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

Let’s be honest about what this is: a move to siphon funds away from the nation’s premier medical research agency, which struggles to fund lifesaving research, to bankroll the Pentagon, the most heavily funded agency in our government.

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

The agreement sets up a path for the Department of Defense and the NIH to collaborate on chemical and biological defense research and development. That’s a good thing, isn’t it? Of course it is. But who is going to pay for it?

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

We currently are understaffed when it comes to air traffic controllers. They are working six days a week on the most stressful job. Give them the pay raise that we promised and do it in a timely fashion.

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

Later this afternoon, I’ll take an airplane ride from Washington to Chicago… Once again, as I’ve done thousands of times, I will entrust my safety and my future and my survival to a competent air crew, as well as the air traffic…

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

I will join in supporting Senator Curtis’ request of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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

Corruption at the highest levels of our government should never be tolerated.

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Todd Young
@toddyoung· Republican · IN· Sep 23, 2026

All children deserve the opportunity to grow up without the fear of harmful toxins in their home, but sadly lead exposure continues to be an ongoing problem for millions of children with devastating long-term effects.

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

Children should not be at risk from lead poisoning in their own home. We have to do more to address this health hazard before it harms more kids.

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

President Trump has a chance to secure the release of these detainees who have already suffered so much, and I hope he will similarly make this request of Xi during his visit.

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

The meeting between the leaders of our two countries is important and timely. Both nations have a great deal to discuss, including areas of shared concern and disagreement.

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

I urge all my colleagues to speak out against this ban and the President’s continued assault on free press.

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

President Trump has done more to undermine, belittle, and attack the free and open press than any President in modern history.

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

This investment is about building the future of aerospace—advancing cutting-edge research, bringing next-gen technologies to life, and creating 75 good-paying jobs.

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

GE Aerospace’s new $225 million investment in Niskayuna, along with 75 high-skilled, good-paying jobs, shows the sky is the limit for our top-notch workforce.

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

The choices we make today will shape the quality, consistency, and access of Head Start for children and families for years to come.

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

Head Start standards are not just paperwork or regulations—they are the promise that every child, no matter their ZIP code, deserves a strong start in life.

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