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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Aug 5, 2026

There's been progress made in those talks but not finality yet.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Aug 5, 2026

We're hoping that will happen very shortly.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Aug 4, 2026

Sen. Jim Risch says a Senate vote against the war would send a message to Trump to “put your tail between your legs and run.”

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Kelly Ayotte
@kellyayotte· Republican · NH· Aug 4, 2026

Our effort to get cellphones out of the classroom is paying off, and I’m highly encouraged by the progress schools are reporting.

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Aug 4, 2026

I think that we need to do something about a supine Senate. There’s a lot of madness happening right now in the White House that this body could do something to address if there was any courage,

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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Aug 4, 2026

The Senate does have things that our founders never imagined, like the fact that North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana have 10 senators and they have less population than Los Angeles County, and that’s really problematic,

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Aug 4, 2026

These people sat in a room and said, ‘How much crazy shit can we cram into a platform?’ Like, ‘Yeah, abolish the Senate? Sure, why not. Hey, abolish the presidency? Yeah, sure, why not?’ That’s crazy shit,

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Aug 4, 2026

I don’t even know what they mean by that. I don’t have any idea,

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 4, 2026

It’s in the Constitution, and it is a critical component of the United States government to pass legislation with the House,

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Pete Ricketts
@petericketts· NE· Aug 4, 2026

I’m excited to share that record with Nebraskans while discussing my vision for continuing to fight for them in Washington.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Aug 4, 2026

Let me be ABUNDANTLY clear: Temporary Protected Status is just that: TEMPORARY.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Aug 4, 2026

There’s nothing we could do to rein in the president when he said he likes the fund and he wishes it still exists, but the fact of the matter [is] it’s dead, and that’s all we could do under these circumstances.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Aug 4, 2026

Voting for this guy today gives their blessing to the screw-up, the botched release that even Pam Bondi pointed at Blanche as responsible for.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 4, 2026

Even for some of my Republican friends, even his word under oath is not credible enough.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Aug 4, 2026

While I believe Mr. Blanche is a capable lawyer, the Department of Justice has become increasingly political.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Aug 4, 2026

It’s done. It’s been rescinded, and I am satisfied.

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Aug 4, 2026

If you invade the Ukraine, you will destroy the ability of future presidents to treat you and Russia as normal.

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Aug 4, 2026

I can't think of a better person for President Biden to consider for the Supreme Court than Michelle Childs.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 4, 2026

Protect College Sports Act is a landmark, bipartisan bill that will preserve and strengthen our uniquely American system of college athletics.

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Marsha Blackburn
@marshablackburn· Republican · TN· Aug 4, 2026

Insurance regulation has long been, and should remain, a responsibility of the states. The Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act would eliminate unnecessary federal overreach, cut red tape, and return power to the states.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 4, 2026

The Federal Insurance Office is a redundant, ever-expanding, unaccountable entity that infringes upon states’ authority to regulate the insurance industry. This legislation will rein in bureaucratic overreach by the federal government and…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 4, 2026

When it became clear the VA would combine the Keene and Brattleboro clinics into one, larger facility, I worked with them to ensure a location was selected that was convenient to veterans in both states.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 4, 2026

I am also delighted that the new South Burlington clinic will provide desperately needed dental care services, a first for a VA facility in Vermont.

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