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The lack of community involvement and speed with which this project has moved forward raises questions about the role of private interests.

Any plan to relocate the Amtrak maintenance facility should not proceed without input from local leaders and the surrounding community whose lives will be impacted by the project.

You can’t survive in politics unless you’re optimistic. You’ve got to believe that even though you face a setback or you don’t have all the laws you need, that tomorrow will be better.

To leave here without this being a law finalized to protect these young people … is painful, really painful. I don’t want them to feel like I’m abandoning them.

Much like a toddler throwing a tantrum, Donald Trump continues to punish Americans who live in states that did not support him in the last election.

The danger and barriers to due process immigrant children face right now are unprecedented.

Children who come to our country seeking safety deserve protection, not a fast-track to deportation.

This is wrong on so many levels and a clear conflict of interest.

Robbing children of their right to due process is a new low our nation cannot stand for.

This Administration must follow the law and honor its obligations to these workers.

A federal judge has made clear that this agreement must be reinstated, and the Trump Administration cannot simply ignore a court order because it doesn’t like the outcome.

These 30,000 Bureau of Prisons employees deserve fair wages, safe working conditions and the right to collectively bargain for both.

Our unions help protect the workers and law enforcement officers who keep our communities safe, ensuring they have a voice on the job.

Public executions have no place in a democracy.

Changes of this magnitude with no discernible justification must be scrutinized.

The lowering of the FBI's hiring standards "threaten[s] to undermine the work of the FBI and pose a grave risk to the Bureau's integrity.

This long-awaited Army investigation reaffirms what we’ve been calling for all along.

We ask that you immediately provide all committee records that you have withheld, commit to fully complying with Senate Rules XXVI and XXVII going forward, and apologize to Mr. Smith on behalf of the Committee.