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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2026

The Medicare Cost Cap Act will create a $5,000 ceiling on out-of-pocket costs for people with Traditional Medicare.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jul 9, 2026

Special education and vocational rehabilitation are education programs. Any attempt to move these programs to HHS would fundamentally alter the purposes of these services, upending fifty years of work that took place at the federal, state…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2026

In the midst of a housing crisis, when homelessness is at a record high, HUD should not be implementing a rule change that would make it more difficult for vulnerable populations to seek assistance.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jul 9, 2026

These grants will fund critical projects that help construct and improve bridges, roadways, off-ramps, bikeways, pedestrian crossings and other transportation infrastructure.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jul 9, 2026

We have a simple demand: follow our nation’s education and appropriations laws as Congress wrote them to protect students’ most basic right to a quality education.

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Kirsten Gillibrand
@kirstengillibrand· Democratic · NY· Jul 9, 2026

I am proud to have helped secure over $1.3 million in federal funding for this project through the HOME Program and the American Rescue Plan Act.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Jul 9, 2026

This proposed rule weakening governance and risk management standards comes against the background of a broader, big bank deregulation.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Jul 9, 2026

Farmers and ranchers deserve access to federal conservation programs that work for them, especially as the climate crisis worsens. This legislation will help ensure that small farms have the support they need to strengthen their operations…

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Jul 9, 2026

When steel and concrete basically went up 50%, that means you’re getting a whole lot less now due to the inflation that’s still impacting it.

indianacapitalchronicle.com
Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jul 9, 2026

The president has his own 'ideological agenda' that disregards 'the reality of our triumphs and failures.'

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Jul 9, 2026

It’s not going to cost us anything in the sense that we’ve got reserves that are there for that intended purpose.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2026

This proposed rule actually directs HUD to ignore longstanding legal precedent prohibiting discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Jul 9, 2026

The Museum of *American* History has no major exhibits dedicated to *America’s* founding.

wisconsinexaminer.com
Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Jul 9, 2026

I think people don't take a lot of it seriously.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Jul 9, 2026

This is a war that needs to end. The president needs to get back to the negotiating table, but he needs to negotiate a deal that's going to benefit the United States and not Iran.

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Jon Husted
@jonhusted· OH· Jul 9, 2026

China has a strategy. They have state-subsidized business sectors, solar panels being one of them, in which they want to flood the global market, put everyone out of business, and then you're completely reliant on China for generation of…

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