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Maura Healey
@maurahealey· Democratic · MA· Aug 9, 2026

Okay, listen. We’ll be strong. We’ll be tough. We know what’s right. We know how to protect ourselves. We know how to protect public safety, and we know what we need to do because we know how terrible, terrible ICE has been in…

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Maura Healey
@maurahealey· Democratic · MA· Aug 9, 2026

There will be ugliness coming out of today. There will be ugly rhetoric. There will be meanness. There will be cruelty. There will be racist tirades. You see it online and elsewhere.

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Maura Healey
@maurahealey· Democratic · MA· Aug 9, 2026

The PROTECT Act is the strongest law in the country to protect people from ICE and to protect public safety.

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Maura Healey
@maurahealey· Democratic · MA· Aug 9, 2026

Today in Massachusetts, we’re saying enough is enough. We’re standing up for what’s right, and we’re taking action to protect people’s safety.

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Maura Healey
@maurahealey· Democratic · MA· Aug 9, 2026

I think we can agree that we need immigration reform in this country. We can agree we need controls at the border. We can also agree that ICE is so wrong in what it’s doing, and ICE needs to be stopped here in Massachusetts and around this…

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Ned Lamont
@nedlamont· Democratic · CT· Aug 9, 2026

President Trump may want to rewrite who counts as American, but Connecticut has made its values clear. As federal support has been withdrawn, we’ve increased funding for the health care, nutrition, and housing services immigrant families…

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Ned Lamont
@nedlamont· Democratic · CT· Aug 9, 2026

The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship. Just weeks ago, a Supreme Court majority rejected President Trump’s attempt to circumvent it, and I am confident our attorney general will assess every option to counter this…

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Ned Lamont
@nedlamont· Democratic · CT· Aug 9, 2026

Inscribed on the Statue of Liberty is Emma Lazarus’s poem calling her the ‘Mother of Exiles,’ guiding the poor and displaced to safety. President Trump and his allies are trying to replace that open door with a velvet rope, welcoming only…

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Aug 9, 2026

I am proud to reintroduce the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act alongside Representative Delia Ramirez and Senator Bernie Sanders to deliver a generational rebuild of our nation’s public housing stock.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Aug 9, 2026

Now more than ever, it is integral that Congress put forward bold solutions that ensure our nation’s housing stock is both affordable and resilient.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Aug 9, 2026

I will continue fighting to protect the independence of the DOJ and ensure that no one is above the law.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Aug 9, 2026

Todd Blanche’s confirmation will only further erode public trust in one of our nation’s most important institutions.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Aug 9, 2026

Under Todd Blanche’s leadership, the DOJ will continue putting President Trump’s personal and political interests ahead of justice and accountability for victims.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Aug 9, 2026

The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s horrific crimes — and the American people — deserve transparency and accountability, not continued efforts to withhold information or shield those in positions of power.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Aug 9, 2026

Todd Blanche’s record makes it clear that he cannot carry out those responsibilities independently of President Trump.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Aug 9, 2026

The Attorney General’s duty is to uphold the rule of law, defend the Constitution, and ensure that justice is applied fairly and equally to every American.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Aug 9, 2026

I will continue fighting for a final funding agreement that protects critical investments, holds the administration accountable, and delivers for New Mexicans.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Aug 9, 2026

Critically, it also prevents Trump from further politicizing and disrupting federal grants that communities across New Mexico rely on.

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