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Kirsten Gillibrand
@kirstengillibrand· Democratic · NY· Sep 24, 2026

What Trump and Secretary Hegsethdismissed as ‘fake news’ turned out to be serious and deteriorating conditions for our service members. Our troops and their families make immense sacrifices every single day, yet the president dismissed…

theguardian.com
Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Sep 24, 2026

This is a smear job. And as someone who has always prided herself on serving with integrity, it really offends me,

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Sep 24, 2026

I've got to say, I do not understand how anyone would take the word of a felon who's been convicted twice — twice, two separate cases — of five counts of money laundering, counts of bank fraud, false submissions to the FEC. He is a…

foxnews.com
James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Sep 24, 2026

As the United States engages with Beijing, we cannot forget the millions who have suffered under the CCP or those who continue to live under its repression today.

foxnews.com
James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Sep 24, 2026

For 105 years, the Chinese Communist Party has oppressed its own people, persecuted people of faith and denied basic freedoms.

foxnews.com
Jon Husted
@jonhusted· OH· Sep 24, 2026

The war needs to come to an end as quickly as possible so that we can lower gas prices.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Sep 24, 2026

We're in the fight for our lives with a record number of toss-up races.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Sep 24, 2026

Tell Congress and the public what these interagency agreements actually cost taxpayers.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Sep 24, 2026

That [census proposal] and other proposed changes would have sweeping implications for the quality of our economic data, the redistricting process that determines congressional representation, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy…

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Sep 24, 2026

Amid the Trump Administration's broader assault on the integrity of the nation's statistical system, in which you and the Department have played a key role, you owe the public a clear explanation of why the Department removed this language…

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Sep 23, 2026

“With both domestic and international supplies running low, a release from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve would help ease these prices.”

mainemorningstar.com
Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Sep 23, 2026

“Maine is particularly vulnerable to global supply shocks because our state imports much of our home heating oil,”

mainemorningstar.com
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Sep 23, 2026

Biological women should not be asked to accommodate men who, for reasons of identity or otherwise, choose to compete in (the) women’s category instead of (the) men’s or co-ed category.

washingtonstatestandard.com
Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Sep 23, 2026

When you have this amount of data available, the temptations to use it are going to be absolutely incredible, if not irresistible.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Sep 23, 2026

This just seems very, very strange, to put it mildly, and something I think this committee really needs to hear about.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Sep 23, 2026

“Obviously this is a long-term project,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “It’s not something that can happen in six months. But at least [this] gives people a hope. Here’s the future that awaits you if everyone does their part.”

foreignpolicy.com
Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Sep 23, 2026

I don’t know what standing Iran has to lecture anyone on human rights or the international system when they habitually violate it.

salon.com
Bernie Moreno
@berniemoreno· OH· Sep 23, 2026

Evidently there’s more important things to do in the United States Senate than to find out who destroyed public records. I guess when you get paid to be a United States senator it’s optional to show up for committee hearings.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Sep 23, 2026

Let me be clear about what just happened here. A majority of the committee voted to seek the truth. All Republicans voted to seek the truth. We voted to protect this witness, and hear her story. All we needed were two Democrats willing to…

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