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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 8, 2026

With these proposed revisions, ATF is rewriting the regulations that have been used and relied on for decades to help keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who are not allowed to have them for mental health reasons under 18 U.S.C…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 8, 2026

This paperwork requirement of people in low-income categories is an onerous responsibility… as long as they are trying in good faith to comply with the law, I don’t think we should deny them the $6 a day.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 8, 2026

We [Democrats] want to support the Farm Bill—I certainly do. But I want to make sure that I’m fair to my State and fair to the people who are receiving SNAP benefits who are being disadvantaged.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 8, 2026

I have seen a few farm bills… The decision was made in the 1960s to blend together food and nutrition programs [to the Farm Bill]… That winning coalition has paid off ever since. We need it again and it has to be part of this SNAP…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 8, 2026

It is incumbent upon DOE to take a wide view of and responsibility for the health of our nation’s energy systems.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 8, 2026

Your partisan attacks on Illinois are just as likely to raise prices or extend repair timelines in Wisconsin, Indiana, or Iowa the next time they face a tornado or flood.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 8, 2026

The grants you terminated would have assisted in the deployment of these technologies and created hundreds of jobs.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 8, 2026

As if this brazen politicization of DOE’s grant-making process were not bad enough, these cancellations also took aim at our constituents’ wallets.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 8, 2026

Birthright citizenship is the law of the land, which the Supreme Court just upheld in June. But Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s anti-immigrant agenda will never miss a chance to sow doubt and fear in immigrant communities. The Trump…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 8, 2026

I am pleased to have helped co-lead this timely legislation and encourage the House to take it up immediately when they return from their August recess.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 8, 2026

I urge the National Park Service to release the site's FY26 operating funds without further delay.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 8, 2026

As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, it’s more important than ever to preserve our country’s rich history.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 8, 2026

He’s handling the economy so poorly, with the chaos, the inconsistency, the lack of paying attention to the facts, the lying.

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Aug 8, 2026

Job creation has effectively ground to a halt, and businesses simply are not hiring at the pace a healthy economy demands.

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Aug 8, 2026

Today’s jobs report is deeply alarming and offers some of the clearest evidence yet that President Trump’s policies are doing serious damage to the American economy,

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Aug 8, 2026

Weighing that against the boost for Ukraine, I think it’s important to support Ukraine right now.

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