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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Sep 25, 2026

Sickle cell disease has been historically overlooked and underfunded, and people living with it, who are disproportionately Black Americans, face systemic barriers to the care they need to live full, healthy lives.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Sep 25, 2026

Sickle cell disease has claimed the lives of too many people far too soon, including a former staff member of mine, John Amara.

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April McClain Delaney
@aprilmcclaindelaney· Democratic · MD· Sep 25, 2026

Whether you are walking into a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or community center, you should never have to fear for your safety.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Sep 25, 2026

Amidst an alarming increase in antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of toxic hate, Team Maryland is surging more than $8.6 million in federal Nonprofit Security Grants to protect our people.

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Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· Sep 25, 2026

Marylanders should be able to practice their faith without worrying about their safety.

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Kweisi Mfume
@kweisimfume· Democratic · MD· Sep 25, 2026

No matter what your faith or religion is every American should feel safe and secure in their ability to worship peacefully.

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Angela Alsobrooks
@angelaalsobrooks· MD· Sep 25, 2026

All Marylanders deserve to feel safe in their homes, schools, communities – and especially in places of worship.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Sep 25, 2026

Every Marylander deserves to be able to exercise their right to religious freedom and worship without fear for their safety.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 25, 2026

If the notion here is to gather accurate information so we don’t make the mistake that led up to your incarceration, there was a failure here. A complete failure and misuse of the information.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 25, 2026

Thank you for raising that point because it is not a matter of just reading license plates. That seems so routine, but it comes to the point where you can identify and recognize the people in the car.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 25, 2026

We are concerned in Illinois with Operation Midway Blitz, where ICE and the Department of Homeland Security came into our state and started looking for people to deport… It turned out that the majority of people they were deporting were…

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Sep 25, 2026

Welcoming a thoughtful number of refugees every year is part of our nation’s legacy and an important international obligation.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Sep 25, 2026

Yesterday’s consultation reinforces our sense that the Administration has turned America’s traditional refugee program into a whites-only airplane ride for South African Afrikaners into Trump’s America.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 25, 2026

The Trump Administration’s agenda is clear: prioritize white-only Afrikaners as refugees and disregard the millions of men, women, and children from around the world who are trying to escape horrific violence and persecution.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 25, 2026

We must act to address this national tragedy. I’m introducing the CARE for Moms Act to provide more comprehensive and culturally competent maternal and postpartum health care for mothers, especially women of color, and their babies.

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