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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Aug 3, 2026

VA must make clear it will not punish veterans seeking effective sleep apnea treatments or deny veterans with service-connected tinnitus the benefits and health care they have earned.

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Ruben Gallego
@rubengallego· AZ· Aug 3, 2026

The Good Jobs for Good Airports Act invests in airports that invest in their workers, ensuring airports are economic hubs not just for travels, but for the communities they’re located in.

vanhollen.senate.gov
Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Aug 3, 2026

I’m fighting hard alongside Senator Markey to make sure airport workers finally get the compensation they deserve, which will make our infrastructure even stronger in Massachusetts and across the country.

vanhollen.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 3, 2026

There are other examples of how Mr. Clayton is willing to say anything in defense of Donald Trump’s corruption and abuses.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 3, 2026

This whole mess came out in a court hearing last week where, not only did the judge criticize the government’s attorneys, the government itself acknowledged its numerous errors and mistakes before eventually withdrawing the subpoenas.

wyden.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 3, 2026

I am also deeply concerned about Mr. Clayton’s role in the abusive subpoenas issued to New York Times journalists.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 3, 2026

Mr. Clayton didn’t offer a shred of evidence to support his conspiracy theories, so I asked him – who were these mythical election bandits?

wyden.senate.gov
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 3, 2026

But amid this shift, Ukraine desperately needs more air defenses to protect civilians from brutal Russian attacks.

durbin.senate.gov
Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Aug 3, 2026

Our democracy remains healthy only when those who constitute it have their voices heard, and this bill will protect their ability to do so.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Aug 3, 2026

Importantly, we closed the loophole in House Republicans' CR that would have allowed the Trump administration to transfer funding provided for other programs to Border Patrol, which desperately needs reform, not more money.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Aug 3, 2026

It’s good that we were able to produce a much-improved CR to keep the government funded and avert a shutdown that no one wants.

commondreams.org
John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Aug 3, 2026

Trump’s victory and Republicans taking control of both chambers of Congress quickly showed how chaotic a simple majority vote could be in the Senate.

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Kevin Cramer
@kevincramer· Republican · ND· Aug 3, 2026

I regret that the other 25 or 30 people who oppose blowing up the filibuster don’t say it out loud like I do, because it leaves the impression that there are only four or five of us, just enough so that he doesn’t have 51.

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John Curtis
@johncurtis· Republican · UT· Aug 3, 2026

Under no circumstance will I support any effort to end or alter the filibuster, as any party that does so wouldn’t be guaranteed survival.

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Bernie Moreno
@berniemoreno· OH· Aug 3, 2026

I believe he should not be free to continue endangering others until he does.

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Roger Marshall
@rogermarshall· Republican · KS· Aug 3, 2026

I think to cancel the whole recess would be a problem, but I think to keep us up here another week or 10 days, certainly, I'm willing to do it. I'd stay here till November if I thought it would change things," Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan…

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Aug 3, 2026

If it would make a difference in the outcome, I'm fine with that, but it won't make a difference, which I don't believe it will, that it's an act of futility," Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Aug 3, 2026

Canceling August recess, where we have to have our members out campaigning and connecting with their voters, and people not understanding that, is about as tone-deaf as telling everybody to stay home in 2020 when we lost [Kelly] Loefler…

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Aug 3, 2026

If you have a criminal background, we're not making exceptions for you.

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