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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Jul 31, 2026

This legislation restores confidence that DOJ immunity cannot be abused to protect corruption, self-dealing, or serious criminal misconduct.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Jul 31, 2026

Americans deserve to know that no one is above the law, especially the President of the United States.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Jul 31, 2026

As we expand broadband access across the country, we must ensure today’s investments are built to support tomorrow’s technologies and that rural and underserved communities are not left behind in the innovation economy.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Jul 31, 2026

AI is transforming the way our networks are built, managed, and secured – reshaping the digital economy, strengthening our global competitiveness, and driving the development of advanced communications networks.

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Jul 31, 2026

Donald Trump’s economic policies are making life harder for Georgians who are still feeling the pressure at the gas pump, in the grocery store, and in their household budgets.

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Jul 31, 2026

Expanding the Child Tax Credit is not only the right thing to do morally, but the smart thing to do economically. I will keep fighting to get this done.

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Jul 31, 2026

“Georgians deserve a tax system that works for them, not one that creates unnecessary confusion or frustration,” said Senator Warnock.

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Jul 31, 2026

I’m proud to work across the aisle on these bipartisan reforms to make the IRS more responsive, transparent, and accountable to the people it serves.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass this legislation to recognize the unique cultural, historical, and environmental treasures of the Monterey Bay region.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

The MORE WATER Act and related legislation advance on a bipartisan basis the goal of speeding up federal assistance to our drought-stricken communities and avoiding the cost increases that inevitably result from delays in project approvals.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

As California’s water resources are increasingly impacted by climate change, support from our federal partners is essential to ensure our communities have the water supplies they need.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

Today’s committee vote brings us one step closer to expanding water recycling projects, strengthening our water infrastructure, and protecting some of California’s most treasured public lands and its iconic Chinook salmon populations.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

California is on the front lines of drought, extreme weather, and the growing impacts of climate change.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

So we need to do more, to protect people who have built their lives here and who have contributed so much to our country.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

But this Administration is choosing to turn its back on the people that this program was meant to help and protect, while hurting our country in the process.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

Most Americans recognize how much TPS holders and immigrants, more broadly, contribute to our country. The economic, social, and cultural benefits they’ve provided as they’ve worked and lived among us for years, developing strong roots in…

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

Thanks to the president’s hostility towards immigrants, TPS holders from countries in turmoil, many of whom have lived in the United States for years, if not decades, are now in danger, at the mercy of this cruel Administration.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

The Trump Administration itself is warning Americans not to travel to Haiti because of how unsafe it is. Yet the same Administration wants to force over 300,000 Haitian nationals, who until very recently held Temporary Protected Status, to…

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act would ratify this agreement.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

All parties reached a comprehensive agreement last May to secure the Tribe’s federally reserved water rights and to promote the Tribe’s sovereign authority over its water resources and trust lands.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

For generations, the Pechanga Band of Indians has been a dedicated steward of land and water resources in the Temecula Valley.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

Once upon a time, we had a true Department of Justice and a Civil Rights Division that we could sometimes turn to as an alternative. That no longer carries any credibility. So finding other mechanisms for credible, independent…

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

As awful as this Administration’s anti-immigrant mass detention and deportation agenda is, it still has a legal responsibility to ensure the people in detention are treated humanely.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 31, 2026

Their lives have meaning and value, and they retain the fundamental human right, even in custody, as the law clearly says, they deserve access to basic things like food, drinking water, and lifesaving medical care.

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