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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

We cannot return to a time when people with disabilities were denied basic civil rights, ripped away from their families, and institutionalized against their will.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

We have the bipartisan starting point, the PROMISE Act—I want to see, I hope, a bipartisan vote to set up that procedure when we return in September [or] October of this year so that we get something done and give peace of mind to the…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

If they [the Republican majority] believe Social Security is important enough to make it a priority, let’s put it on the legislative agenda when we return this year.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

The longer Congress waits to act on Social Security, the more expensive it will be [and] the more difficult the policy choices will be.

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Kirsten Gillibrand
@kirstengillibrand· Democratic · NY· Jul 23, 2026

This is unacceptable, and disregards the overwhelming opposition from locals to the creation of an immigration detention facility in Newburgh.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 23, 2026

There should be no ICE mass detention center in Orange County, not in Newburgh, not in Chester, not anywhere.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

No pilot or air traffic controller should be pushed out of their job because they unknowingly took a barred medication, especially as staffing shortages continue to persist at airports across the country, endangering our skies.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

The careers of our pilots and air traffic controllers should never be in jeopardy because they weren’t properly informed about which medications they’re allowed to take.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

For the last 5 years, the All Stations Accessibility Program has helped make our nation’s transit systems more accessible for all Americans.

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Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Jul 23, 2026

I urge the Senate to remove the SAVE America Act and remedy the poison pills included in this bill as it has done in past years.

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Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Jul 23, 2026

I will continue fighting for a stronger bipartisan NDAA that addresses and funds the needs of our servicemembers and their families.

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Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Jul 23, 2026

There is no justification for it and no clear strategy.

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Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Jul 23, 2026

This deeply unpopular and unrelated bill should not be attached to the NDAA.

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Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Jul 23, 2026

Unfortunately, this NDAA includes unpopular, extremist policy riders.

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Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jul 23, 2026

If Republicans actually wanted to stop congressional stock trading, they’d pass our bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act,

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John Larson
@johnlarson· Democratic · CT· Jul 23, 2026

With grocery bills on the rise and skyrocketing gas prices at the pump, working families are struggling to make ends meet, and Republicans have no plan for them,

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 23, 2026

We all know that Donald Trump wants to steal America's elections, plain and simple. And Democrats won't let it happen.

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Jul 23, 2026

We should be investing in affordable housing, healthcare, education, and good-paying jobs—not bankrolling defense contractors.

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