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

It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters

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

These changes raise serious legal concerns. They were made without advance notice to the public, leaving many noncitizens who had been complying with the law unsure of the basis under which these fees could be assessed and unsure of how to…

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

The scale and complexity of these events will require sustained federal support to help communities rebuild damaged infrastructure, restore essential services, and meet long-term recovery needs.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 22, 2026

Over the last few years, natural disasters have devastated communities across the United States.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 22, 2026

The presidency belongs to the American people. It is not Donald Trump’s business to sell.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 22, 2026

Instead, it asks taxpayers to spend hundreds of billions of dollars more on a war that Congress has never authorized.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 22, 2026

I want to be crystal clear: no disaster-impacted community, regardless of where it is located, should ever be held hostage or treated as a bargaining chip for other political priorities.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 22, 2026

Disasters do not distinguish between red states and blue states – and when it comes to disaster aid, neither should Congress.

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Jul 22, 2026

We need to take government shutdowns off the table and force Congress to stay in town until its work is done.

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

Wyoming sent me here to conduct myself in a manner that reflects their common sense, their values.

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

So is the opposition to this bill just another symptom of Trump Derangement Syndrome, where any policy this administration touches becomes reflexively toxic the moment it reaches this floor?

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

This is not controversial outside the walls of this building. It has simply become controversial inside them.

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

The SAVE Act does not reinvent our elections. It does not add red tape for the sake of red tape. It asks for documentary proof of citizenship at registration and identification at the ballot box.

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

I rise today to talk about a bill that, at its core, asks for something almost embarrassingly simple: that the person registering to vote in an American election is actually an American citizen, and that the person showing up to cast that…

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

Today, President Trump made clear he is 150 percent committed to fighting for America's energy workers, and Wyoming...

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 22, 2026

Trade with Canada powers $7.3 billion in Washington state exports and supports more than 200,000 jobs. To protect American workers, wine growers, and brewers, President Trump must drop these tariffs, honor the USMCA, and restore our…

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 22, 2026

The rapid expansion of sports event contracts through prediction markets and online casino-style gaming poses an existential threat to tribal sovereignty by undermining the revenue that tribes rely on for government services.

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Mike Crapo
@mikecrapo· Republican · ID· Jul 22, 2026

This $31 million award is a significant investment in Idaho’s future and further establishes our state as a national leader in advanced nuclear energy.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 22, 2026

The future of American nuclear energy is being developed in Idaho.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jul 22, 2026

Instead of ending this war and finally easing the burden that he has placed on American families, Trump is calling off the ceasefire, trading airstrikes with Iran, and blockading the Strait of Hormuz.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jul 22, 2026

Because of the president’s war of choice, Virginians are facing higher gas, utility, and grocery costs.

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