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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Aug 24, 2026

“With the U.S. cattle herd at its smallest size in over 70 years, many farmers and ranchers need new opportunities to stay afloat,” said Klobuchar.

rounds.senate.gov
Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Aug 24, 2026

He will save one of his corrupt campaign donors asking for a pardon, but he won’t lift a finger to save American families a dime on their groceries.

hassan.senate.gov
Tina Smith
@tinasmith· Democratic · MN· Aug 24, 2026

Unlike every other federal judge in this country, Supreme Court Justices aren’t bound by a code of ethics. With no transparency and no enforcement mechanism, it’s no wonder the American people can’t trust the Supreme Court to police…

murphy.senate.gov
Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Aug 24, 2026

The Supreme Court needs reforms urgently to restore the American people’s confidence to that body,” said Schiff. “Congress must enact an enforceable code of ethics for Supreme Court Justices, particularly in light of Justices on this Court…

murphy.senate.gov
Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Aug 24, 2026

The American people are entitled to accountability and transparency from the highest court in the land. But our Supreme Court has had scandal after scandal, leaving public confidence in the institution at an all-time low,” said Welch. “The…

murphy.senate.gov
Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2026

The Supreme Court’s refusal to adopt an enforceable code of ethics has contributed to a decline in public trust of this vital institution. If the Court won’t act, Congress must. The highest court in our land should be held to the highest…

murphy.senate.gov
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 24, 2026

The highest court in the land shouldn’t have the lowest ethical standards. Public trust in the Supreme Court remains near historic lows, and every story of a luxury gift or questionable failure to recuse contributes to it. The American…

murphy.senate.gov
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 24, 2026

The lawmakers also emphasized that the Trump Administration’s definition of medical frailty far exceeds what is outlined in the law itself and creates additional onerous barriers for both patients and states.

duckworth.senate.gov
Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Aug 24, 2026

We urge your timely submission of these required reports to Congress, and that you lift the procedural hurdles to clean energy deployment that the Department has implemented.

levin.house.gov
Abdul El-Sayed
@abdulelsayed· Democratic · MI· Aug 24, 2026

So if you don’t want to talk about what you’re doing, that’s fine, but I encourage you to leave my name and my background out of it.

huffpost.com
Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Aug 24, 2026

In every conversation that we have with the Trump administration, we will continue to make it explicitly clear that the affordability crisis is not a hoax and nothing short of transformational policy change is acceptable.

theguardian.com
Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Aug 24, 2026

The American people want bold change and that’s what House Democrats will deliver. In every conversation that we have with the Trump administration, we will continue to make it explicitly clear that the affordability crisis is not a hoax…

theguardian.com
Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Aug 24, 2026

Throughout this Congress, Republicans have adopted a my-way-or-the-highway approach to governing that has failed the American people. To stop the madness, we have repeatedly made clear that an extremist approach will not work and will be…

theguardian.com
Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Aug 24, 2026

Mamdani has defended the tax as a fair way to generate $500m in annual revenue in a city with vast socioeconomic inequality.

bbc.co.uk
Pete Buttigieg
@petebuttigieg· Democratic · IN· Aug 24, 2026

His speech was what you talk about at the kitchen table. How America is going to survive all of this?

abcnews.com