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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 29, 2026

I think by then, we'll have some of our questions answered, and if we need to go farther to put some guardrails in place, you'll probably find bipartisan support to do that.

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Ted Budd
@tedbudd· Republican · NC· Jun 29, 2026

“Every time I’m in WNC, people ask me to make sure that they’re not forgotten. I’d ask my colleagues in Washington and Raleigh to send them a clear message that we’re with them by passing additional funding for disaster recovery,”

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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Jun 29, 2026

If you build public health upon a foundation of lies, then you're going to have the absence of adequate public health.

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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Jun 29, 2026

You should not be using the force of government to crash upon somebody just because the person in charge does not like them or finds them inconvenient.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 29, 2026

We’ve got to take steps to ensure, No. 1, that there are guardrails around these companies, so that working people have a say in how AI is adopted, have a say in whether data centers are coming to their towns and are protected from rate…

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jun 29, 2026

I appreciate that. You know, one of the things we've realized, a number of the members who work in particular on the African continent, have realized that natural resource management is actually national security.

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Ted Budd
@tedbudd· Republican · NC· Jun 29, 2026

Nearly two years since Hurricane Helene ravaged our state, debris still clogs waterways.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Jun 29, 2026

CISA’s recent announcement that it plans to rehire 600 federal employees is a notable exception.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jun 29, 2026

I understand that you have the authority to approve those accounts. What's the realistic timeline to get those funds?

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jun 29, 2026

Folks, I guarantee we can do this. And we will. We just remember who in the hell we are. We're the United States of America.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jun 29, 2026

I frankly worry that there could be many more infestations in the wildlife populations as opposed to livestock that have not been detected.

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Ted Budd
@tedbudd· Republican · NC· Jun 29, 2026

For that reason, I will vote against any supplemental appropriations package that does not include additional funding for Western North Carolina.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jun 29, 2026

It's not just his vanity projects, tearing down the East Wing of the White House making room for his ballroom, putting his name on the Kennedy Center, building an arch in his own honour, even hiring his own pool guy to fix the Reflecting…

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jun 29, 2026

I'm deeply grateful to the first responders for their prompt and professional response, including the Lewes Police Department, Lewes and Rehoboth Fire Departments, and Sussex County Emergency Medical Services, as well as the capable…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jun 29, 2026

We should send any big windfall for Big Oil back to the hardworking people who paid for it at the gas pump.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 29, 2026

There’s no evidence, zero evidence in this country, that there is a problem at scale with people faking their identification in elections.

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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Jun 29, 2026

The fact is that a medium-sized power at this point is perceived to have fought a superpower to a draw.

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