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John Larson
@johnlarson· Democratic · CT· Nov 22, 2025

This is not sustainable, even though we’ve seen the good will of so many people during this time.

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John Larson
@johnlarson· Democratic · CT· Nov 22, 2025

When you’re the leader of the band, how does it make sense to say: ‘Hey, you know what? I know we’ve worked hard for this, but I’m thinking maybe I shouldn’t see this through,’

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John Larson
@johnlarson· Democratic · CT· Nov 22, 2025

That’s the immediate change that’s on people’s minds.

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Nov 21, 2025

If the definition of socialism is political control over the means of production, welcome to the great socialist state of the United States of America. The other definition, by the way, has to do with command and control. Those are words…

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Nov 21, 2025

I thank Ms. Waters for the time, although I must say that I am a little bit confused. I am not going to frame this as a parliamentary inquiry, but I am very confused. We have just gotten back from a 2-month paid vacation in which Federal…

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John Larson
@johnlarson· Democratic · CT· Nov 20, 2025

this Saturday, November 22, will mark 62 years since we lost a President of the United States, a person who gave so much to his Nation, an individual who was taken from us in the summer of his years. His daughter, Caroline, back in 2017…

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Nov 19, 2025

At the end of the day, it will all come out, because those investigations will be concluded at some point, and then the present leadership of the Department of Justice will be held accountable if it fails to disclose what needs to be…

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Nov 18, 2025

I am going to limit my remarks to two things I know very well: number one, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and what we need to do to preserve that very special environment; and, number two, the character of Delegate…

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Joe Courtney
@joecourtney· Democratic · CT· Nov 17, 2025

after months and months of President Trump insisting that his tariffs are not paid by Americans, insisting that tariffs don't drive up prices, insisting that there will be no exclusions on exemptions from his liberation day tariffs that he…

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Nov 14, 2025

is to pad the pocketbooks of the airline industry — not help consumers caught up in the chaos of air travel when their plans are upended by flight delays and cancellations.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Nov 11, 2025

There is still a net good that comes from this.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Nov 11, 2025

I don’t think you’re going to get Democratic votes talking about abortion.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Nov 11, 2025

If we end up passing a full-year budget or a series of continuing resolutions that involve no protections for democracy or health care, that’s a really bad outcome for the country.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Nov 11, 2025

a way for Trump to write a check of millions of dollars to senators who would get rich off taxpayer money

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Nov 11, 2025

We are not always a party that has great message discipline and we kept the conversation focused on the most important topic, which is Republican destruction of people’s health care.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Nov 11, 2025

It would be very strange if, on the heels of the American people rewarding Democrats, we surrendered without getting anything.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Nov 9, 2025

I am especially honored to pay tribute to one of the Nation's most storied and steadfast institutions in the history--the entire history-- of our Nation, the U.S. Marine Corps, which marks its 250th anniversary on Monday. As legend and…

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Rosa DeLauro
@rosadelauro· Democratic · CT· Nov 9, 2025

Congress must invest in veterans, address the health care crisis that is raising costs on more than 20 million Americans, and prevent President Trump from not spending appropriated dollars in our communities

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