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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 23, 2026

Affordable, culturally competent healthcare is a right all Americans deserve.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Jul 23, 2026

Implementing term limits would make the Court more representative of America, and preserve an institution that is increasingly influenced by toxic politics and partisan obstruction.

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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Jul 23, 2026

It is unacceptable that our highest court has the lowest standards of accountability, and no one should hold immense, unchecked power for decades in the manner our Court currently operates.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 23, 2026

Term limits and regular appointments would make the Court more representative of everyday Americans and help restore the Supreme Court to the proper independent body it was created to be.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 23, 2026

The Supreme Court has reached unprecedented and unacceptable levels of politicization.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 23, 2026

If the prediction markets are allowed to keep operating unchecked does this pose an existential threat to both tribal sovereignty and to Indian Country, and what can Congress do to better protect Indian gaming?

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 23, 2026

So, my state wants to know why the Indian gaming [operations] – who basically have lived by the rules in their state and lived by the rules of a regulated entity – are now all of a sudden competing with somebody that is not a regulated…

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jul 23, 2026

They would undermine our country’s competitiveness, erode our scientific ecosystem, increase unwanted bureaucracy, enable corruption, and perpetuate uncertainty across our local communities.

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 23, 2026

But I really say that as we did under Ronald Reagan – I was here all eight years he was president – and George Bush, we rarely shut down the government. Under Joe Biden with a Republican Congress, we didn't shut down the government at all…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 23, 2026

I believe these proposals do exactly the opposite of what we need to do in the sense that I think they weaken greatly the Congress and strengthen – even more than has happened today – the presidency, making the executive extraordinarily…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 23, 2026

The Trump Administration should be ashamed of itself for proposing this pay disparity, and I urge the Senate to address it and insist on parity.

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 23, 2026

That disparity is wrong, and it’s why I did not support this bill, which balloons the defense budget by over 28% and will cost more than a trillion dollars but cannot find enough funds to ensure parity in raises between civilian and…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 23, 2026

Hardworking civilian federal employees at the Defense Department are no less deserving of an annual raise than their compatriots in uniform.

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Gabe Vasquez
@gabevasquez· Democratic · NM· Jul 23, 2026

Chaco is central to New Mexico’s identity — a living cultural landscape, a sacred place and an irreplaceable unit of our national public lands. The Administration’s attempt to revoke the protections of this landscape, built through years…

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· Jul 23, 2026

Chaco Canyon is not for sale! As one the most sacred places on the planet — the Greater Chaco Landscape has been a sacred landscape for Pueblo and Diné people since time immemorial.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· Jul 23, 2026

There is not a single molecule of gas worth sacrificing a landscape that holds more than 4,700 archaeological sites, the prayers and history of generations, and the living culture of Chaco Canyon.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Jul 23, 2026

Chaco Canyon is more than a place on a map — it is thousands of years of culture, history, and the enduring spirit of the Pueblo peoples. Protecting Chaco is our sacred responsibility. Once Chaco is damaged, it cannot be undone. That’s why…

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 23, 2026

Chaco Canyon is not for sale. New Mexico has an important role to play producing energy for the nation. We're the second largest producer of oil in the country, we produce far more electrons than we consume, and we have never had to…

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