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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

DHS quickly rushed to claim that both shootings were justified, without any body-worn camera footage or any serious investigation.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

The integration mandate has transformed the lives of countless Americans with disabilities by expanding access to community living, employment, education, and self-determination.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

We cannot return to a time when people with disabilities were denied basic civil rights, ripped away from their families, and institutionalized against their will.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

We have the bipartisan starting point, the PROMISE Act—I want to see, I hope, a bipartisan vote to set up that procedure when we return in September [or] October of this year so that we get something done and give peace of mind to the…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

If they [the Republican majority] believe Social Security is important enough to make it a priority, let’s put it on the legislative agenda when we return this year.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

The longer Congress waits to act on Social Security, the more expensive it will be [and] the more difficult the policy choices will be.

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Kirsten Gillibrand
@kirstengillibrand· Democratic · NY· Jul 23, 2026

This is unacceptable, and disregards the overwhelming opposition from locals to the creation of an immigration detention facility in Newburgh.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 23, 2026

There should be no ICE mass detention center in Orange County, not in Newburgh, not in Chester, not anywhere.

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Katie Britt
@katiebritt· Republican · AL· Jul 23, 2026

I’m proud to champion efforts that support our tremendous aviation workforce and ensure that our air traffic controllers and pilots are provided with modern and accessible mental health resources.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

No pilot or air traffic controller should be pushed out of their job because they unknowingly took a barred medication, especially as staffing shortages continue to persist at airports across the country, endangering our skies.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

The careers of our pilots and air traffic controllers should never be in jeopardy because they weren’t properly informed about which medications they’re allowed to take.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jul 23, 2026

For the last 5 years, the All Stations Accessibility Program has helped make our nation’s transit systems more accessible for all Americans.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Jul 23, 2026

We are going to use the committee vote tomorrow as a way to … get the money distributed the way Congress appropriated it.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Jul 23, 2026

The only way it seems like you can get the administration’s attention on some of these funding issues is by using the leverage to withhold votes on nominees.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 23, 2026

We all know that Donald Trump wants to steal America's elections, plain and simple. And Democrats won't let it happen.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jul 23, 2026

This imbalance in representation would be unprecedented and would undermine public confidence in the board’s ability to serve the public interest above any partisan political aims.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 23, 2026

That is why Congress must vote NO on the defense spending bill, which brings the US and Israeli militaries even closer together.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Jul 23, 2026

If anything, being targeted by Trump and Hegseth appears more invigorating than ominous to Kelly.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Jul 23, 2026

When you look at Desert Storm, you look at all the combat missions flown, and the number of people killed—flying on the space shuttle is probably 10 times more dangerous.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Jul 23, 2026

They’re trying to send a message to other retired veterans, and really to all of us, if you say something that the president, or this administration, does not like, they’re going to come after you.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Jul 23, 2026

“Both would be good, but that passing a law would be more difficult,” Cornyn said.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Jul 23, 2026

“The agreement says it can’t be changed, but except by, you know, the parties, so that would have to be in writing,” Cornyn said.

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