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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Aug 12, 2026

This is not only an attack on jobs, affordable energy, and America’s economic competitiveness. It is an attack on the rule of law and the basic democratic principle that the federal government serves the entire country—not merely those who…

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Aug 12, 2026

Once an administration begins punishing Americans for how they vote, the threat extends far beyond these projects: no state, community, business, or worker can trust that the federal government will apply the law fairly.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Aug 12, 2026

Now that court documents have confirmed what we knew to be true, we write to demand that you restore previously awarded funding that the Trump administration has weaponized in an attempt to punish perceived political enemies.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 12, 2026

These destructive health care choices by Trump and congressional Republicans have added up to hospitals, particularly in rural areas, ending maternity care; primary care doctors shuttering their practices; and 3 million Americans now…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 12, 2026

West Park deserves a post office in West Park, and that’s why I’m calling on the USPS to work with the community to reopen it immediately.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 12, 2026

Every day this post office remains closed is another day this community is without an essential asset it depends on.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 12, 2026

The West Park Post Office is more than a place where residents pick up mail and drop off packages; it’s the center of the community.

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Jacky Rosen
@jackyrosen· Democratic · NV· Aug 12, 2026

The Trump Administration’s decision to reclassify and dishonor the deaths of our servicemembers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the war in Iran is disgraceful and beyond the pale.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 12, 2026

He’s using his newly installed attorney general/personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, to cover up his communications with private advisers and special interest cronies.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 12, 2026

This opinion is about protecting Trump and his allies from any real accountability, no matter where the questions come from—Congress, the courts, or investigators of any kind.

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Jon Ossoff
@jonossoff· Democratic · GA· Aug 12, 2026

If Donald Trump thinks Georgia voters will be deterred or intimidated from exercising their rights after all that was sacrificed to secure them, if he thinks in the year 2026 he’s going to come down here and silence the people of Georgia…

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Jon Ossoff
@jonossoff· Democratic · GA· Aug 12, 2026

Each day his allies are fewer and even they no longer deny his corruption.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Aug 12, 2026

Peggy Flanagan’s win is further proof that the many can beat the money,” Warren said in a statement. “Voters want leaders with backbones who will stand up to dark money super Pacs and fight to make life more affordable. I was the very…

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Aug 12, 2026

Marco Rubio’s promise to dismantle the ICC “brick by brick” has drawn predictable outrage from the court’s defenders.

washingtonexaminer.com
Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Aug 12, 2026

But remember that there continued to be reporters and staff and military on the legacy Air Force One, which then flew without the President, and I’d like to know what was done to keep them safe.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 12, 2026

Trump has put America’s sons and daughters in harm’s way by getting into an unnecessary and reckless war, and this administration has repeatedly refused to provide Congress and the public with the transparency they deserve.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 12, 2026

The Senate should be immediately briefed on the Iranian threats against the President, the extraordinary measures taken to get him out of Turkey, any risks posed to U.S. personnel, and any threat to the homeland.

washingtonexaminer.com
Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Aug 12, 2026

So, you know, Bobby Kennedy has people in those agencies sabotaging his efforts at radical transparency.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Aug 12, 2026

I mean, fortunately, now we have Bobby Kennedy, I think gaining a little bit more control over the agency.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Aug 12, 2026

Again, we don't know what we don’t know.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Aug 12, 2026

You are right to be angry about the fraud. It is unacceptable and it must end.

foxnews.com
Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Aug 12, 2026

I urge residents to prepare for additional severe storms and flooding in the coming days.

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