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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jul 31, 2026

‘Mountains and Clouds’ is not a Calder sculpture without the clouds.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jul 31, 2026

Is there any chance that before I leave the Senate, or at least before I die, we can get the clouds back up there?

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jul 31, 2026

We really had to go back to the drawing board to try to figure out what Calder designed.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jul 31, 2026

That statue is like if the ‘Mona Lisa’ was ripped in half, and you kept it up in the Louvre. That wouldn’t be the ‘Mona Lisa’ anymore.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jul 31, 2026

I felt like I was going to retire from Congress, and this project would not be done. I’ve spent 12 years working on this, so it’s pretty thrilling.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Jul 31, 2026

Look, if I wanted a new billion-dollar thing, I would not be within my rights to demand it on a 60-day funding patch.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jul 31, 2026

Instead, through his disastrous tariffs, failed war in Iran, and brutal ‘Big, Beautiful’ budget bill, Delawareans are paying thousands of dollars more because of this administration.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jul 31, 2026

I will continue fighting for an immigration system that upholds due process, keeps families together and treats everyone with dignity while providing a pathway to citizenship.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jul 31, 2026

My visits to Delaney Hall have uncovered serious concerns about how people are being treated and whether basic human standards are being met. Republicans should not be giving President Trump’s ICE your tax dollars.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 31, 2026

We need to find a way to build more high voltage transmission lines in the next decade—our ability to grow our economy depends on it.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Jul 31, 2026

Our fighting force is stronger when any American – regardless of their gender – can meet the toughest military standards in the world.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jul 31, 2026

Our Democracy relies on people being able to show up to the ballot box and their vote to be secret and counted. And, if someone tries to interfere with that right, they need to be held accountable – no matter who they are.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jul 31, 2026

We laud your decision earlier this year to rescind an interim final rule after it faced significant backlash from the veterans’ community.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jul 31, 2026

That's why Congress must pass the WARRIOR Act—to protect the fact that every qualified servicemember should be judged by merit, not by chauvinistic and outdated perceptions of gender roles.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jul 31, 2026

Pete Hegseth has made no secret of his contempt for women and transgender servicemembers.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jul 31, 2026

Abandoning children to meet deportation targets is immoral. This must stop. These children deserve legal representation.

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