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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

Their lives have meaning and value, and they retain the fundamental human right, even in custody, as the law clearly says, they deserve access to basic things like food, drinking water, and lifesaving medical care.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

Another is a ruling from District Court Judge Sykes earlier this month requiring federal immigration officials to provide clean drinking water and adequate medical care for those held at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

We’re reminded by the findings of a court-appointed monitor that the California City Detention Center has failed to comply with a judge’s order to provide adequate healthcare.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

The American people deserve better than that. We owe them a government where public office is a public trust, not a private enterprise.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

If we care about preserving our democracy for future generations, corruption must not just be called out; it must be met with action.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

Corruption is his governing philosophy, and it doesn’t–it’s not just him and his family.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 31, 2026

Trump has turned the presidency into the most profitable scam of his life, and Republicans have helped him cash every check.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

When a president uses the office for personal profit, that is not ‘just the way it is,’ despite what Trump wants you to believe.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 31, 2026

For more than a quarter century, FDA has repeatedly and consistently affirmed that mifepristone is safe.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 31, 2026

Decades after FDA’s initial approval of mifepristone and years after the in-person dispensing requirement was eliminated, Louisiana now seeks to re-impose this onerous nationwide restriction on all Americans.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 31, 2026

For the good of our country, the rule of law, and the American people, we demand that you change course and restore the previously awarded funding.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 31, 2026

At a time when energy prices are skyrocketing, the administration is hell-bent on political retribution instead of working to bring down costs for millions of Americans.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 31, 2026

Once an administration begins punishing Americans for how they vote, the threat extends far beyond these projects: no state, community, business, or worker can trust that the federal government will apply the law fairly.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 31, 2026

Now that court documents have confirmed what we knew to be true, we write to demand that you restore previously awarded funding that the Trump administration has weaponized in an attempt to punish perceived political enemies.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 31, 2026

While we were unable to reverse these harmful changes, I will keep fighting to make childcare more affordable.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 31, 2026

Today, Senate Republicans voted to keep a Trump Administration policy that will make childcare more expensive and less accessible for many of those families.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 31, 2026

“More than 15,000 low-income families in Washington rely on the Child Care and Development Fund,” said Sen. Cantwell.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 31, 2026

If we're going to get our fiscal house in order, the least we can do is fund our own tax accounts receivable function.

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