsmith· Democratic · WA· Jun 25, 2025

This isn’t Israel’s fault that Donald Trump decided to bomb [Iran] . . . He’s the president of the United States, he doesn’t have to do what Israel wants.

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Kim Schrier
@kimschrier· Democratic · WA· Jun 24, 2025

We believe Sen. Cassidy more than we trust you when it comes to vaccinations.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jun 24, 2025

They have adopted these laws that fill a gap while we are waiting for federal action.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jun 24, 2025

Now Congress is threatening these laws, which will leave hundreds of millions of Americans vulnerable to AI harm by abolishing those state law protections.

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