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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 17, 2026

It's depressing, and it's a very difficult situation.

npr.org
Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 17, 2026

He's struggling," Kelly said, recounting his conversation with the soldier's grandmother. "It's depressing, and it's a very difficult situation.

npr.org
Josh Green
@joshgreen· Democratic · HI· Aug 17, 2026

The safety of our people remains our highest priority as we’re responding to these storm impacts.

governor.hawaii.gov
Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Aug 17, 2026

Senator Luján met with hospital leadership and staff to highlight how Republican cuts to critical health programs threaten hospital services and access to care for New Mexicans.

lujan.senate.gov
Chrissy Houlahan
@chrissyhoulahan· Democratic · PA· Aug 17, 2026

For more than four years, Ukrainians have courageously defended their freedom against Putin’s brutal invasion.

hoyer.house.gov
Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Aug 17, 2026

Accordingly, we insist that the Postal Service abandon this proposed regulation and return to its core mission of providing universal postal services to every American. The Constitution and federal law demand nothing less.

murphy.senate.gov
Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Aug 17, 2026

Honoring Harriet Tubman on our nation's currency is an important recognition of her legacy and we urge you to reconsider.

vanhollen.senate.gov
Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Aug 17, 2026

The agency’s actions over the last year are an outrageous abuse of administrative power that will leave Americans sicker, poorer, and dying from preventable causes.

vanhollen.senate.gov
Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Aug 17, 2026

This unprecedented action, which has led to the disruption of nearly 200 different research programs across nearly 30 states, undermines decades of taxpayer investments to improve healthcare delivery, patient safety, and health outcomes…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 17, 2026

Nominations hearings, like this one today, are an essential part of the Senate’s role in providing advice and consent on presidential nominees. This constitutional duty is a critical check on the Executive Branch. And it has never been…

durbin.senate.gov
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 17, 2026

Five years at $200 million amounts to $1 billion… it represents 48 hours in the war in Iran.

durbin.senate.gov
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 17, 2026

More than half of them said, we are in trouble—serious trouble.

durbin.senate.gov
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 17, 2026

A farmer in Nebraska expects to pay for his wife and himself $32,000 this year for health insurance premiums.

durbin.senate.gov
Kirsten Gillibrand
@kirstengillibrand· Democratic · NY· Aug 17, 2026

I’m proud to deliver over $6.5 million in federal funding to build a new snow removal equipment facility at Ithaca Tompkins International Airport, and I’ll keep fighting to bring home the dollars that our airports need to offer first-rate…

schumer.senate.gov
Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 17, 2026

This is not leadership—this is sabotage of public health. And it must end, immediately.

duckworth.senate.gov
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 17, 2026

We want to be clear: Democrats and Republicans did not work together to appropriate funds for AHRQ as a gentle suggestion for the Department to follow at their discretion or leisure.

duckworth.senate.gov
Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 17, 2026

We demand that you immediately rescind these cancelations and ensure that the funding Congress appropriates to AHRQ is invested in health research in accordance with the law.

duckworth.senate.gov