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Bernie Moreno
@berniemoreno· OH· Jul 22, 2026

This is a very simple thing that we’re doing today, and quite frankly, I wish our allies had done this before. What we’re doing is we’re preventing a massive national security threat.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jul 22, 2026

I think the only real answer here is reform.

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Angela Alsobrooks
@angelaalsobrooks· MD· Jul 22, 2026

Key provisions including those addressing ethics for elected officials, consumer protection, illicit finance, conflicts of interest and market integrity must be strengthened.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Jul 22, 2026

If we bridge the gap on ethics tonight, tomorrow, then I think we’ve got a shot.

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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Jul 22, 2026

There’s all these [Democratic] priorities that are not reflected in that text, and we’re not going to support it.

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Cynthia Lummis
@cynthialummis· Republican · WY· Jul 22, 2026

This is another step in my years’ long journey to ensure the U.S. leads the way on digital assets.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jul 22, 2026

Absolutely not. The - I mean, Hegseth's go-to - in fact, many of the Cabinet members' go-to responses if they don't have a good response, blame Biden. Look, Biden did not get us into this war. Trump and Hegseth started this war, and they…

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jul 22, 2026

If the supplemental bill came to us tomorrow, I'd be absolutely a no.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Jul 22, 2026

That is absolutely outrageous. We have provided billions of dollars to this Defense Department. The fact is that Hegseth has not managed it well, and this administration has taken us into a war that has no strategy. It has no…

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jul 22, 2026

But if there's a lack of a winning strategy, they're in harm's way. Their leaders have failed them. And that's what's happening.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jul 22, 2026

Continued access to clean and reliable water is critical to economic development and quality of life in our state.

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Jul 22, 2026

Anticompetitive practices are strong-arming our cities, wasting taxpayer dollars, and leaving firefighters without life-saving equipment. I’m proud to join this bipartisan investigation as we fight to put hardworking Indiana taxpayers…

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Jul 22, 2026

When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 22, 2026

For too long, predatory for-profit colleges have taken in billions of dollars in federal student aid while leaving students with mountains of debt and low-value degrees.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Jul 22, 2026

At a time when students are already struggling to get affordable and quality educations, Congress can’t let Donald Trump weaponize the accreditation system.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Jul 22, 2026

We remain supportive of removing dangerous convicted criminals from our communities, but this goal can and must be achieved without endangering these very communities in the process.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Jul 22, 2026

The recent fatal shootings involving U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers, specifically within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Biddeford, Maine, and Houston, Texas, coupled with similar incidents elsewhere…

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Jul 22, 2026

I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Jul 22, 2026

Unfortunately, over 3.1 million acres have already burned across the country since the beginning of this year, which is the second largest number of acres burned in a January to July period in the past 10 years

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