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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 5, 2026

I have already made, and my colleagues have made a major compromise, going from six trillion down to three and a half trillion.

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Aug 5, 2026

A cyber attack against the United States would be an act of war, and we shall respond in kind.

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Aug 5, 2026

Michelle Childs is incredibly qualified. There's no affirmative action component if you pick her.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Aug 5, 2026

The authorities in Caracas must immediately and unconditionally release all remaining political prisoners and guarantee that all political actors, including María Corina Machado, can safely return and freely participate in political…

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Aug 5, 2026

A credible democratic transition is only attainable when the Venezuelan people are free to decide Venezuela’s future, yet the Delcy Rodríguez regime has failed to take meaningful actions toward holding elections and restoring democratic…

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 5, 2026

The people of Venezuela deserve free, fair, and transparent elections, and it is vital to the national security interests of the United States that those elections occur expeditiously.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 5, 2026

Instead, we will strengthen and expand Social Security by requiring the wealthiest Americans to finally pay the same percentage of their income into Social Security as tens of millions of working people do today.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 5, 2026

At a time when the very rich are getting richer while working families struggle, it is no great secret that millions of Americans no longer have faith in the political process or either major party.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 5, 2026

The Democratic Caucus must make it abundantly clear that under no circumstances will we support legislation that cuts Social Security benefits, raises the retirement age, reduces Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs), or privatizes this…

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Aug 5, 2026

We also cannot stand by when the Trump administration just cut a deal giving Donald Trump a get-out-of-jail-free card for potentially cheating on his taxes.

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Roger Wicker
@rogerwicker· Republican · MS· Aug 5, 2026

This legislation would update performance standards—protecting passenger safety and promoting innovation simultaneously.

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Aug 5, 2026

Georgia’s nation-leading tire manufacturing industry helps keep Georgians safe and connected to boundless opportunities.

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Aug 5, 2026

No one should be punished for speaking out when they see something wrong. This bipartisan bill promotes accountability and bolsters essential protections for people who risk their careers to stand up to fraud and corruption,

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Aug 5, 2026

This bipartisan bill promotes accountability and bolsters essential protections for people who risk their careers to stand up to fraud and corruption

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Jon Ossoff
@jonossoff· Democratic · GA· Aug 5, 2026

Clean, safe, healthy drinking water is not a luxury – it’s a necessity,

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Aug 5, 2026

After a natural disaster, the last thing Georgians should have to worry about is if their water is safe to drink.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Aug 5, 2026

It is important that American voters trust that the U.S. Department of Justice’s election monitors will focus only on their statutory ambit.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 5, 2026

The Department’s election monitors program must not be used to undermine that fact.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 5, 2026

As demonstrated under both Democratic and Republican administrations, U.S. elections are safe, secure, and fair.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Aug 5, 2026

President Trump is brazenly using the power of the presidency to enrich himself and give his well-connected cronies an unfair advantage over the American people.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Aug 5, 2026

Trump is openly selling preferential access to his presidential statements on Truth Social—trading insider information to benefit himself and his billionaire cronies.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 5, 2026

This is out in the open – Donald Trump is the most corrupt President in American history.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 5, 2026

This is not equal justice under the law. This is not the Department of Justice the way it’s supposed to be. This is not an Attorney General that the American people deserve. Our country deserves better. Todd Blanche is not fit, and I urge…

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 5, 2026

The Attorney General isn’t supposed to be the President’s lawyer. The Attorney General is supposed to be the country’s lawyer.

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